Duleep Trophy 2026 | 30-Aug-2026 09:30 AM | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
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.
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 |
Match Info
| Match | South Zone vs North Zone |
|---|---|
| Series | Duleep Trophy 2026 |
| Time | 30-Aug-2026 09:30 AM |
| Venue | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground Bengaluru |
| Seating Capacity | 0 |
| Live Telecast | JioHotstar,Star Sports |
Match Preview: South Zone vs North Zone (SZ vs NZ)
South Zone will face North Zone in a thrilling match on 30-Aug-2026 in Duleep Trophy 2026. The match will be played at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground at 09:30 AM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on JioHotstar,Star Sports.
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground Pitch Report for SZ vs NZ Match 4 Match
Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground Weather Report Today
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.
Match Overview
South Zone is known for its strong batting and bowling, while North Zone remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in Duleep Trophy 2026.
The pitch at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. South Zone will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while North Zone will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between South Zone batting and North Zone bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will South Zone showcase its strengths, or will North Zone pull off a major upset? Join us live on JioHotstar,Star Sports on 30-Aug-2026 to find out the answer!
