0Duleep Trophy 2026 Semi-Finals: The Duleep Trophy 2026 semi-finals will see defending champions Central Zone take on East Zone in the first last-four clash, while South Zone will face North Zone in the second semi-final. Both matches will be played over four days, from August 30 to September 2at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
The semi-final line-up was confirmed after East Zone stormed past North East Zone by an innings and 210 runs in the first quarter-final, while North Zone defeated West Zone by 52 runs in the other last-eight clash. Central Zone and South Zone had received direct entry into the semi-finals.
Duleep Trophy 2026 Semi-Finals: Schedule
1st Semi-Final: Central Zone vs East Zone
Date: August 30 to September 2, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM IST
Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru
2nd Semi-Final: South Zone vs North Zone
Date: August 30 to September 2, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM IST
Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru
Both semi-finals will begin at the same time and are scheduled as four-day first-class fixtures.
Duleep Trophy 2026: ALL Four Teams Squad
Central Zone Squad
Batters: Rajat Patidar (Captain), Aman Mokhade, Rinku Singh, Yash Rathod, Aayush Pandey
All-rounders: Kunal Chandela, Nachiket Bhute, Saransh Jain, Harsh Dubey, Arshad Khan
Wicketkeepers: Aryan Juyal, Kunal Singh Rathore
Bowlers: Zeeshan Ansari, Aryan Pandey, Yash Thakur
East Zone Squad
Batters: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Virat Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
All-rounders: Shikhar Mohan, Anukul Roy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Abhijit K Sarkar
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan (Captain), Kumar Kushagra
Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Danish Das
South Zone Squad
Batters: Tilak Varma (Captain), Ricky Bhui, Shaik Rasheed, Kodimela Himateja, Smaran Ravichandran, Karun Nair
All-rounders: Abhinav Tejrana, Tanay Thyagarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Aman Khan
Wicketkeeper: Narayan Jagadeesan
Bowlers: Shreyas Gopal, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Kavuri Saiteja
North Zone Squad
Batters: Ayush Doseja, Yash Dhull, Qamran Iqbal, Sanat Sangwan
All-rounders: Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Nishant Sindhu, Abid Mushtaq, Anshul Kamboj
Wicketkeeper: Kanhaiya Wadhawan (Captain)
Bowlers: Arjun Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Sunil Kumar, Nikhil Kashyap, Yudhvir Singh Charak
Duleep Trophy 2026 Semi-Finals LIVE Streaming and Telecast
Cricket fans in India will be able to watch the Duleep Trophy 2026 semi-finals live on JioHotstarwith streaming available through the JioHotstar app and website. The BCCI has confirmed that all matches of the tournament will be streamed live.
Television coverage is also part of the expanded broadcast arrangements for this year’s Duleep Trophy. Reports have listed Star Sports Network as the television broadcaster, while the BCCI has confirmed that there will be TV coverage of one semi-final in addition to one quarter-final and the final.