Duleep trophy 2025 winner central zone: The final match of Dilip Trophy 2025 ended on Monday, 15 September. The final was played between South Zone and Central Zone. The final match was won by Rajat Patidar’s team Central Zone by 6 wickets and also won the Dilip Trophy. Rajat Patidar has earlier won the first title of RCB in IPL 2025, captaining Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Central Zone has received a prize money of one crore rupees for winning the Dilip Trophy.

Dilip Trophy 2025 Prize Money?

Since 2023, there has been a lot of increase in both prize money and salary of players in domestic cricket. Earlier, the winning team used to get only 40 lakh rupees for winning the Dilip Trophy, while this time the Central Zone team has been given a prize money of one crore rupees for winning this title in 2025. This time the runner-up team has received an amount of Rs 50 lakh. At the same time, the first runner -up used to get 20 lakh rupees.

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How did the Central Zone become the seventh time the champion?

In the match played between Central Zone and South Zone, Rajat Patidar’s team won this match in the first session of the last day of the match. In this match, Central Zone captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl first and invited South Zone, captained by Mohammad Azharuddin, to bat.

South Zone’s team was all out for 149 runs in the first innings. At the same time, the Central Zone scored 511 runs in the first innings and took a lead of 362 runs. From here, the Central Zone was seen to win close, but South Zone also batted fiercely in the second innings and scored 426 runs and took a lead of 64 runs. The Central Zone achieved this target of 65 runs losing 4 wickets and captured the Dilip Trophy for the seventh time.

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Shreyas iyer in duleep trophy semifinal: There was a lot of discussion about Shreyas Iyer’s name in Dilip Trophy. But these players could not perform anything special in the semi -final match. The semi -finals of this tournament are being played between the West Zone and the Central Zone. In this match, West Zone won the toss and decided to bat first. Shreyas Iyer came to bat at number five from the team, but he could not last long.

Shreyas Iyer’s flop show in Dilip Trophy

Shreyas Iyer could not score a big score in the first innings of the semi -finals for the West Zone in the Dilip Trophy. Iyer was dismissed for 25 runs in 28 balls. In this small innings, Iyer hit four fours. Iyer came down to batting stormy in this match, but this player could not understand Khalil Ahmed’s ball and became clean bold.

Asia Cup team did not find space

Shreyas Iyer was not selected in the team for the Asia Cup 2025. At the time of the team’s announcement, Chief selector Ajit Agarkar was asked about Iyer, then he said that there is no fault of Shreyas in this, but we are also forced. Iyer should wait for some time.

Shreyas Iyer also batted brilliantly while captaining Punjab Kings in IPL 2025 and took the team to the IPL playoff after 11 years. Iyer missed the Punjab team only on winning the final. This time the Asia Cup is being played in T20 format, but even after a strong performance in the IPL, this player was not taken into the team. Now Iyer’s bat has been silent in the Dilip Trophy semi -finals before the Asia Cup.

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Rituraj Gaikwad has scored a century against the Central Zone in the Dilip Trophy. In the semi -finals, Gaikwad won the West Zone from trouble by hitting a century in difficult situations. He has not played any match for Team India after July 2024, but on the basis of this century, he has caught the attention of the selectors. However, Shreyas Iyer could not score a big score. Khalil Ahmed made him a clean bold at the score of 25 runs.

Rituraj Gaikwad, who captained the CSK team in the Indian Premier League, came to bat on number-4 for the Gaikwad West Zone. The team had lost 2 wickets for just 10 runs, when Gaikwad took one end and made a very important partnership of 82 runs with Aryan Desai. Desai was dismissed for 39 runs. He then added 42 runs with Shreyas Iyer.

Rituraj Gaikwad becomes One Man Army

Rituraj Gaikwad, who captained the CSK team in the Indian Premier League, came to bat on number-4 for the Gaikwad West Zone. The team had lost 2 wickets for just 10 runs, when Gaikwad took one end and made a very important partnership of 82 runs with Aryan Desai. Desai was dismissed for 39 runs. He then added 42 runs with Shreyas Iyer.

