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Duleep Trophy Quarterfinals End in Draws as North, Central Advance on First-Innings Leads

Selectors now turn to the Sept. 4 semifinals to gauge form after a low-key, workload-managed opening round.

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North Zone's Ayush Badoni celebrates his double hundred on the final day of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final against East Zone at BCCI Centre of Excellence ground in Bengaluru on Sunday. (PTI)
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Overview

  • North Zone overwhelmed East, closing at 658/4 with Ayush Badoni unbeaten on 204 as Ankit Kumar fell two short of a double and Yash Dhull made 133.
  • North pacer Auqib Nabi produced the spell of the round with four wickets in four balls to finish with 5/28 and bowl out East for 230.
  • Central Zone moved past North East on first-innings advantage after NE batted out the fourth day at 200/6, led by Jehu Anderson’s 64* and Rongsen Jonathan’s 60*.
  • North East officials hailed the draw as a milestone for the region, while seamer Akash Kumar Choudhary topped their bowling returns with four wickets across the match.
  • Selectors noted mixed returns from established names, with Mohammed Shami logging long spells but only one wicket for 136, Kuldeep Yadav going wicketless, and pacers Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar having limited impact; semifinals pit Central vs West and North vs South on September 4.