North Zone Cricket Team vs East Zone Cricket Team Match Scorecard: East Zone won the toss and chose to field as North Zone and East Zone meet in the first quarter-final of the Duleep Trophy 2025 on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The match is being played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru. The three-week tournament features India’s top red-ball players in a zonal format with six teams (North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone, Central Zone and North East Zone). South Zone and West Zone have direct entry into the semifinals. The North Zone versus East Zone match is a knockout to decide who moves forward.
North Zone will be without Test captain Shubman Gill, who is recovering from viral flu. Ankit Kumar will lead the team in his absence. East Zone’s captain Ishan Kishan is also unavailable due to a minor injury sustained in the UK. Riyan Parag will captain East Zone.
The match is available for live streaming on the JioHotstar app and website. There is no television broadcast.
North Zone Vs East Zone Match Details
Match: North Zone vs East Zone, 1st Quarter-Final, Duleep Trophy 2025
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru
Start Time: 9:30 AM IST
Toss Time: 9:00 AM IST
Live Streaming: JioHotstar app and website (India)
North Zone Vs East Zone Playing XIs
East Zone: Utkarsh Singh, Sharandeep Singh, Virat Singh, Riyan Parag(c), Kumar Kushagra(w), Sridam Paul, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukhtar Hussain, Mohammed Shami, Manishi, Mukesh Kumar
North Zone: Shubham Khajuria, Ankit Kumar(c), Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni, Kanhaiya Wadhawan(w), Sahil Lotra, Nishant Sindhu, Harshit Rana, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mayank Dagar, Arshdeep Singh