SZ vs NZ Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 4th TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sat, Aug 29, 2026Last Updated on Aug 29, 2026 10:33 PM
South Zone vs North Zone Cricket Match Previews
Duleep Trophy 2026
NZONE 195/10 (59.1)
SZONE 312/10 (100.3)
NZONE 230/7 (61)
Day 3: 3rd Session - North Zone lead by 113 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishant Sindhu* | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 32.43 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Gopal* | 19 | 1 | 77 | 2 | 4.05 |
| Kavuri Saiteja | 8 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2.63 |
Last Wicket:Abid Mushtaq c Smaran Ravichandran b Shreyas Gopal 1(6) - 209/7 in 55.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
South Zone vs North Zone
North Zone — Innings 1 (195/10 in 59.1 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qamran Iqbal c Narayan Jagadeesan b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 76 | 182 | 10 | 1 | 41.76 | |
| Sanat Sangwan c and b Nidheesh | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 52.63 | |
| Ayush Doseja c Narayan Jagadeesan b Kavuri Saiteja | 23 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 76.67 | |
| Ayush Badoni st Narayan Jagadeesan b T Thyagarajan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Abdul Samad c Smaran Ravichandran b Shreyas Gopal | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 84.21 | |
| Kanhaiya Wadhawan (c) (wk) b T Thyagarajan | 35 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 55.56 | |
| Nishant Sindhu c Narayan Jagadeesan b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Abid Mushtaq c Ricky Bhui b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Anshul Kamboj c Nidheesh b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | |
| Gurnoor Brar b Nidheesh | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arshdeep Singh not out | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 500 | |
| Extras | Byes: 9 | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 15 | |||||
| Total | 195 | 10 wkts, 59.1 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidhwath Kaverappa | 15 | 3 | 66 | 4 | 4.4 |
| MD Nidheesh | 11.1 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 18 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Kavuri Saiteja | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Shreyas Gopal | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2.4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Qamran Iqbal & Sanat Sangwan | 18 | 36 |
| Qamran Iqbal & Ayush Doseja | 53 | 66 |
| Qamran Iqbal & Ayush Badoni | 7 | 16 |
| Qamran Iqbal & Abdul Samad | 17 | 30 |
| Qamran Iqbal & Kanhaiya Wadhawan | 66 | 137 |
| Qamran Iqbal & Nishant Sindhu | 13 | 21 |
| Qamran Iqbal & Abid Mushtaq | 6 | 21 |
| Qamran Iqbal & Anshul Kamboj | 4 | 14 |
| Qamran Iqbal & Gurnoor Brar | 1 | 11 |
| Arshdeep Singh & Gurnoor Brar | 10 | 3 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanat Sangwan | 5.6 | 18 |
| 2 | Ayush Doseja | 16.6 | 71 |
| 3 | Ayush Badoni | 19.4 | 78 |
| 4 | Abdul Samad | 24.4 | 95 |
| 5 | Kanhaiya Wadhawan | 47.3 | 161 |
| 6 | Nishant Sindhu | 50.6 | 174 |
| 7 | Abid Mushtaq | 54.3 | 180 |
| 8 | Anshul Kamboj | 56.5 | 184 |
| 9 | Qamran Iqbal | 58.4 | 185 |
| 10 | Gurnoor Brar | 59.1 | 195 |
South Zone — Innings 2 (312/10 in 100.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bhui b Anshul Kamboj | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12.82 | |
| Narayan Jagadeesan (wk) b Gurnoor Brar | 36 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Shaik Rasheed lbw b Gurnoor Brar | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tilak Varma (c) not out | 116 | 250 | 9 | 0 | 46.4 | |
| Smaran Ravichandran b Gurnoor Brar | 27 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 77.14 | |
| Kodimela Himateja c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Gurnoor Brar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shreyas Gopal c Abdul Samad b Arshdeep Singh | 87 | 169 | 11 | 0 | 51.48 | |
| 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 | |
| MD Nidheesh run out ((sub)A P Sharma) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kavuri Saiteja b Abid Mushtaq | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 61.9 | |
| Extras | Byes: 9 | LegByes: 9 | NoBalls: 3 | Wides: 1 | Total: 22 | |||||