The 2 -match domestic Test series is coming near against the West Indies in October. After that Team India has to play Test series against South Africa. Gaikwad continued well in the Dilip Trophy, so his return to India is possible.

Anyway, the Indian Test team needs a good batsman of number-3. In the series against England, both Karun Nair and Sai Sudarshan were flopped on number-3. Gaekwad has the experience of batting in the top order.

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Shubman gill in duleep trophy: The Dilip Trophy is going to watch the match between North Zone Square and East Zone in the first quarter -finals of 2025. At the same time, in the quarter -final 2, a tough competition can be seen between the North East Zone and the Central Zone. But the captains of these teams may be out of the match even before these matches start. Many players including Shubman Gill, Dhruv Jurlel and Abhimanyu Ishwaran will not be seen playing in the quarter -finals of this tournament.

Shubman Gill out of Dilip Trophy

According to ESPN Cricinfo, Shubman Gill was being made the captain of the North Zone team, but now these players can be out of the match against the East Zone due to poor health. After this, Gill also has to go to the BCCI’s Center of Excellence in Bengaluru before the Asia Cup. Due to this, Gill can leave Dilip Trophy matches.

Silver Patidar became captain in place of Abhimanyu

Abhimanyu Ishwaran was given the command of the East Zone team after Ishaan Kishan was out of the Dilip Trophy. But now before the quarter -finals, Abhimanyu Ishwaran had to retreat from the match due to fever. In place of Ishwaran, now Royal Challengers Bangalore team captain Rajat Patidar has been given the command of the team in the IPL.

Dhruv Jurlel also out in quarter -finals

It was expected about Dhruv Jurlel that these players could be seen commanding the Central Zone team, but due to Grin Injury, Dhruv Jurlel also dropped out of the quarter -final match. In this match, the team’s command is in the hands of Rongsen Jonathan.

Silver Patidar scored a century

The quarter -final 2 match between the Central Zone and the North East Zone continues. In this match, the North East Zone won the toss and decided to bowl first. At the same time, the team of Rajat Patidar came out to bat. Captain Patidar scored a brilliant innings of 125 runs in 96 balls in this match and scored a century. By the end of the first day’s play, he has scored 432 runs losing 2 wickets from the North East Zone. At the same time, Danish Malevar is batting on 198.

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The Asia Cup is to start from 9 September. The Indian team will start their campaign against UAE on 10 September. But before that the Indian players will be seen playing in the Dalip Trophy. The Dilip Trophy will start from August 28, which will be played by 15 September. A total of 6 teams will participate in this tournament. The tournament will be played in the knockout format.

Indian players will spread in the Dalip Trophy before Asia Cup

A total of 6 teams are participating in this tournament. Which includes the names of North Zone, East Zone, Central Zone, North East Zone, South Zone and West Zone. Some Indian players of the Asia Cup team will be seen playing in this tournament.

Kuldeep Yadav will be part of the Central Zone team. At the same time, fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana will play for North Zone. Tilak Verma will be the captain of the South Zone team.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurael will also be seen playing in the Dalip Trophy. All these players have been included in the Asia Cup team as a reserve player. Jaiswal will be part of the West Zone team. Ryan Parag will be seen playing for the East Zone. At the same time, Jurael will captain the Central Zone.

Dilip Trophy schedule

The Dalip Trophy will start from August 28. Where the first quarterfinal will be played between North Zone and East Zone. The second quarter-finals will be played between Central Zone and North East Zone. At the same time, South Zone and East Zone were finalists in the last edition, so she has already reached the semi -finals.

The semi -finals will be played from 4 September to 7 September. While the final match will be played from 11 September. All the matches of the Dalip Trophy will be played at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bangalore.

These star players will also be part of the Dalip Trophy

Ishaan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, Rituraj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Rajat Patidar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Akashdeep will also be seen playing in the Dalip Trophy.

