Tilak Varma and Shreyas Gopal lead South Zone to Duleep Trophy semi-final recovery for South Zone

South Zone holds a 90-run first-innings lead over North Zone in their Duleep Trophy semifinal at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. Resuming at 40/2, South Zone stumbled to 80/5 before a 175-run partnership between Tilak Varma and Shreyas Gopal stabilized the innings. Varma finished the second day unbeaten on 106, while Gopal contributed 87 runs. Gurnoor Brar led the North Zone bowling attack with four wickets, including three early dismissals that put the batting side in initial trouble. South Zone reached 285/9 by stumps, effectively recovering from the early collapse. Play is scheduled to continue on the third day as South Zone looks to extend its lead.

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