| Total | 312 | 10 wkts, 100.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 22 | 6 | 59 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 24 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Gurnoor Brar | 23 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Abid Mushtaq | 14.3 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Nishant Sindhu | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Ayush Badoni | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bhui & Narayan Jagadeesan | 34 | 89 |
| Shaik Rasheed & Narayan Jagadeesan | 5 | 15 |
| Tilak Varma & Narayan Jagadeesan | 3 | 15 |
| Tilak Varma & Smaran Ravichandran | 37 | 64 |
| Tilak Varma & Kodimela Himateja | 1 | 1 |
| Tilak Varma & Shreyas Gopal | 175 | 334 |
| Tilak Varma & Thyagarajan | 13 | 22 |
| Tilak Varma & Kaverappa | 1 | 3 |
| Tilak Varma & Nidheesh | 1 | 2 |
| Tilak Varma & Kavuri Saiteja | 42 | 58 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Bhui | 14.5 | 34 |
| 2 | Shaik Rasheed | 17.2 | 39 |
| 3 | Narayan Jagadeesan | 19.5 | 42 |
| 4 | Smaran Ravichandran | 30.3 | 79 |
| 5 | Kodimela Himateja | 30.4 | 80 |
| 6 | Shreyas Gopal | 86.2 | 255 |
| 7 | Tanay Thyagarajan | 89.6 | 268 |
| 8 | Vidhwath Kaverappa | 90.3 | 269 |
| 9 | MD Nidheesh | 90.5 | 270 |
| 10 | Kavuri Saiteja | 100.3 | 312 |
North Zone — Innings 3 (230/7 in 61 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qamran Iqbal st Narayan Jagadeesan b Kavuri Saiteja | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14.81 | |
| Sanat Sangwan c Smaran Ravichandran b Nidheesh | 76 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 51.35 | |
| Ayush Doseja c Narayan Jagadeesan b Vidhwath Kaverappa | 53 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 69.74 | |
| Ayush Badoni c Narayan Jagadeesan b Kavuri Saiteja | 31 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 83.78 | |
| Abdul Samad lbw b Shreyas Gopal | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 127.27 | |
| Kanhaiya Wadhawan (c) (wk) c Shaik Rasheed b Nidheesh | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
| Nishant Sindhu batting | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 32.43 | |
| Abid Mushtaq c Smaran Ravichandran b Shreyas Gopal | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Anshul Kamboj batting | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 120 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 6 | Wides: 2 | Total: 13 | |||||
| Total | 230 | 7 wkts, 61 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidhwath Kaverappa | 12.1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2.1 |
| MD Nidheesh | 11.5 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Kavuri Saiteja | 8 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Shreyas Gopal | 19 | 1 | 77 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Tilak Varma | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Qamran Iqbal & Sanat Sangwan | 25 | 71 |
| Ayush Doseja & Sanat Sangwan | 104 | 137 |
| Ayush Badoni & Sanat Sangwan | 46 | 71 |
| Abdul Samad & Sanat Sangwan | 15 | 17 |
| Kanhaiya Wadhawan & Sanat Sangwan | 2 | 10 |
| Kanhaiya Wadhawan & Nishant Sindhu | 13 | 9 |
| Abid Mushtaq & Nishant Sindhu | 4 | 19 |
| Anshul Kamboj & Nishant Sindhu | 21 | 32 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qamran Iqbal | 11.5 | 25 |
| 2 | Ayush Doseja | 34.4 | 129 |
| 3 | Ayush Badoni | 46.3 | 175 |
| 4 | Abdul Samad | 49.2 | 190 |
| 5 | Sanat Sangwan | 50.6 | 192 |
| 6 | Kanhaiya Wadhawan | 52.3 | 205 |
| 7 | Abid Mushtaq | 55.4 | 209 |
SZ vs NZ Match Prediction, Duleep Trophy 2026, South Zone vs North Zone Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SZ vs NZ (South Zone vs North Zone) Match Details
| Match | South Zone vs North Zone (SZ vs NZ) |
| League | Duleep Trophy 2026 |
| Date | Sunday, 30th August 2026 |
| Time | 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT) |
SZ vs NZ Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
SZ vs NZ Match Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru, India
SZ vs NZ Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
SZ vs NZ Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Bengaluru, IN will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 24°C on the match day with 51% humidity and 22.0 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 50%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
SZ vs NZ (South Zone vs North Zone) Playing 11 & Impact Players
South Zone vs North Zone (SZ vs NZ) Match Preview
SZ vs NZ Match Preview: South Zone is set to take on North Zone in Duleep Trophy 2026 on Sunday, 30 August 2026 at 09:30 AM IST.
