- Match: West Zone vs Central Zone
- Date- 5th July 2023
- Match Format- 4-day game
- Venue- Alur KSCA Cricket Ground 3, Alur
- Time- 9:30 AM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- Rain, 22℃
West Zone vs Central Zone Today Match Prediction Preview:
Welcome to the WZ vs CZ Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. In the 2nd semi-final of the Duleep Trophy 2023, West Zone will be crossing swords with Central Zone.
Central Zone beat East Zone by 170 runs in the quarter finals and thereby booked a place in the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophy 2023. Saurabh Kumar earned the player of the match award for his all-round performances.
As West Zone were in the finals in the previous edition of the Duleep Trophy 2023, they have earned a direct place in the semi-finals.
They had defeated South Zone in the finals by 294 runs and had been crowned champions of the Duleep Trophy 2022. West Zone would be hoping to emulate the same in this game as well.
Top Batsmen for WZ vs CZ
- Rinku Singh (Central Zone)- 2919 runs at an average of 58.38
- Cheteshwar Pujara (West Zone)- 19244 runs with an average of 51.87
- Priyank Panchal (West Zone)- 7901 runs at an average of 47.02
Top Bowlers for WZ vs CZ
- Saurabh Kumar (Central Zone)- Took 11 wickets in the quarter-final and was adjudged the POTM
- Chetan Sakariya (West Zone)- 85 wickets in 28 matches
- Shivam Mavi (Central Zone)- 53 wickets in 13 matches
WZ vs CZ Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If WZ bats first
- First Innings score prediction- WZ is expected to score above 400
- Result prediction- WZ will win the match by 150-170 runs
Scenario 2- If CZ bats first
- First Innings score prediction-CZ is expected to score 300-350
- Result prediction- WZ will win the match by 7 wickets.
WZ vs CZ Today Match Prediction, 2nd Semi-Final Who Will Win the Match?
West Zone to win
The defending champions of the Duleep Trophy, West Zone are favourites to win the 2nd semi-final. West Zone have some top-notch names in their team and would be looking to punch their weight towards a win.
Central Zone will have to conjure magic if they are to match up to the prowess of West Zone in this game.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury news as of now. We will update if there are any updates.
West Zone vs Central Zone Probable Playing 11
WZ Playing XI
Prithvi Shaw, Priyank Panchal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sarfaraz Khan, Het Patel, Shams Mulani, Atit Sheth, Chetan Sakariya, Tushar Deshpande, Chintan Gaja, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja
CZ Playing XI
Vivek Singh, Himanshu Mantri, Kunal Chandela, Subham Sharma, Rinku Singh, Upendra Yadav, Saransh Jain, Saurabh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur
Squad for West Zone vs Central Zone
West Zone Squad
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
Central Zone
Shivam Mavi (captain), Vivek Singh, Himanshu Mantri, Kunal Chandela, Shubham Sharma, Amandeep Khare, Rinku Singh, Akshay Wadkar, Upendra Yadav (vice-captain), Dhruv Jurel, Saurabh Kumar, Manav Sathar, Saransh Jain, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur.
Also read: SZ vs NZ Today Match Prediction, Semi-Final, Duleep Trophy 2023, 5th July 2023
