Duleep Trophy semi-final 2 live: Tilak, Arshdeep in focus
Shreyas Gopal, Tanay Thyagarajan and Kavuri Saiteja accounted for three wickets during ball-by-ball action in the second semi-final of the Duleep Trophy on 2026-08-30, according to live updates of the match in the Times of India live blog.
The live blog headline flagged Tilak and Arshdeep as players in focus while the text details an over-by-over sequence involving Kanhaiya Wadhawan, Abdul Samad, Qamran Iqbal, Ayush Badoni and Ayush Doseja. Shreyas Gopal removed Abdul Samad, Tanay Thyagarajan claimed the stumping of Ayush Badoni, and Kavuri Saiteja took the catch that dismissed Ayush Doseja. The updates include multiple dot-ball spells, several boundaries and a six.
Shreyas Gopal’s spell featured dot balls to Kanhaiya Wadhawan before he dismissed Abdul Samad, recorded in the blog as "OUT! c Ravichandran Smaran b Shreyas Gopal." Later in his sequence, Abdul Samad struck a six off Shreyas Gopal, noted as "Six! Played towards mid on."
Tanay Thyagarajan repeatedly bowled dot deliveries to Qamran Iqbal and others, while also conceding a single to Abdul Samad. The live log records the dismissal as "OUT! st Narayan Jagadeesan b Tanay Thyagarajan," showing Tanay as the bowler with Narayan Jagadeesan completing the stumping.
Kavuri Saiteja’s overs produced boundaries and a wicket: the blog lists two fours to Abdul Samad and a four to Qamran Iqbal, plus the dismissal "OUT! c Narayan Jagadeesan b Kavuri Saiteja" to remove Ayush Doseja. The updates also record "Kavuri Saiteja to Ayush Doseja, 4 Byes."
Batsmen mentioned in the ball-by-ball feed included Qamran Iqbal, who ran singles and hit a four, and Kanhaiya Wadhawan, who faced dot balls. Ayush Badoni’s dismissal and Ayush Doseja’s caught-and-bowled result were explicitly noted in the live entries.
These entries form the live-ball coverage of the Duleep Trophy second semi-final on 2026-08-30 and record the wickets of Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni and Ayush Doseja as the match progressed in this stage of the tournament.
