North Zone vs West Zone Live Score and Commentary, 2nd Quarter-Final, Duleep Trophy, 23 August, 2026
COMPLETED / 2nd Quarter-Final / BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
251/10 (66.5 ov) & 222/10 (51 ov)
187/10 (65.4 ov) & 234/10 (57.3 ov)
North Zone won by 52 runs
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Player of the match
Abid Mushtaq,
North Zone
Player of the Series
Tilak Varma,
South Zone
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urvil Patel | 25 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Shardul Thakur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Nishant Sindhu | 15.3 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 3.81 |
| Abid Mushtaq | 22 | 4 | 60 | 4 | 2.73 |
North Zone won by 52 runs
North Zone vs West Zone, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Zone (SZ won by 7 wickets) | 2nd Semi-Final | 30 Aug 2026 |
| West Zone (NZ won by 52 runs) | 2nd Quarter-Final | 23 Aug 2026 |
| South Zone (Match Drawn) | 1st Semi-Final | 4 Sep 2025 |
| East Zone (Match Drawn) | 1st Quarter-Final | 28 Aug 2025 |
| North East Zone (NZ won by 9 wickets) | 13th Match | 1 Aug 2023 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| North Zone (NZ won by 52 runs) | 2nd Quarter-Final | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Central Zone (Match Drawn) | 2nd Semi-Final | 4 Sep 2025 |
| East Zone (EZ won by 157 runs.) | 14th Match | 1 Aug 2023 |
| North Zone (WEZ won by 6 wickets) | 10th Match | 30 Jul 2023 |
| Central Zone (WEZ won by 1 wickets) | 8th Match | 28 Jul 2023 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 0 run (0.3 ov): Urvil Patel: 0 (3), Shardul Thakur: 0 (0)
- Last Bat: Urvil Patel 25(35) - lbw b N Sindhu Nishant Sindhu
- Fall of Wickets: 4 - 1 Harvik Desai, 28 - 2 Prithvi Shaw, 84 - 3 Shivalik Sharma, 195 - 4 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 211 - 5 Musheer Khan, 220 - 6 Shams Mulani, 220 - 7 Mukesh Choudhary, 222 - 8 Tanush Kotian, 234 - 9 Tushar Deshpande, 234 - 10 Urvil Patel
- Reviews Remaining: West Zone - 3 of 3, North Zone - 0 of 3
- Toss: North Zone elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 2nd Quarter-Final
- Series: Duleep Trophy
- Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026
- Time: 09:30 AM
- Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
- City: Bengaluru
- Umpires: Kaushik Gandhi (India), Keyur Kelkar (India), Saiyed Khalid (India, TV)
- Referee: Daniel Manohar (India)
Nishant Sindhu to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried drive but fails to get bat on it.
Nishant Sindhu to Tushar Deshpande, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards point for 1 run.
Nishant Sindhu to Urvil Patel, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Urvil Patel hangs in the crease, plays sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Nishant Sindhu to Urvil Patel, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Urvil Patel hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Nishant Sindhu to Urvil Patel, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
Nishant Sindhu to Urvil Patel, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Urvil Patel hangs in the crease and strives to hit drive, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
End of over 54 (5 runs)
Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Abid Mushtaq sends down a sharp delivery, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot to the short mid wicket.
Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, yorker, on the stumps, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but ball direclty brushes against the body, and batter snatch 1 run off leg bye.
End of over 55 (1 runs)
Nishant Sindhu to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
Nishant Sindhu to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
Nishant Sindhu to Tushar Deshpande, 1 run, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
Nishant Sindhu to Urvil Patel, 1 run, Urvil Patel hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
Nishant Sindhu to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
Nishant Sindhu to Tushar Deshpande, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards point for 1 run.
End of over 56 (3 runs)
Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, 1 run, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
Abid Mushtaq to Urvil Patel, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, and Urvil Patel hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
Abid Mushtaq to Urvil Patel, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried sweep but fails to get bat on it.
Abid Mushtaq to Urvil Patel, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Urvil Patel hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.
Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Tushar Deshpande c A Samad b A Mushtaq 5 (18) Abid Mushtaq to Tushar Deshpande, no run, c A Samad b A Mushtaq, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting drive towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Abdul Samad, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Tushar Deshpande.
End of over 57 (2 runs)
Nishant Sindhu to Urvil Patel, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, tried drive but fails to get bat on it.
Nishant Sindhu to Urvil Patel, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Urvil Patel hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
Urvil Patel lbw b N Sindhu 25 (35) Nishant Sindhu to Urvil Patel, no run, lbw b N Sindhu, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Urvil Patel hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Nishant Sindhu, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Urvil Patel dismissal.