Central Zone dominated Day Three of the Duleep Trophy final at Bengaluru's BCCI Centre after Yash Rathod's impressive 194-run knock. The batsman missed his maiden double century by just six runs before Gurjapneet Singh dismissed him. Central Zone declared at 511 runs, extending their first-innings advantage to 362 runs. Saransh Jain contributed 69 runs while Ankit Sharma claimed four wickets for South Zone. The bowling attack from South Zone struggled against Central's batting lineup throughout the morning session.
South Zone began their second innings trailing significantly and reached 129 for two wickets at stumps. Ravichandran Smaran remained unbeaten on 37 runs alongside Ricky Bhui in an unbroken partnership. Mohit Kale scored 38 before falling to Jain's bowling, while Tanmay Agarwal departed after misjudging a delivery. Bad light ended play early with South Zone still requiring 233 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
South Zone began their second innings trailing significantly and reached 129 for two wickets at stumps. Ravichandran Smaran remained unbeaten on 37 runs alongside Ricky Bhui in an unbroken partnership. Mohit Kale scored 38 before falling to Jain's bowling, while Tanmay Agarwal departed after misjudging a delivery. Bad light ended play early with South Zone still requiring 233 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
