[WATCH] Rajat Patidar takes stunning catch against South Zone during Duleep Trophy 2025 final
Watch the captain of the Central Zone side, Rajat Patidar, has grabbed a stunning catch against the South Zone during the final of the 2025 edition of the Duleep Trophy at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
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During the final of the Duleep Trophy 2025, South Zone and Central Zone locked horns at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI’s) Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru. The Central Zone captain, Rajat Patidar, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a green-looking surface.
South Zone didn’t make a great start with the bat as they lost their opening wicket for 27 runs in 16 overs, and that trend continued for the next two sessions. The Mohammed Azharuddeen-led side kept on losing wickets regularly as the ball was spinning miles from the two spinners of India's domestic sides, Kumar Karthikeya and Saransh Jain.
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It was the third ball of the 49th over when Jain gave air to the ball that looped to the left-handed batter, Salman Nizar, who was on 24 runs in 52 balls with the help of two boundaries and one six. It got extra bounce off the surface as the batter lunged forward in defending the ball and got an outside edge off the blade.
Watch: Rajat Patidar grabs stunning catch for Central Zone during Duleep Trophy 2025 final
Taking the edge, the ball lobbed to the silly mid-off fielder’s right side, where the fielder grabbed it but saw it popping behind his back. Rajat Patidar, standing at the gully region, dived forward and got both hands under to complete the fine catch. Patidar, the captain of the side, was fully aware of the situation as he sent the southpaw back to the hut.
That was a completely fine performance from the side as they bundled out the South Zone for 149 runs in 63 balls. Tanmay Agarwal’s 31 ended up being the highest individual score of the card, followed by Salman Nizar’s 24 runs. Jain was the peak of the bowling department with five wickets in 24 overs, while Kartikeya recorded four wickets in 21 overs.
It was a special bowling performance from the Central Zone, who will now aim not only to get a lead in the first innings by registering a huge score on the board, but also to earn a vital victory by the end of the game. Central Zone started their batting in the third session of the opening day.
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