Duleep Trophy Live Score, Semifinals Day 1: Ruturaj Gaikwad held half -century, Shreyas Iyer is giving

New Delhi. Both matches of the Duleep Trophy semi -finals are being played from today. The semi -finals have become interesting after scoring runs in the quarter -finals. These matches are being played in Bengaluru where there is a war of reaching the finals. Batsman Shreyas Iyer, ignored from the Indian team, will be monitored in this match. Whose previous domestic season and IPL were excellent, despite this he did not find a place in T. Shreyas will perform a brilliant performance in the semi -finals and will claim to return to the Indian team.

Gaikwad’s fifty off 76 balls
Ruturaj Gaikwad completed his half -century with the help of six fours in 76 balls. His 82 -run partnership for the third wicket with Arya Desai was very important for the West Zone. He would like to convert it into a big score by furthering his good start. Shreyas Iyer is also supporting him at the other end. West Zone score 104/3.

Rituraj Gaikwad at the crease, West Zone score 77/2

With the help of Rituraj Gaikwad and Arya Desai, West Zone has scored 77 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 23 overs. West Zone got two shocks quickly as Desai and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Playing XI
South Zone playing XI: Tanmay Aggarwal, N Jagadisin (wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammad Azharuddin (captain), Mohit Kale, Ricky Bhui, Salman Nizar, Tanay Tyagarajan, Gurjapane Singh, MD Nidhish, Vasuki Kaushik.

North Zone playing XI: Ankit Kumar (captain), Shubham Khajuria, Yash Dhul, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Kanhaiya Wadhavan (wicketkeeper), Sahil Lotra, Mayank Dagar, Akib Nabi Dar, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Anshul Kamboj.

North Zone won the toss and chose bowling first

North Zone has decided to bowl first by winning the toss in the second semi -finals against South Zone. The South Zone is commanded by Mohammad Azharuddin, while North Zone is captained by Ankit Kumar. The toss was delayed in this match.

Yashasvi Jaiswal out for 4 runs
Fast bowler Khalil Ahmed has spoiled the start of the West Zone. Khalil has given a big blow to the young OPNA Yashasvi Jaiswal by Khalil by dismissing the third ball of the match. West Zone lost his first wicket on a score of 4. Yashasvi opened his account with fours.

West Zone won toss, decision to bat
West Zone captain Shardul Thakur has decided to bat first by winning the toss against the Central Zone. West Zone has players like Shreyas Iyer, Rituraj Gaikwad and Tushar Deshpande. Yashasvi Jaiswal is also in this team.

Playing XI
West Zone playing XI: A. Nagwaswala, Arya Desai, DA Jadeja, Harvik Desai (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur (Captain), Shreyas Lire, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Yashasvi Jayaswal.

Playing XI of Central Zone: Ayush Pandey, DL Chahar, Danish Malewar, Harsh Dubey, Rajat Patidar (captain), SKK Ahmed, Summary Jain, Shubham Sharma, Upendra Yadav (wicketkeeper), YA Rathore, Yash Thakur.