Bengaluru, Sep 4
Ruturaj Gaikwad produced a batting masterclass to rescue West Zone from early trouble and put them in control at stumps on day one of 2025/26 Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone at the BCCI COE Ground 2 on Thursday.
But Gaikwad marched forward to reach his eighth first-class century in 131 deliveries and reached his 150 in just 178 balls. After Kotian raised his 17th first-class half-century, Gaikwad fell after he was stumped off Saransh. Kotian and Thakur shared an unbeaten 36-run stand till stumps arrived on a day West Zone got back the initiative after an early collapse.
Brief Scores: West Zone 363/6 in 87 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 184, Tanush Kotian 65 not out; Khaleel Ahmed 2-70, Saransh Jain 2-109) against Central Zone