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Powar takes seven as West lift title

A seven-wicket haul by Ramesh Powar helped West Zone lift the Duleep Trophy with a massive 274-run win in Chennai

09-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

South make brave progress in impossible chase

South Zone have to bat a day with seven wickets in hand to save the match, having all but lost the Duleep Trophy to West Zone after conceding a first-innings lead

08-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Rahane shines for dominant West Zone

West Zone took complete control of the Duleep Trophy final on the third day in Chennai. Despite S Badrinath's unbeaten century, West's bowlers shut out South for 199 in the first session, giving a first-innings lead of 260

07-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Late wickets give West the edge

West Zone capped a good day in the field, first boosted to 459 by Ajinkya Rahane's 165 and stubborn stands by the lower order and then snapping three wickets before stumps

06-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Late wickets take sheen off Rahane ton

A couple of late strikes by Sreesanth helped South Zone claw back after West Zone - led by Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 109 - held the initiative for most of the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final in Chennai

05-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

M Vijay and Sreesanth boost South

Cricinfo previews the Duleep Trophy final between South Zone and West Zone to be played in Chennai

04-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

South crush North by 411 runs

It took 42.3 overs on the final day for South Zone to complete a crushing win against North Zone and set up a final clash with West Zone. L Balaji and M Suresh combined well to make the tall ask of chasing 568 even more imposing

01-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Uthappa's 160 shuts out North

Powered by Robin Uthappa's rapid century, South Zone shut North Zone out of contention for a place in the Duleep Trophy final

31-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

West cruise to eight-wicket victory

West Zone marched into the Duleep Trophy final for the second year in a row after snatching a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against East Zone

31-Jan-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Brabourne Stadium

Lower order resistance hands West the edge

A couple of top-order wickets late in the day has this game interestingly poised at the halfway mark. Though East Zone have a slender lead of 17 runs with seven wickets in the bag, West Zone will retain strong hopes of taking charge tomorrow especially in

30-Jan-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Brabourne Stadium

North make steady reply to South's 548

North Zone made a steady reply on the second day at the Madhavrao Scindia Ground, finishing 376 adrift of South Zone's massive 548 with seven wickets in hand

30-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

Pawar triggers East collapse

It took only an hour in the second session of play for Rajesh Pawar to trigger East Zone's collapse, as he picked up a career-best 6 for 34 on the first day of the semi-final clash in Mumbai. Though East fought back with the two early wickets of captain W

29-Jan-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Brabourne Stadium

Badrinath and Dravid punish North Zone

Runs flowed on the opening day of the semi-final at the Madhavrao Scindia Ground as South Zone, led by centuries by S Badrinath and Rahul Dravid, pounded 442 for 6 against North Zone

29-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

Experience gives South the edge

Defending champions North Zone will start as underdogs against a star-studded South Zone line-up in their Duleep Trophy semi-final in Rajkot

28-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

Formidable West Zone start favourites

Cricinfo previews the Duleep Trophy semi-final between West Zone and East Zone at the Brabourne Stadium

28-Jan-2009•The Preview by Nagraj Gollapudi

South ease into semi-finals after draw

Legspinner M Suresh took six Central Zone wickets during an extended spell to seal South Zone's berth in the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophy. Central were faced with the ardous task of scoring 381 in 77 overs and the aggressive approach of their batsmen

25-Jan-2009•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Dravid and Karthik tons build South's lead

Having gained a narrow first-innings lead early in the day, South Zone consolidated in their second to finish the penultimate day with a semi-final spot all but assured

24-Jan-2009•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Match tantalisingly poised as South fight back

Piyush Chawla and Murali Kartik had a horror day with the ball on Thursday, but their streaky, quickfire 57-run eighth-wicket stand put Central within touching distance of the all-important first-innings lead after the second day against South Zone in Ban

23-Jan-2009•Siddarth Ravindran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Karthik blitz helps South recover to 329

Dinesh Karthik led South Zone to a dramatic recovery in the second session where 188 runs were added for the loss of two wickets as compared to the first session where six wickets fell for 106

22-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

Hopefuls target the big stage

This season's tournament opener, between South Zone and Central Zone at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, has several fringe players including Sreesanth hoping for an upturn in their fortunes

21-Jan-2009•The Preview by Siddarth Ravindran in Bangalore

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