Bengaluru, Sept. 7 -- Central Zone made it to the finals of the ongoing Duleep Trophy, securing the fifth-highest score by a side in first-class cricket without a century, during their semifinal match against West Zone at Bengaluru on Sunday.

The final will be between the Central Zone and the South Zone. Central Zone secured a place in the finals on the basis of a massive first innings lead.

West Zone elected to bat first after winning the toss. While the top Indian talent Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) and Shreyas Iyer (25) failed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, playing his first competitive game ever since an injury cut short his Indian Premier League (IPL) for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), made his eighth first-class ton, scoring 184 in 206 balls, with 25 four...