South Zone

Duleep Trophy final: Vidwath Kaverappa's four-wicket burst gives South Zone the edge against West Zone

Vidwath was a beneficiary of this tactic at the other end as batters tried to score off him. Unlike his partner, Vidwath resorted to bowling fuller lengths.

Duleep Trophy final: South Zone's Hanuma Vihari scores fighting fifty as West Zone bowlers dominate

With eight fours to his name, Hanuma Vihari got to his fifty in 103 deliveries. Vihari was involved in a 79-run stand for the third wicket with Tilak Varma

Duleep Trophy: North Zone face flak for 'unsportsmaship' 5.5 overs in 53 minutes strategy

It took North Zone 53 minutes to bowl 5.5 overs before South Zone eventually beat them, but this certainly left a bad taste in the mouths of many cricket lovers

Duleep Trophy: South Zone to face West Zone in final after they beat North by two wickets

In the final, South will take on defending champions West Zone in a repeat of the 2022 title clash.

Duleep Trophy: Pujara, Suryakumar fifties put West in control against Central Zone; South vs North evenly poised

Buoyed by a 92-run first innings lead, West batters gave a far better account of themselves as Pujara remained unbeaten on 50 off 103 balls with five boundaries at the end of second day's play.

Duleep Trophy: Central Zone in control against West Zone; All-round Harshit brings North back in the game against South

West Zone entered the match as overwhelming favourites, courtesy the presence of Cheteshwar Pujara, Suryakumar Yadav, Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan in their line-up.

Duleep Trophy 2022 final: West Zone clinch title with big win over South Zone

Set an improbable target of 529 runs for an outright win, South Zone were bowled out for 234 in 71.2 overs, with left-arm Shams Mulani (4 for 51) picking up three of the four wickets to fall on the final day.

Duleep Trophy 2022 final: Confident South Zone take on formidable West Zone in title clash

It will be an exciting contest on paper, but even apart from that, it will be interesting to see a duel between Prithvi Shaw and R Sai Kishore, who are the tournament’s leading run-scorer and leading wicket-taker.

Duleep Trophy 2022: South Zone thump North by 645 runs, sets up title clash against West Zone

West Zone also won their semi-final in commanding fashion beating Central Zone by a comfortable 279-run margin. The final will be played in Coimbatore from 21 September, and it will be a five-day affair.

After techie's death, Chennai civic body to deploy patrol vehicles to dismantle illegal hoardings, launches helpline to report unlawful banners

The Chennai Corporation on Saturday said patrol vehicles would be deployed to dismantle such hoardings in all the zones.