The Duleep Trophy 2025 has kicked off in spectacular fashion. The tournament's first quarter-final is underway between North Zone and East Zone, while the second quarter-final is being played between Central Zone and North East Zone teams.
Sports News: In the second quarter-final match of the Duleep Trophy 2025, young Central Zone batsman Danish Malewar captured everyone's attention with his explosive innings. Playing against North East Zone, the 21-year-old Malewar scored a century off 139 balls, giving his team a b start. With this victory, the Central Zone team has strengthened its semi-final aspirations in the quarter-finals.
Brilliant Partnership Between Danish Malewar and Rajat Patidar
Along with Danish's century, captain Rajat Patidar also scored a half-century. Patidar's contribution was extremely important for the team as his experience and patience helped the batsmen play a balanced innings. Additionally, Aryan Juyal also propelled Central Zone forward by scoring 60 runs, but he had to retire hurt due to injury.
Danish displayed excellent technique against the North East Zone bowlers and put his team in a b position by playing many difficult shots. His innings proved that he is in excellent form in Indian domestic cricket right now.
Malewar Was Also the Hero in the Ranji Trophy Final
The story of Danish Malewar's brilliant performance is not new. He had scored a century for Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy final last year. In that match, Malewar scored 153 runs off 285 balls in the first innings. In the second innings, he contributed significantly to the team's victory by scoring 73 runs. In that final, Vidarbha had won the Ranji Trophy title by defeating Kerala.
This experience has made Malewar an even ber player, and his current play in the quarter-final is benefiting the team. Central Zone suffered an early setback in this quarter-final match. The team's captain, Dhruv Jurel, is unable to play in this match due to injury. In his absence, Rajat Patidar took over the captaincy and played a key role in steering the team in the right strategic direction.