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South Zone has declared its squad for the Dilip Trophy. The team’s captaincy has been received by Tilak Verma, who has also been selected in the Indian squad for the Asia Cup. Famous players like Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Kishore have also got place in the team. But the South Zone has announced the squad against the BCCI policy, under which the players coming in the central contract were also to be selected. KL Rahul, Washington Sundar and Mohammad Siraj are also excluded from South Zone Squad Duleep Trophy.

BCCI had advised the state cricket associations to select the players coming to the Central Contract about a month ago, but the South Zone has not done so. Tilak Verma is the only player in Squad who has a central contract. According to sources, South Zone officials say that national selectors should not have any role in the selection of zone teams. Officials also say that star players can come and play in India A team anytime, but the Dilip Trophy should be seen as a platform, on which the players can go to the Ranji Trophy.

How many players of which state

Four players from Kerala, 3 players from Hyderabad have been ranked in the South Zone squad. At the same time, two players of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have been given place. Each player from Pondicherry and Goa has got a place in the squad of South Zone.

South Zone Squad: Tilak Verma (captain), Mohammad Azharuddin (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Tanmay Aggarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohit Kale, Salman Nizar, N Jagadisin (wicketkeeper), T Vijay, R Sai Kishore, Tanay Tyagarajan, special Vijaykumar, MD Nidhish, Ricky Bhui, Ricky Bhui, Basil NP, Garjapati Singh, Snehal Kutra Singh

Asia cup 2025: Big news has come out about Team India’s star batsman and Test team captain Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill is ill at this time and is resting at home and that is why he will not be able to play on the field. Due to which Gill will not be able to participate in the Dalip Trophy starting in Bangalore this week.

Gill is the captain of North Zone

The BCCI announced Shubman Gill as the captain of the team while announcing the North Zone team of the Dalip Trophy, but due to his lack of health, the management had to change. After Gill is out, now Ankit Kumar will lead the team in his place. At the same time, the selectors had already included Shubham Rohilla in the squad as Gill’s backup.

Duleep Trophy and Asia Cup conflict

The Dalip Trophy is to be held in Bengaluru from 28 August to 15 September. The first match of the North Zone will be played from the East Zone at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru. Even if Gill was fit, it was difficult to play his entire tournament as he has to represent India in the Asia Cup starting in UAE on 9 September.

He had shown power on England tour

Shubman Gill has recently returned from England tour, where he scored a total of 754 runs in 5 Tests of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy while batting brilliantly. Thanks to his best form, he has been made the vice -captain in India’s T20 team for the Asia Cup.

Forward position

The North Zone has suffered a major setback due to being out of Gill. The team will now be confident of vice -captain Ankit Kumar, while Shubman Gill’s eyes will fit to return firmly for Team India in the Asia Cup.

Duleep trophy: The East Zone team has suffered a major setback before the start of the Dalip Trophy 2025. Team captain and wicketkeeper batsman Ishaan Kishan has withdrawn from the tournament. Now Odisha’s young cricketer Ashirwad Swain has got a chance in his place. The 20 -year -old Swain will be as a wicketkeeper batsman East Zone. The tournament will be played in Bengaluru from 28 August to 11 September.

Who is blessing Swain?

20 -year -old Ashirwad Swain may be new internationally, but his performance in domestic cricket has been continuously better. Swain has played 11 first class matches for Odisha so far. During this time he scored 615 runs, including 3 half -centuries and his best score was 77 runs. His performance in wicketkeeping has also been excellent. Swain has so far done 32 catches and 3 stumpings. His biggest strength is considered to be the quick and fast reflex behind the wicket. This is the reason why he has got a direct opportunity in the East Zone team in the absence of Ishaan Kishan.

The Odisha Cricket Association, while giving information about their selection on social media, wrote that Ashirwad Swain will be part of the East Zone team in place of Ishaan Kishan in the Dalip Trophy.

