- Match: West Zone (WZ) vs South Zone (SZ)
- Date- 12th July 2023
- Match Format- 4-day game
- Venue- M.A. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Time- 9:30 AM(IST)
- Weather Forecast- 28 Degrees Celsius, Scattered Thunderstorms
West Zone vs South Zone Prediction Preview:
Welcome to WZ vs SZ Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. In the much-awaited finals of the Duleep Trophy 2023, West Zone will be locking horns with South Zone.
This is a repeat of the finals of the previous edition of the Duleep Trophy. West Zone had emerged out victorious in that tournament.
South Zone would be hoping to punch above their weight and win this game and prevent West Zone from successfully defending their title.
Top Batters for WZ vs SZ
- Cheteshwar Pujara (WZ)- scored 161 runs in the semi-finals
- Mayank Agarwal (SZ)- scored 130 runs in the semi-finals
- Hanuma Vihari (South Zone)- 8643 runs in 114 first-class matches
Top Bowlers WZ vs SZ
- Washington Sundar (South Zone)- 6 wickets in Tests
- Arzan Nagwaswalla (West Zone)- 6 wickets in the semi-finals
- Chintan Gaza (West Zone)- 153 wickets in 42 first-class games
WZ vs SZ Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If WZ bats first
- First Innings score prediction- WZ is expected to score 300-320 runs
- Result prediction- WZ will win the match by 30-40 runs
Scenario 2- If SZ bats first
- First Innings score prediction- SZ is expected to score 280-300
- Result prediction- WZ will win the match by 7 wickets
WZ vs SZ Today Match Prediction, Duleep Trophy finals, Who Will Win the Match?
West Zone
Defending champions West Zone will be pretty confident ahead of this fixture versus South Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2023.
They would be heavily reliant on their star batter Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara scored 161 runs in the previous game and he will be oozing with confidence and momentum.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury updates at the moment. We will update it if there are any.
WZ vs SZ Probable Playing 11
WZ Playing XI
Prithvi Shaw, Priyank Panchal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sarfaraz Khan, Het Patel, Surya Kumar Yadav, Atit Sheth, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Chintan Gaja, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja
SZ Playing XI
Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Tilak Verma, Ricky Bhui, Washington Sundar, Sai Sudarshan, K.V. Sasikanth, Ravikumar Samarth, R Sai Kishore, V Vijaykumar, V Kaverappa
Squads
West Zone
Priyank Panchal (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harvik Desai (wicketkeeper), Prithvi Shaw, Het Patel (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Arpit Vasavada, Atit Seth, Shams Mulani, Yuvraj Dodiya, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Chetan Sakariya, Chintan Gaja, Arzan Nagwaswalla
South Zone
Hanuma Vihari (captain), Mayank Agarwal (vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, Ricky Bhui (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), R Samarth, Washington Sundar, Sachin Baby, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sai Kishore, V Kaverappa, V Vyshak, KV Sasikanth, Darshan Misal, Tilak Varma.
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