South Zone (SZ) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ricky Bhui and Karun Nair will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Ricky Bhui is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Narayan Jagadeesan will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Tilak Varma and Shaik Rasheed will strengthen the middle order for South Zone.
- Karun Nair will lead the South Zone as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Narayan Jagadeesan will do the Wicket Keeping for South Zone.
Pace Bowlers
- Kavuri Saiteja and Vidhwath Kaverappa will lead the pace attack of his team.
North Zone (NZ) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Qamran Iqbal and Yash Dhull will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Ayush Doseja will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad will strengthen the middle order for North Zone.
- Kanhaiya Wadhawan will lead the North Zone as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Kanhaiya Wadhawan will do the Wicket Keeping for North Zone.
Spin Bowlers
- Nikhil Kashyap will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Arjun Sharma and Arshdeep Singh will lead the pace attack of his team.
South Zone vs North Zone (SZ vs NZ) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SZ vs NZ Match Prediction: South Zone looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, NZ will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
SZ vs NZ Duleep Trophy 2026 Match Expert Advice: Ricky Bhui will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Shaik Rasheed will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SZ vs NZ Head to Head
SZ vs NZ Head to Head Records: South Zone vs North Zone have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, South Zone have won 0 whereas North Zone have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| SZ Won | 0 |
| NZ Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
POINTS TABLE - Duleep Trophy 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North East Zone | NR | |||||||
| 2 | West Zone | NR | |||||||
| 3 | East Zone | NR | |||||||
| 4 | North Zone | NR | |||||||
| 5 | Central Zone | NR | |||||||
| 6 | South Zone | NR | |||||||
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Duleep Trophy 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
NZ - NSZ - N
SZ vs NZ Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
SZ vs NZ Winning Prediction
- South Zone team has the upper hand over North Zone team. So try to pick more players from South Zone
SZ vs NZ Small League Must Picks:
SZ - Ricky Bhui [481 points], Shaik Rasheed [375 points]NZ - Abid Mushtaq [238 points], Yash Dhull [129 points]
SZ vs NZ Grand League Risky Picks:
SZ - Abhinav Tejrana [0 points], Tripurana Vijay [0 points]NZ - Kanhaiya Wadhawan [0 points], Abdul Samad [0 points]
South Zone (SZ) Key Players
- Shreyas Gopal [[1W, 0W], ]
- Vidhwath Kaverappa [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Kavuri Saiteja [PTs: 126, CR: 7.5]
- Shaik Rasheed [PTs: 375, CR: 8.0]
- Ricky Bhui [PTs: 481, CR: 9.0]
North Zone (NZ) Key Players
- Abdul Samad [37*, 0*, 0, 18, 2]
- Ayush Badoni [5, (23, 2W)]
- Ayush Doseja [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Arshdeep Singh [PTs: 8, CR: 6.5]
- Qamran Iqbal [PTs: 49, CR: 9.0]
- Anshul Kamboj [1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 3W]
SZ vs NZ Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Shreyas Gopal [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Abdul Samad [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Ayush Doseja [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Vidhwath Kaverappa [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Qamran Iqbal [PTs: 49, CR: 9.0]
- Shaik Rasheed [PTs: 375, CR: 8.0]
- Ricky Bhui [PTs: 481, CR: 9.0]
SZ vs NZ Injury / Unavailability
South Zone Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
North Zone Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SZ vs NZ Live Stream
Where can I see SZ vs NZ Live Score?
You can see SZ vs NZ Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
SZ vs NZ match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
SZ vs NZ Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch SZ vs NZ match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
SZ vs NZ match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
South Zone vs North Zone (SZ vs NZ) Squads
South Zone (SZ) Squad: Abhinav Tejrana, Ricky Bhui, Tanay Thyagarajan, Karun Nair(C), Shreyas Gopal, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Tilak Varma(C), Narayan Jagadeesan(WK)(C), Shaik Rasheed, Tripurana Vijay, Kavuri Saiteja, Aman Khan, Kodimela Himateja, Smaran Ravichandran
North Zone (NZ) Squad: Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Nikhil Kashyap, Qamran Iqbal, Yash Dhull, Sunil Kumar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Nishant Sindhu, Abid Mushtaq, Anshul Kamboj, Arjun Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Sanat Sangwan, Ayush Doseja, Kanhaiya Wadhawan(WK)(C)
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's SZ vs NZ match?
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