North Zone will clash with South Zone in the second semi-final of Duleep Trophy 2026 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru, starting on Sunday, August 30.
North Zone, led by Kanhaiya Wadhawan, secured a 52-run win over West Zone in the second quarter-final. South Africa made it to the grand finale of the Duleep Trophy 2025 season and secured a direct semi-final berth this season.
North Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Semi-Final 2, Match Details
Match: North Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Semi-Final 2
Time & Date: 9:30 AM IST, August 30 to September 2
Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru
North Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Semi-Final 2 Probable XIs
North Zone
Qamran Iqbal, Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni, Ayush Doseja, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (c) (wk), Abdul Samad, Nishant Sindhu, Abid Mushtaq, Anshul Kamboj, Arshdeep Singh, Sunil Kumar
South Zone
Shaik Rasheed, Smaran Ravichandran, Ricky Bhui, Tilak Varma (c), Karun Nair, Narayan Jagadeesan, Tripurana Vijay, Aman Khan, Shreyas Gopal, Kavuri Saiteja, Vidhwath Kaverappa
North Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Semi-Final 2 Pitch Report
This surface, as seen in the quarter-final, is anticipated to give both batters and bowlers an equal edge. It’s wise to bowl first after winning the toss on this surface; that would give spinners a fair share in the middle overs.
North Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Semi-Final 2 Top Picks
Shreyas Gopal
Star spinner Shreyas Gopal scalped 48 wickets from 19 innings in the recent Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season.
Abid Mushtaq
Spinner Abid Mushtaq scalped nine wickets from two innings in the second quarter-final against West Zone.
North Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Semi-Final 2 Captain picks
Smaran Ravichandran
Smaran Ravichandran concluded the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season with 950 runs from 14 innings at an average of 86.36 with four centuries and three half-centuries, leading the run-scoring charts.
Shaik Rasheed
Shaik Rasheed accumulated 627 runs from 11 innings at an average of 89.57 with three centuries and two half-centuries in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season.
North Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Semi-Final 2 Head to Head Dream11 team
Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Ayush Doseja, Smaran Ravichandran (c), Shaik Rasheed, Tilak Varma, Karun Nair, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Shreyas Gopal (vc), Abid Mushtaq, Anshul Kamboj
North Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Semi-Final 2 Grand League Dream11 team
Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Ayush Doseja, Smaran Ravichandran, Shaik Rasheed (c), Tilak Varma, Karun Nair, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Shreyas Gopal, Abid Mushtaq (vc), Anshul Kamboj
