Duleep Trophy 2023

This is South Zone's 14th Duleep Trophy win

Veteran Cheteshwar Pujara fell cheaply for 15, whereas Sarfaraz Khan showed signs of returning to form

South Zone lead by 248 with three wickets left in the bank

Prithvi Shaw stroked a half-century but West Zone collapsed after his dismissal

Chintan Gaja, Arzan Nagaswalla and Shams Mulani bagged a brace each

It's a repeat of last year's final, which was clinched by the West Zone

Elsewhere in Bengaluru, the semifinal between the South and North Zone was left well-poised after a rain-hit third day

Pujara and Suryakumar Yadav also hit fifties as West Zone put in an improved batting show

Meanwhile in Alur, a fighting half-century by Atit Sheth led West Zone's revival against Central Zone

North East were bowled out for just 154 as North picked up a massive 511-run victory