Overview

• Yash Rathod top-scored with 194 off 286 balls to lift Central Zone to 511, securing a 362-run first-innings lead in Bengaluru.
• Rajat Patidar struck 101 and shared a 167-run fourth-wicket stand with Rathod before Rathod and Saransh Jain added 176 for the sixth; Jain made 69.
• South Zone closed Day 3 on 129/2, still 233 behind, after Saransh Jain trapped Mohit Kale lbw and Kuldeep Sen bowled Tanmay Agarwal.
• Central seized control on Day 1 when Saransh Jain claimed a five-for and Kumar Kartikeya took 4 for 53 to bowl South out for 149.
• South’s Gurjapneet Singh (4/124) and Ankit Sharma (4/180) led a fightback to end Central’s innings, as Patidar’s sustained form continued to draw selection attention.