Captain changed in the absence of Ishaan Kishan

Ishaan Kishan played his first match international match against England in March 2021 and has since played 2 Tests, 27 ODIs and 32 T20 International matches for India. He played his last competitive match during county cricket in England. In the absence of Ishaan Kishan, the team will now be commanded by Abhimanyu Ishwaran. 29 -year -old Ishwar is an experienced batsman in domestic cricket and has scored 7841 runs in 103 first class matches played so far. Initially he was made vice -captain, but now he will take full responsibility of the team.

The first match will be from North Zone

The first match of the East Zone team will be played against the North Zone from August 28 to August 31 in the quarter -finals of the Dalip Trophy. The match will be held at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground, Bangalore. North Zone is commanded by Shubman Gill and the team also includes young stars like Yash Dhul, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana.

East Zone Team

Abhimanyu Ishwaran (captain), Ashirwad Swain (wicketkeeper), Sandeep Patnaik, Virat Singh, Danish Das, Shim Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Ryan Parag, Utkarsh Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep and Mohammad Shami.

Standby player- Mukhtar Hussain, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Swastik Samal, Sudeep Kumar Ghami and Rahul Singh.

Shubman Gill has become available for the Dilip Trophy 2025-26 and has been given the captaincy of the North Zone team. North Zone has announced its squad for the Dilip Trophy. This first-class tournament will be played from 28 August to 15 September. Under Gill’s captaincy, the Indian team has returned to India by drawing the Test series 2-2 in England. Now another challenge has arisen in front of Gill, where he will have to save the credibility of the 17 -time champion team North Zone in the Dilip Trophy.

In the last season Dilip Trophy, India A, India B, India C and India D team played, but this time the tournament is making a comeback in its zonal avatar. If we look at the squad of the North Zone, Arshdeep Singh has also been included in it, who did not get a chance to play a single match on the England tour. Anshul Kamboj and Harshit Rana will also be part of this team.

Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the North Zone team will take on the East Zone in the quarterfinal of Dilip Trophy. Let us know that Ishaan Kishan will be captaining the East Zone team and this match will start from August 28.

This is the first time Gill will be captaining the North Zone team. Last season, he captained India A team in a match. In both innings of that match, he scored 25 and 21 runs respectively, in the end his team had to taste the 76 -run defeat.

Shubman Gill is recently scoring 754 runs on England Tour. As a captain, he was praised for his great performance in the first series, while as an Indian captain, getting a series draw in England on his first tour was no less than a major achievement for him.

North Zone Squad for Dilip Trophy: Shubman Gill (captain), Shubham Khajuria, Ankit Kumar (Vice -captain), Ayush Badoni, Yash Dhul, Ankit Kalsi, Nishant Sindhu, Sahil Lotra, Mayank Dagar, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Aukib Nabi, Kanhaiya Vadhavan

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Shreyas iyer in duleep trophy: India’s brilliant batsman Shreyas Iyer has been running away from cricket for a long time. He has been on a break since the Punjab Kings were reached to the final in IPL 2025. Iyer was also not included in India’s Test team against England. But now the good news for Indian fans is that Iyer is returning to cricket and he has told that he is present to play Dilip Trophy. According to information received by Hindustan Times from Mumbai Cricket Association, Shreyas Iyer as well as Sarfaraz Khan is also present to play Dilip Trophy.

These players will play with Shreyas Iyer

Apart from Shreyas Iyer and Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey and Tushar Deshpande have also expressed their desire to play in this tournament. Iyer can join the West Zone team. This team has already qualified for the semi -finals and this team will have the next match on 4 September.

No opportunity against England

Before the announcement of the five-match Test series between India and England, it was being speculated that Shreyas Iyer could get a chance in this Test series. At the same time, new faces who were performing better in IPL were given a chance. Iyer has played 14 Test matches for India so far, in which one has scored a century and five half -centuries.

Iyer also performed better for Mumbai in domestic cricket last season as well, it was estimated that Shreyas would be given a chance in the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, the committee of selector Ajit Agarkar did not include him in the team. Based on Shreyas Iyer’s brilliant performance in the IPL, this player can be included in the Indian squad of Asia Cup 2025.

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