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Defending champions Central Zone have retained Rajat Patidar as captain and named Rinku Singh vice-captain for the Duleep Trophy beginning on August 23. The 15-member squad features leading performers from last year's tournament as they target another title

Central Zone need 65 runs to win the Duleep Trophy after bowling out South Zone for 426 on Day Four, despite a resilient 192-run partnership between Ankit Sharma and Andre Siddarth

Central Zone advances to the 2025/26 Duleep Trophy final after taking a first-innings lead against West Zone, thanks to a dominant total of 600 and excellent performances from Saransh Jain and Harsh Dubey

Central Zone dominated day three of the Duleep Trophy semifinal, reaching 556/8 to take a 118-run first-innings lead over West Zone, with strong contributions from Shubham Sharma, Upendra Yadav, and Harsh Dubey

Central Zone defeated North East Zone by eight wickets in a round-robin match of the Deodhar Trophy

Atit Sheth made a brilliantly-timed fifty as West Zone remained in the race to the Deodhar Trophy final

East Zone cantered to a six-wicket victory in a round robin league game of the Deodhar Trophy here on Monday

Central Zone will take on East Zone while North Zone will play North East Zone on the opening day of Duleep Trophy