Central Zone vs North East Zone Prediction, Duleep Trophy 2025-26, Quarter-Final 2, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Central Zone will go head-to-head with North East Zone in the second quarter-final of the Duleep Trophy 2025-26 campaign at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru, starting on Thursday, August 28.

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While the Central Zone will be led by Dhruv Jurel, the North East Zone will be captained by Rongsen Jonathan. It’s worth noting that the South Zone and the West Zone have already qualified for the semi-finals as the finalists of the previous edition. The grand finale of the campaign will be played on Thursday, September 11.

Central Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2025-26, Match Details

Match: Central Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2025-26, Quarter-Final 2

Time & Date: 9:30 AM IST, August 28 to August 31

Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru

Central Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2025-26 Pitch Report

The surface at this venue is anticipated to assist bowlers initially with the new ball. Importantly, it’s going to be a bit tough for batters to survive the initial few overs against the new ball. Nevertheless, they will have their fair share in the latter stages of the game once the ball gets older.

Central Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2025-26 Probable XIs

Central Zone

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Dhruv Jurel (c, wk), Rajat Patidar, Aryan Juyal, Sanchit Desai, Deepak Chahar, Saransh Jain, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed.

North East Zone

Rongsen Jonathan (c), Ankur Malik, Jehu Anderson, Aryan Bora, Ashish Thapa, Sedezhalie Rupero, Arpit Subash Bhatewara (wk), Akash Choudhary, Bishworjit Konthoujam, Pheiroijam Jotin, Ajay Lamabam Singh.

Central Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2025-26 Winner Prediction

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Match Winner: Match draw (Central Zone likely to take first innings lead)

While Dhruv Jurel will lead the Central Zone, Rongsen Jonathan will captain the North East Zone. It's going to be a good contest between these two sides. However, we can clearly see the Central Zone having a better experienced side in both batting and bowling units. We can expect them to come out on top with the first innings lead.

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