WZ vs CZ Dream11; SZ vs NZ Dream11: After an entertaining Quarterfinals, fans gear up for a thrilling semifinals of the Duleep Trophy 2023. Both semifinals will begin on July 5. The first semi-final will see West Zone against Central Zone at KSCA Ground in Alur. Meanwhile, South Zone will be up against North Zone in the second semi-final at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
With the stakes so high, let us check WZ vs CZ & SZ vs NZ strongest playing XIs.
WZ vs CZ: Cheteshwar Pujara eye redemption, West Zone starts as favourites
Out of favour Cheteshwar Pujara will be eyeing a return to India’s Test squad with a strong performance for West Zone in the semi-final.
Also Read: Duleep Trophy 2023 Live Scores: Star-studded West & South favourites against Central & North Zone
Pujara, who has played 103 Tests and scored over 7000 runs, was dropped for West Indies’ Test after a lackluster performance in the World Test Championship final against Australia last month.
Apart from Cheteshwar Pujara, young stars Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, and Sarfaraz Khan will also be in action against Central Zone.
SZ vs NZ: All eyes on Hanuma Vihari, Mayank Agarwal as strong South Zone eyes final
Another player who will be eyeing a return to Test squad will be Hanuma Vihari. Vihari will lead the South Zone against North Zone. The South Zone have some big names in the form of Mayank Agarwal, Sai Sudharshan and Washinton Sundar and the side will enter in this contest as favorites against North Zone.
Match Details
Match: WZ vs CZ; SZ vs NZ Duleep Trophy Semifinals
Date & Time: July 5-July 9, 9:30 AM
Venue for WZ vs CZ: KSCA Ground, Alur
Venue for SZ vs NZ: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Live Streaming: No coverage on TV or Live streaming apps.
WZ vs CZ: Top Fantasy Picks
Captain – Cheteshwar Pujara
Vice-captain – Rinku Singh
Wicketkeepers – Upendra Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan
Batters – Cheteshwar Pujara, Priyank Panchal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh
All-rounders – Saurabh Kumar, Shams Mulani
Bowlers – Shivam Mavi, Avesh Khan, Chetan Sakariya
WZ vs CZ: Probable Playing XIs
West Zone: SN Khan, Priyank Panchal(C), CA Pujara, SA Yadav, P Shaw, SZ Mulani, AA Sheth, HM Desai(wk), DA Jadeja, Arzan Nagwaswalla, C Sakariya
Central Zone: RK Singh, K Chandela, Shubham Sharma, YS Thakur, Saurabh Kumar, UD Yadav(wk), Himanshu Mantri, Vivek Singh II, Shivam Mavi(C), SS Jain, Avesh Khan
SZ vs NZ: Top Fantasy Picks
Captain – Mayank Agarwal
Vice-captain – Harshit Rana
Wicketkeeper – KS Bharat
Batters – Mayank Agarwal, Sai Sudharsan, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit Kalsi
All-rounders – Jayant Yadhav, N Wadhera, Washington Sundar
Bowlers – Harshit Rana, Siddhant Kaul, P. Narang
SZ vs NZ: Probable Playing XIs
South Zone: Mayank Agarwal, Sai Sudharsan, Ravikumar Samarth, Tilak Varma, GH Vihari(C), Vidhwath Kaverappa, Washington Sundar, KV Sasikanth, KS Bharat(wk), Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Vijaykumar Vyshak
North Zone: DR Shorey, AR Kalsi, Nishant Sindhu, Ankit Kumar, J Yadav(C), P Simran Singh(wk), P Chopra, P Narang, H Rana, S Kaul, Baltej Singh
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