Central Zone vs East Zone Live Score and Commentary, 1st Semi-Final, Duleep Trophy, 30 August, 2026
COMPLETED / 1st Semi-Final / BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
266/10 (80.1 ov) & 158/10 (50.2 ov)
266/10 (57 ov) & 162/6 (39.3 ov)
East Zone won by 4 wickets
Recent
Player of the match
Mukesh Kumar,
East Zone
Player of the Series
Tilak Varma,
South Zone
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shami | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Ishan Kishan | 39 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 95.12 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Saransh Jain | 11.3 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 3.91 |
| Harsh Dubey | 14 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 3.79 |
East Zone won by 4 wickets
Central Zone vs East Zone, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| East Zone (EZ won by 4 wickets) | 1st Semi-Final | 30 Aug 2026 |
| South Zone (CZ won by 6 wickets) | Final | 11 Sep 2025 |
| West Zone (Match Drawn) | 2nd Semi-Final | 4 Sep 2025 |
| North East Zone (Match Drawn) | 2nd Quarter-Final | 28 Aug 2025 |
| South Zone (SZ won by 7 wickets) | 15th Match | 1 Aug 2023 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Zone (Match Drawn (EZ won on 1st innings)) | Final | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Central Zone (EZ won by 4 wickets) | 1st Semi-Final | 30 Aug 2026 |
| North East Zone (EZ won by an inning and 210 runs) | 1st Quarter-Final | 23 Aug 2026 |
| North Zone (Match Drawn) | 1st Quarter-Final | 28 Aug 2025 |
| South Zone (SZ won by 45 runs.) | Final | 3 Aug 2023 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 12 run (1.5 ov): Mohammad Shami: 8 (5), Ishan Kishan: 4 (6)
- Last Bat: Sudip Kumar Gharami 14(16) - c RM Patidar b S Jain Saransh Jain
- Fall of Wickets: 61 - 1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 65 - 2 Abhimanyu Easwaran, 93 - 3 Virat Singh, 124 - 4 Kumar Kushagra, 124 - 5 Anukul Roy, 150 - 6 Sudip Kumar Gharami
- Reviews Remaining: East Zone - 3 of 3, Central Zone - 3 of 3
- Toss: East Zone elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st Semi-Final
- Series: Duleep Trophy
- Date: Sunday, August 30, 2026
- Time: 09:30 AM
- Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
- City: Bengaluru
- Umpires: Anish Sahasrabudhe (India), Saidharshan Kumar (India), Vinod Seshan (India, TV)
- Referee: Amit Sharma (India)
Yash Thakur to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ishan Kishan hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Yash Thakur to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ishan Kishan goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Yash Thakur to Ishan Kishan, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball short length, on the stumps, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Ishan Kishan no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
Yash Thakur to Ishan Kishan, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ishan Kishan hangs in the crease, swats flick shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
Yash Thakur to Sudip Kumar Gharami, 1 run, Sudip Kumar Gharami goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 1 run.
Yash Thakur to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, short length, on the off stump, Ishan Kishan hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
End of over 36 (5 runs)
Harsh Dubey to Sudip Kumar Gharami, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps. Sudip Kumar Gharami goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Harsh Dubey to Sudip Kumar Gharami, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Sudip Kumar Gharami goes forward and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Harsh Dubey to Sudip Kumar Gharami, 1 run, Sudip Kumar Gharami goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
Harsh Dubey to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, Ishan Kishan goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
Harsh Dubey to Sudip Kumar Gharami, 1 run, Sudip Kumar Gharami hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
Harsh Dubey to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Ishan Kishan goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 37 (7 runs)
Saransh Jain to Sudip Kumar Gharami, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Sudip Kumar Gharami hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Saransh Jain to Sudip Kumar Gharami, 1 run, Sudip Kumar Gharami hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Saransh Jain to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, Ishan Kishan hangs in the crease to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
Sudip Kumar Gharami c RM Patidar b S Jain 14 (16) Saransh Jain to Sudip Kumar Gharami, no run, c RM Patidar b S Jain, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the stumps, Sudip Kumar Gharami goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards square leg, edged!! and expertly caught by Rajat Patidar. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Saransh Jain to Mohammad Shami, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mohammad Shami goes forward and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Saransh Jain to Mohammad Shami, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump. Mohammad Shami hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 38 (6 runs)
Harsh Dubey to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Ishan Kishan goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Harsh Dubey to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Ishan Kishan hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Harsh Dubey to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Ishan Kishan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Harsh Dubey to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Ishan Kishan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Harsh Dubey to Ishan Kishan, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Ishan Kishan hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Harsh Dubey to Ishan Kishan, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump. Ishan Kishan goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 39 (4 runs)
Saransh Jain to Mohammad Shami, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Mohammad Shami goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Saransh Jain to Mohammad Shami, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Mohammad Shami hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Saransh Jain to Mohammad Shami, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Shami hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.