South Zone battle out against Central Zone in the final of the Duleep Trophy 2025 edition on Thursday, 11th September. The match is slated to be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground A, NCA in Bengaluru and the scheduled start time is 9:30 AM IST. Ahead of this contest check out our South Zone vs Central Zone props, stats, pitch report, probable playing XI and match winner prediction.
South Zone vs Central Zone Props
| Central Zone to Win | 2.05 |
| R Smaran 1st innings score over 30.5 | 1.85 |
| Danish Malewar 1st innings score over 31.5 | 1.85 |
| Rajat Patidar 1st innings score over 32.5 | 1.85 |
Stats
- Danish Malewar has scored 294 runs in 3 innings for Central Zone this season.
- Harsh Dubey is the leading wicket taker for Central Zone with 10 wickets in 2 matches.
- Narayanan Jagadeesan scored 249 runs in the last match against North Zone.
BCCI Centre of Excellence, Ground A Pitch Report
At Centre of Excellence Ground A, the pitch has been very favorable for batting. In the two Duleep Trophy matches played there, neither game reached a fourth innings, and a total of only 45 wickets fell between the quarter-final and semi-final. The weather forecast for the five-day final, however, suggests a mix of cloudy skies and potential rain showers.
South Zone vs Central Zone Probable Playing XI
South Zone: Shaik Rasheed, Tanmay Agarwal, Mohit Kale, R Smaran, Ricky Bhui (vice-capt), C Andre Siddharth/Salman Nizar, Mohammed Azharuddeen (capt, wk), Tanay Thyagarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, Vasuki Koushik, MD Nidheesh.
Central Zone: Aayush Pandey, Danish Malewar, Shubham Sharma, Rajat Patidar (capt), Yash Rathod, Upendra Yadav (wk), Aditya Thakare, Saransh Jain, Deepak Chahar, Kumar Kartikeya, Kuldeep Sen.
South Zone vs Central Zone Match Winner Prediction
The odds favor South Zone to win this match. They are coming off an excellent performance in the semi-final against North Zone, but they lack some experience as key players from that game, N. Jagadeesan and Devdutt Padikkal, are both out.
Central Zone, on the other hand, led by Rajat Patidar has their full playing XI from the semi-finals and looks to be the stronger side heading into this contest. We are backing Central Zone to upset South Zone and win the 2025 Duleep Trophy Finals.
Our Prediction: Central Zone to Win!
