MAL won by 6 wickets

88/4

87/6

NEP won by 6 runs

289/7

248/8

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United States of America Women

62/4

GER won by 162 runs

308/1

146/10

JER won by 6 wickets

92/10

93/4

Day 1 - Surrey trail by 339 runs.

Surrey

19/0

Sussex

358/9d

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Day 1 - Hampshire elected to bowl

Hampshire

Glamorgan

353/1

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Day 1 - Somerset elected to bowl

Somerset

Yorkshire

140/5

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Day 1 - Leicestershire elected to bowl

Leicestershire

Nottinghamshire

404/4

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Innings Break : Day 1 - Derbyshire trail by 328 runs.

Kent

352/10

Derbyshire

24/0

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Stumps : Day 1 - Northamptonshire trail by 266 runs.

Northamptonshire

40/0

Worcestershire

306/10

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Day 1 - Middlesex elected to bat

Middlesex

143/4

Durham

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NEP-W won by 8 wickets

36/6

40/2

GER won by 4 wickets

165/6

163/7

HK won by 2 runs

184/7

186/5

DC won by 7 wickets

225/6

226/3

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May 2, 2026 1:30 pm

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Central Zone Clinches Duleep Trophy 2025 with Dominant Win Over South Zone

by Dwijesh September 15, 2025

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Central Zone lifted the Duleep Trophy 2025 in style, beating South Zone by 6 wickets at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru to kick off the new domestic season.

Yash Rathod, Kumar Kartikeya, and Saransh Jain played key roles in the final, guiding Central to a dominant win on the last day. After winning the toss and choosing to bowl, Central’s bowlers struck early as Saransh Jain (5/49) and Kumar Kartikeya (4/53) bowled brilliantly to dismiss South Zone for just 149. In reply, Central batted strongly, piling up 511 runs and taking a massive first-innings lead of 362, which set the tone for their title-winning performance.

Central Zone Clinches Duleep Trophy 2025 with Convincing Win Over South Zone

Rathod smashed 194, Rajat Patidar leading the side hit 101, Saransh Jain 69 and Danish Malewar 53. Left arm spinner Ankit Sharma (4/180) and Gurjapneet Singh (4/124) were the most successful bowlers for South Zone. It was a better display from the South batters in the 2nd innings as they managed to avoid an innings defeat. Ankit Sharma top scored with 99, C Andre Siddarth impressed with an unbeaten 84 with Smaran Ravichandran scoring 67 at number 3.

Kartikeya picked up 4 wickets again for 110 runs and Saransh Jain 3/130 both finishing with match hauls of 8 wickets each. Needing just 65 runs to win, Central Zone lost Danish Malewar (5), Shubham Sharma (8), Saransh Jain (4) and Patidar (13) to the accuracy of Gurjapneet Singh (2/21) and Ankit Sharma (2/22) but opener Akshay Wadkar (19*) held the fort and Rathod then hit the winning runs about an hour from lunch on day 5.

Awards

Award	Player
Player of the Series	Saransh Jain
Player of the Match	Yash Rathod

Most Runs in Duleep Trophy 2025-26

Player	Runs	Team
Rajat Patidar	382	Central Zone
Yash Rathod	374	Central Zone
Danish Malewar	352	Central Zone

Most Wickets in Duleep Trophy 2025-26

Player	Wickets	Zone
Saransh Jain	16	Central Zone
Gurjapneet Singh	10	South Zone
Harsh Dubey	10	Central Zone

Season-wise List of Duleep Trophy Winners

Season	Winner	Runner-up
2025–26	Central Zone	South Zone
2024–25	India A	India C
2023	South Zone	West Zone
2022–23	West Zone	South Zone
2019–20	India Red	India Green
2018–19	India Blue	India Red
2017–18	India Red	India Blue
2016–17	India Blue	India Red
2014–15	Central Zone	South Zone
2013–14	North Zone & South Zone (shared)	–
2012–13	East Zone	Central Zone
2011–12	East Zone	Central Zone
2010–11	South Zone	North Zone
2009–10	West Zone	South Zone
2008–09	West Zone	South Zone
2007–08	North Zone	West Zone
2006–07	North Zone	Sri Lanka A
2005–06	West Zone	East Zone
2004–05	Central Zone	North Zone
2003–04	North Zone	East Zone
2002–03	Elite C	Plate Group B
2001–02	West Zone	North Zone
2000–01	North Zone	Central Zone
1999–2000	North Zone	West Zone
1998–99	Central Zone	West Zone
1997–98	Central Zone & West Zone (shared)	–
1996–97	Central Zone	South Zone
1995–96	South Zone	Central Zone
1994–95	North Zone	South Zone
1993–94	North Zone	West Zone
1992–93	North Zone	Central Zone
1991–92	North Zone	West Zone
1990–91	North Zone	West Zone
1989–90	South Zone	Central Zone
1988–89	North Zone & West Zone (shared)	–
1987–88	North Zone	West Zone
1986–87	South Zone	West Zone
1985–86	West Zone	South Zone
1984–85	South Zone	North Zone
1983–84	North Zone	West Zone
1982–83	North Zone	South Zone
1981–82	West Zone	East Zone
1980–81	West Zone	East Zone
1979–80	North Zone	West Zone
1978–79	North Zone	West Zone
1977–78	West Zone	North Zone
1976–77	West Zone	North Zone
1975–76	South Zone	North Zone
1974–75	South Zone	West Zone
1973–74	North Zone	Central Zone
1972–73	West Zone	Central Zone
1971–72	Central Zone	West Zone
1970–71	South Zone	East Zone
1969–70	West Zone	North Zone
1968–69	West Zone	South Zone
1967–68	South Zone	West Zone
1966–67	South Zone	West Zone
1965–66	South Zone	Central Zone
1964–65	West Zone	Central Zone
1963–64	West Zone & South Zone (shared)	–
1962–63	West Zone	South Zone
1961–62	West Zone	South Zone

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