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Central Zone Win Duleep Trophy 2025; Kumar Kartikeya and Yash Rathod Shine As Rajat Patidar-Led Side Defeats South Zone By Six Wickets in Final

Chasing 65 to win, Central Zone managed to beat South Zone by six wickets to win Duleep Trophy 2025. This is the seventh time that the Central Zone have won the Duleep Trophy, that saw stellar performance from spinner Kumar Kartikeya, who picked eight wickets, and batters Yash Rathod and Rajat Patidar, who scored 207 runs, and 114 runs, respectively in the final.

Central Zone Win Duleep Trophy 2025; Kumar Kartikeya and Yash Rathod Shine As Rajat Patidar-Led Side Defeats South Zone By Six Wickets in Final

Chasing 65 to win, the Central Zone managed to reach their target with six wickets to spare on Day five of the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2025 Final against South Zone, to win the coveted red-ball trophy after 10 years. This is the seventh time that the Central Zone have won the Duleep Trophy. Aniket Sharma and Gurjanpreet Singh kept the South Zone in the hunt, claiming wickets at regular intervals, but the target proved to be quite less for Central, who, thanks to an unbeatenย  19 and 13 by Akshay Wadkar and Yash Rathod, respectively. Overall, for the Central Zone, Kumar Kartikeya, Rathod, and captain Rajat Patidar stood out with eight wickets, 207 runs, and 114 runs, respectively, in the Duleep Trophy 2025 Final.ย Kumar Kartikeya Dismisses Opposition Captain Mohammed Azharuddeen With 'An Absolute Beauty' During South Zone vs Central Zone Duleep Trophy 2025 Final (Watch Video).

Central Zone Win Duleep Trophy 2025

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