The Central Zone has scripted history under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, as he finally drought his 10 -year title by crushing the South region in the Duleep Trophy 2025 final at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru on 15 September.
The Central Zone, headed by the silver Patidar, performed a major performance in the Duleep Trophy 2025 to lift the prestigious trophy after a decade and ended an incredible season. For Patidar, this victory already adds to the stellar run in the last few months.
The 10 -year drought ends under the captaincy of the central region silver Patidar
In June 2025, Rajat Patidar took Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to his first IPL Trophy after 17 years and also took his Madhya Pradesh team to the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, where he lost the cup for Mumbai in December.
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Now, Patidar won the Dalip Trophy; This was his second major title as captain in just four months. His leadership and winning mentality have become a matter of Indian cricket circle. His captaincy has incredibly increased through ranks, and it seems that winning trophies has become his habit.
I love winning the trophy: Rajat Patidar
After leading the central region to win from the front, Rajat Patidar said in a post -match presentation, “I love winning the trophy.” He credited the team’s victory to the strong mentality and determination shown by the players in the tournament.
The skipper especially praised the bowlers for his outstanding efforts, said that they harassed the batsmen in the south region and created the challenges, even when the pitch was good for batting in Bengaluru.
Summary Jain Dalip Trophy shines as a series player in 2025
Meanwhile, the Star Summary of the Dalip Trophy 2025 was Jain, who earned the Player of the Series Award thanks to his all-round brillies. He took 16 wickets and scored 136 runs in the competition. In the title clash alone, Jain took 8 wickets and added 73 important runs.
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Earlier, the all -rounder gave a strong performance with 8 wickets and 63 runs in the semi -finals. Jain’s ability to target the major areas, change angles and cheat batsmen with his flight, made him a constant threat in the Red-Ball tournament.
𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬!
Yash Rathod hit the winning run and finished it in style as the Central Zone beat South Zone by 6⃣ wickets
A great victory
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– BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDOSTIC) September 15, 2025
Another standout artist was Yash Rathod, who won the Player of the Match Award for his sensational 194 -run knock. His knock helped the Central Zone lay a strong foundation. The Central Zone set the tone at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground from the beginning of the final.
Central Zone vs South Zone Dilip Trophy 2025 Final Highlights
In the first innings, his spin attack destroyed the batting lineup of South Zone, limiting him to only 149 runs. Summary Jain’s five-wicket dhol (5/49) and Kumar Karthikeya’s four-width effort (4/53) played an important role in keeping the south region behind in the game.
The central zone response was commanding. They reached 50 without losing one wicket on the early day and went to post a colll 511 runs for Yash Rathod’s 194 and silver Patidar’s 101. This gave him a huge lead of 362 runs.
Well, South Zone made a strong comeback in the second innings as he managed to post 426 runs on the board, thanks to the amazing performance of Ravichandran Smaran (67), Andre Siddharth (84*), and Ankit Sharma (99).
However, the first innings of the Central Zone had already sealed luck. He had to chase only 66 runs and managed to cross the line within 21 overs despite losing four wickets chasing a small target.