Tag: South Zone cricket

Duleep Trophy final | Individual milestones don’t matter as much as the result: Tilak

September 9, 2026 admin

Tilak says his biggest goal is to play Test cricket. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Skipper Tilak Varma has been the standout player for South Zone in the Duleep Trophy this year. The Hyderabad batter was instrumental in taking the team to the final, leading from the front with unbeaten knocks of 116 and 51 in the semifinal against North. In…

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Duleep Trophy final | East does not give South an inch, coronation all but a matter of time

September 9, 2026 admin

A five-day First Class match in India — usually reserved for knockout fixtures — is designed to give teams a chance to push for an outright result. At the same time, it tends to produce oddities because the focus is on securing the first-innings lead, which is enough to claim victory. Once that is achieved, the…

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Duleep Trophy final | East bowlers have South on the mat

September 8, 2026 admin

Master bowler: Shami showed that he can still make the ball talk through both conventional and reverse swing. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU A disciplined bowling performance and the comfort of a huge first-innings total ensured East Zone tightened its stranglehold over South Zone on day three of the Duleep Trophy final at the MAC Stadium here….

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Duleep Trophy semifinals | Tilak and Shreyas put South in front; Central and East cancel each other out

August 31, 2026 admin

Need of the hour: Tilak curbed his attacking instincts to build a steady innings. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR South Zone weathered a blistering early morning bowling effort from India pacer Gurnoor Brar (four for 70) to finish day two of the Duleep Trophy semifinal 90 runs in the green at the BCCI Centre…

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