South Zone vs North Zone, 2nd Semi-Final — Duleep Trophy 2026
Match summary
South Zone beat North Zone by 7 wickets in the 2nd Semi-Final of the Duleep Trophy 2026 at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru on Sun, 30 Aug, 2026. North Zone 1st 195/10 (59.1 ov); South Zone 1st 312/10 (100.3 ov); North Zone 2nd 297/10 (72.4 ov); South Zone 2nd 182/3 (43.1 ov). N. Tilak Varma top-scored with 116* off 250 balls for South Zone 1st. MD Nidheesh took 5/56. North Zone won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bhui c Anshul Kamboj b Gurnoor Singh Brar | 42 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 79.25 |
| Narayan Jagadeesan st Abdul Samad b Abid Mushtaq | 43 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 51.81 |
| N. Tilak Varma Not out | 51 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 64.56 |
| Smaran-R Not out | 32 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 76.19 |
| Shaik Rasheed b Abid Mushtaq | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Extras 13 (12 b, 1 nb)
Total 182/3 (43.1 ov)
Yet to bat: Kodimela Himateja, Tanay Thyagarajan, Shreyas Gopal, Kavuri Saiteja, Vidhwath Kaverappa, MD Nidheesh
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 7 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4.86 |
| Ayush Badoni | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Qamran Iqbal | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Abid Mushtaq | 16 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 3.44 |
| Gurnoor Singh Brar | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3.14 |
| Nishant Sindhu | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 |
| Ayush Doseja | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 |
64 (Ricky Bhui, 15.1 ov) · 65 (Shaik Rasheed, 16.2 ov) · 102 (Narayan Jagadeesan, 28.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh b MD Nidheesh | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Ayush Badoni c Narayan Jagadeesan b Kavuri Saiteja | 31 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 83.78 |
| Qamran Iqbal st Narayan Jagadeesan b Kavuri Saiteja | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14.81 |
| Kanhaiya Wadhawan c Shaik Rasheed b MD Nidheesh | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Anshul Kamboj b MD Nidheesh | 36 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 124.14 |
| Abdul Samad lbw b Shreyas Gopal | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 127.27 |
| Abid Mushtaq c Smaran-R b Shreyas Gopal | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Gurnoor Singh Brar b MD Nidheesh | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Nishant Sindhu Not out | 35 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 48.61 |
| Sanat Sangwan c Smaran-R b MD Nidheesh | 76 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 51.35 |
| Ayush Doseja c Narayan Jagadeesan b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 52 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 68.42 |
Extras 15 (5 b, 7 lb, 3 wd)
Total 297/10 (72.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Gopal | 20 | 1 | 86 | 2 | 4.3 |
| MD Nidheesh | 16.3 | 2 | 56 | 5 | 3.39 |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 11 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Vidhwath Kaverappa | 12.1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2.05 |
| N. Tilak Varma | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Kavuri Saiteja | 11 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 5.18 |
25 (Qamran Iqbal, 11.5 ov) · 129 (Ayush Doseja, 34.4 ov) · 175 (Ayush Badoni, 46.3 ov) · 190 (Abdul Samad, 49.2 ov) · 192 (Sanat Sangwan, 50.6 ov) · 205 (Kanhaiya Wadhawan, 52.3 ov) · 209 (Abid Mushtaq, 55.4 ov) · 269 (Anshul Kamboj, 68.4 ov) · 279 (Gurnoor Singh Brar, 70.4 ov) · 297 (Arshdeep Singh, 72.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Gopal c Abdul Samad b Arshdeep Singh | 87 | 169 | 11 | 0 | 51.48 |
| Ricky Bhui b Anshul Kamboj | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12.82 |
| MD Nidheesh runout ( (sub Arjun Sharma )) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Narayan Jagadeesan b Gurnoor Singh Brar | 36 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Tanay Thyagarajan c Abdul Samad b Anshul Kamboj | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Vidhwath Kaverappa c Abdul Samad b Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Tilak Varma Not out | 116 | 250 | 9 | 0 | 46.4 |
| Smaran-R b Gurnoor Singh Brar | 27 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 77.14 |
| Kavuri Saiteja b Abid Mushtaq | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 61.9 |
| Shaik Rasheed lbw b Gurnoor Singh Brar | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodimela Himateja c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Gurnoor Singh Brar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 22 (9 b, 9 lb, 1 wd, 3 nb)
Total 312/10 (100.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 22 | 6 | 59 | 2 | 2.68 |
| Ayush Badoni | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 24 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 2.42 |
| Abid Mushtaq | 14.3 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 2.83 |
| Gurnoor Singh Brar | 23 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 3.83 |
| Nishant Sindhu | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2.45 |
34 (Ricky Bhui, 14.5 ov) · 39 (Shaik Rasheed, 17.2 ov) · 42 (Narayan Jagadeesan, 19.5 ov) · 79 (Smaran-R, 30.3 ov) · 80 (Kodimela Himateja, 30.4 ov) · 255 (Shreyas Gopal, 86.2 ov) · 268 (Tanay Thyagarajan, 89.6 ov) · 269 (Vidhwath Kaverappa, 90.3 ov) · 270 (MD Nidheesh, 90.5 ov) · 312 (Kavuri Saiteja, 100.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh Not out | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 500 |
| Ayush Badoni st Narayan Jagadeesan b Tanay Thyagarajan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Qamran Iqbal c Narayan Jagadeesan b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 76 | 182 | 10 | 1 | 41.76 |
| Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Tanay Thyagarajan | 35 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Anshul Kamboj c MD Nidheesh b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Abdul Samad c Smaran-R b Shreyas Gopal | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 84.21 |
| Abid Mushtaq c Ricky Bhui b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Gurnoor Singh Brar b MD Nidheesh | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nishant Sindhu c Narayan Jagadeesan b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Sanat Sangwan c & b MD Nidheesh | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Ayush Doseja c Narayan Jagadeesan b Kavuri Saiteja | 23 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 76.67 |
Extras 15 (9 b, 5 lb, 1 nb)
Total 195/10 (59.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Gopal | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2.4 |
| MD Nidheesh | 11.1 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 3.22 |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 18 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 1.72 |
| Vidhwath Kaverappa | 15 | 3 | 66 | 4 | 4.4 |
| Kavuri Saiteja | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4.8 |
18 (Sanat Sangwan, 5.6 ov) · 71 (Ayush Doseja, 16.6 ov) · 78 (Ayush Badoni, 19.4 ov) · 95 (Abdul Samad, 24.4 ov) · 161 (Kanhaiya Wadhawan, 47.3 ov) · 174 (Nishant Sindhu, 50.6 ov) · 180 (Abid Mushtaq, 54.3 ov) · 184 (Anshul Kamboj, 56.5 ov) · 185 (Qamran Iqbal, 58.4 ov) · 195 (Gurnoor Singh Brar, 59.1 ov)