South Zone vs Central Zone, फाइनल, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1, Bengaluru, 11 September 2025 - हाइलाइट्स

FOUR! TOP SHOT! This is Rajat Patidar at his best! Flighted, fuller just outside off. Rajat Patidar plants his front foot and carves it through the cover region for a boundary. 

Fuller, on off, turns it out. Rajat Patidar plays it on the inside. 

Pitches it up, on off. Rajat Patidar eases it toward the off side. 

Drags his length back, just outside off. Rajat Patidar goes deep into the crease and blocks it down toward silly point. 

OUT! IN AIR... TAKEN! Ankit Sharma gets the big fish! Will this prove to be a turning point of the match? Tossed up, short and on middle. Rajat Patidar gets down on his one knee to sweep it one handedly. The ball gets the upper part of the bat and loops toward the front of the short mid-wicket fielder. MD Nidheesh judges it well and scoops the dolly safely into his hands. 

Short, on middle. Yash Rathod tucks it toward sqaure leg for no run. 

Good-length delivery, on off and middle. Akshay Wadkar glances it toward square leg. 

FOUR! STREAKY! Vasuki Koushik bowls fuller on middle and leg. Akshay Wadkar with no footwork tries to block it down but gets the inner edge. The ball rolls toward the right of the deep fine leg fielder. Ankit Sharma is the man who tries to slide and save the boundary but fails to get the better. 

On a length, on middle. Akshay Wadkar rest it low. 

Tad fuller, around off. Akshay Wadkar covers the stump and knocks it toward mid off. 

Good-length delivery, on off and middle. Akshay Wadkar eases it toward cover. 

On a length, on off and middle. Akshay Wadkar punches it toward the off side for no run. 

Flat and fuller on middle. Yash Rathod gambles and comes down the track to flick it toward deep fine leg for a couple of runs. 

Touch fuller, on middle. Yash Rathod goes deep into the crease and flicks it toward sqaure leg. 

Short, on off. Yash Rathod once again hangs back and dabs it toward the leg side. 

Pitches it up, on middle. Yash Rathod shimmies down the track and tucks it toward sqaure leg. 

Fuller, darts it down the leg, thinking the batter might come out of the crease. But Rathod stays back into his crease and makes a leave. 

Drags his length back, on off. Yash Rathod pulls it toward deep mid-wicket and gets a single. 

Pitches it up, just outside off. Yash Rathod lunges and pushes it toward mid off for no run. 

Good-length delivery, on middle. Yash Rathod tucks it softly toward vacant square leg and gets a couple of runs. 

Back of a length, just outside off, shapes it in. Yash Rathod rocks back and tries to dab it down, but gets the inner edge and the ball rolls toward sqaure leg to get a single.

Back of a length, around off. Akshay Wadkar blocks it away. 

Good-length delivery, outside off. Akshay Wadkar prods to cover the stump and shoulder arms the delivery. 

Full-length delivery, on off. Akshay Wadkar defends it toward right of the bowler. 

Touch fuller, pitching it outside off, around seventh stump and turns it down the leg. Yash Rathod goes deep into the crease and tries to flick but gets bamboozled with the turn on the ball. 

Pitches it up, on stump. Yash Rathod lunges and blocks it down. 

Fullish, on off, turns in. Yash Rathod flicks it past the short mid-wicket for a single. 

Pitches it up, on off. Akshay Wadkar pushes it toward cover. 

Fuller, just outside off, spins it away. Akshay Wadkar plays it on the inside. 

Short, just outside off. Akshay Wadkar offers no shot at in. 

Pitches it up, wide outside off. Yash Rathod drives it toward deep cover. The point fielder backtracks, slides and throws the ball. By the meantime, the batters gets a couple in between the wickets. 

On a length, on off. Yash Rathod pushes it toward extra cover for no run. 

FOUR! That's it! A boundary from the Yash Rathod has cruised Central Zone to get to lift the Duleep Trophy after 10 years! Vasuki Koushik bowls back of a length, just outside off. Yash Rathod rocks back, waits for the delivery and punches it away between the vast gap between the point and the wide cover fielder. The ball rolls away toward the deep cover-point fence for a boundary. Central Zone beat South Zone by 6 wickets!