North Zone 319/7 in 78.3 Overs | Duleep Trophy 2025 Live Score: North Zone aim to build after recovering from early wobble

Duleep Trophy 2025 Live Score: North Zone completed at 308/6 in 75.2 overs towards East Zone on day one of many Duleep Trophy quarterfinal, thanks largely to Ayush Badoni’s attacking half-century. With Shubman Gill sidelined due to fever, Ankit Kumar captained North Zone and shared a gentle 49-run opening stand with Shubham Khajuria. However, left-arm spinner Manishi shifted momentum with three key strikes earlier than lunch, eradicating Ankit, Khajuria, and Yash Dhull, leaving North Zone below stress.

Badoni then performed a counter-attacking innings, smashing seven boundaries in his 60-ball 50. He shared essential partnerships of 67 with Dhull (39) and 61 with Nishant Sindhu (47), who seemed composed throughout his 70-ball keep, putting 4 fours and two sixes. Yet, each batsmen fell behind the stumps — Badoni to Mukhtar Hussain and Sindhu to Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal.

In the ultimate session, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (42*) and Sahil Lotra seemed to regular the innings, however Shami lastly received a breakthrough by dismissing Lotra (19). Mayank Dagar’s brisk 28* off 22 balls gave North Zone late momentum earlier than rain reduce brief play. Heading into day two, North Zone will depend on Wadhawan and Dagar to push the entire past 400 and hold the stress on East Zone.