Overview

• Central Zone reached 556/8 at stumps on Day 3 in Bengaluru, moving 118 ahead of West Zone’s 438 to secure the first-innings advantage.
• Upendra Yadav (87) and Harsh Dubey (75) put on a pivotal 134-run sixth-wicket stand that carried Central past West’s total.
• Shubham Sharma fell for 96 and captain Rajat Patidar made 77 in a collective effort, while West’s Dharmendrasinh Jadeja led the attack with 4/101.
• In the other semifinal, South Zone posted 536 led by Narayan Jagadeesan’s 197, and North Zone closed at 278/5 with Shubham Khajuria unbeaten on 128 and Nishant Sindhu scoring 82.
• Gurjapneet Singh struck early for South with 3/67 as North trailed by 258 runs at stumps, leaving South well placed heading into the final day.