Duleep Trophy semi-final 1: Central Zone v East Zone — All eyes on Sooryavanshi, Kishan

Central Zone and East Zone featured in Duleep Trophy semi-final 1 on August 30, 2026, with live scoring updates focusing attention on Sooryavanshi and Kishan as the match progressed.

Ball-by-ball entries from the live blog recorded spells from Anukul Roy, Abhijit Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar and Mohammad Shami against batsmen including Kunal Chandela, Aryan Juyal and Aman Mokhade; a key early wicket read: "Abhijit Sarkar to Aman Mokhade, OUT! c Abhimanyu Easwaran b Abhijit Sarkar."

Anukul Roy’s overs produced several singles for Kunal Chandela and Aryan Juyal, recorded as "Anukul Roy to Kunal Chandela, 1 run, played towards point" and "Anukul Roy to Aryan Juyal, 1 run, played towards square leg," interspersed with dot balls noted in the log.

Abhijit Sarkar’s sequence included containment and a boundary for Aryan Juyal — "Abhijit Sarkar to Aryan Juyal, Four! Played towards mid off" — alongside the dismissal of Aman Mokhade captured in the scorefeed.

Mukesh Kumar’s entries show a mix of singles and a boundary, including "Mukesh Kumar to Kunal Chandela, 2 runs, played towards square leg" and "Mukesh Kumar to Aman Mokhade, Four! Played towards covers," plus multiple dot-ball deliveries to both Chandela and Juyal.

Mohammad Shami’s overs contained a no-ball and subsequent runs to Aman Mokhade: "Mohammad Shami to Aman Mokhade, No ball! Played towards mid off" followed by "Mohammad Shami to Aman Mokhade, 2 runs, played towards mid wicket," and a separate scoring entry for Aryan Juyal: "Mohammad Shami to Aryan Juyal, 3 runs, played towards mid wicket."

The live coverage continued with further exchanges between Mukesh Kumar, Mohammad Shami and the East Zone batsmen, as the play-by-play scorecard recorded singles, boundaries, dot balls and the wicket that read: "Abhijit Sarkar to Aman Mokhade, OUT! c Abhimanyu Easwaran b Abhijit Sarkar."