When is the Duleep Trophy 2025 final? Start date, teams, key players and how to watch live streaming online

The South Zone and Central Zone will go head-on in the Final of the Duleep Trophy at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from September 11.

Both teams are coming off first innings leads against the star-studded North and West Zones, respectively, in the semi-final of the competition.

A few players across both squads were also in contention to make it to the India A squad; however, only the likes of N Jagadeesan, Devdutt Padikkal, Harsh Dubey and Yash Thakur could make the cut.

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When is the South Zone vs Central Zone Duleep Trophy 2025 Final?

The South Zone vs Central Zone Duleep Trophy 2025 will be played from September 11 to 15.

Where is the South Zone vs Central Zone Duleep Trophy 2025 Final?

The clash between the South Zone and Central Zone will be played at the Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru.

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At what time will the South Zone vs Central Zone Duleep Trophy 2025 Final start?

The Duleep Trophy 2025 Final between the South Zone and Central Zone will start at 9:30 am (IST).

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final: South Zone and Central Zone squads

South Zone:

Mohammed Azharuddeen (c) (wk), Ricky Bhui (vc), Smaran Ravichandran, Mohit Kale, Sheikh Rasheed, Ranmay Agrawal, Salman Nizar, Tanay Thygarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, MD Nidheesh, Vasuki Koushik, Tripurana Vijay, Ankit Sharma, Basil NP.

Stand-bys: Mohit Redkar, Snehal Kautankar, Eden Apple Tom, Ajay Rohera, G Anikeeth Reddy.

Central Zone:

Rajat Patidar (c), Danish Malewar, Yash Rathod, Aayush Pandey, Shubham Sharma, Upendra Yadav (wk), Akshay Wadkar (wk), Saransh Jain, Aditya Thakare, Deepak Chahar, Sanjeet Desai, Kuldeep Sen, Kumar Karikeya, A B Kookna, Nachiket Bhute,

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final: Key players

1. Danish Malewar:

The CZ double-centurion will be raring to go big in the final of the Duleep Trophy after missing out on the India A bus to face Australia A.

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2. Gurjapneet Singh:

The left-handed pacer has shown some great rhythm and consistency over the last season of the Ranji Trophy. He will be key to dismantle an in-form top-order of the Central Zone.

3. Saransh Jain:

Jain was instrumental in Central Zone's first innings lead in the semi-final against the West Zone. He picked 8 wickets in the match and scored an incredibly crucial 63* to take his team past the star-studded WZ side.

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Where to watch the TV telecast of the South Zone vs Central Zone Duleep Trophy 2025 Final?

The South Zone vs Central Zone final of the Duleep Trophy will be telecast on Star Sports Khel.

Where to watch the online livestream of the South Zone vs Central Zone Duleep Trophy 2025 Final?

The online livestream of the South Zone-Central Zone Duleep Trophy final will be live on JioHotstar app and website.