The 2025 Duleep Trophy semi-finals started on Thursday. South Zone finished their first innings on 536, with Narayan Jagadeesan top-scoring (197). North Zone's Nishant Sindhu, meanwhile, picked up a five-for (5-125) to end the second day. In the other match, Central Zone finished at 229-2 in response to West Zone's 438, headlined by Ruturaj Gaikwad's 184. Danish Malewar scored 76.