Duleep Trophy semifinals set for Sunday in Bengaluru

Central Zone will defend their Duleep Trophy title against East Zone on Sunday while South Zone meets North Zone in the other semifinal. The matches take place at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Central Zone carries the confidence of recent success while East Zone arrives with momentum from strong group-stage performances. South Zone, runners-up in the previous edition, faces a North Zone side that has added fresh reinforcements. Ishan Kishan captains East Zone and won the toss against Central Zone, electing to bowl first. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is in the East Zone squad for the semifinal.