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

West Zone will cross swords with the Central Zone in the second semi-final of the Duleep Trophy 2025-26 campaign at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru, starting on Thursday, September 4.

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While the West Zone will be captained by Shardul Thakur, the Central Zone will be led by Dhruv Jurel. Notably, Central Zone took the first innings lead over North East Zone in the second quarter-final to make it to the semi-final. Meanwhile, West Zone made it to the final in the 2023-24 season to earn their semi-final spot directly.

West Zone vs Central Zone, Semi-Final 2, Match Details

Match: West Zone vs Central Zone, Duleep Trophy 2025-26, Semi-Final 2

Time & Date: 9:30 AM IST, September 4 to September 7

Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru

West Zone vs Central Zone, Semi-Final 2 Pitch Report

The ground in Bengaluru is expected to be a decent one for both batters and bowlers right from the initial few overs. We can expect spinners to get a decent momentum in the middle overs with good enough spin and bounce.

West Zone vs Central Zone, Semi-Final 2 Probable XIs

West Zone

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harvik Desai (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Shivalik Sharma, Shardul Thakur (c), Dharmandrasinh Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswala

Central Zone

Rajat Patidar (c), Aryan Juyal, Danish Malewar, Aditya Thakare, Akshay Wadkar, Deepak Chahar, Saransh Jain, Shubham Sharma, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed

West Zone vs Central Zone, Semi-Final 2 Winner Prediction

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

By taking a look at the squads, the West Zone looks comparatively better squad than the Central Zone. We can expect the Shardul Thakur-led West Zone side to take the first innings lead and make it to the grand finale.

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