South Zone took a commanding position in the Duleep Trophy semifinal as they skittled out Central Zone for a mere 209 before reaching 137 for two in reply on the second day of the match. Resuming at the overnight 123 for 5, Central Zone kept losing wickets at regular intervals with skipper Piyush Chawla being the team’s top-scorer with a fine knock of 56. In reply, South Zone were cruising along with captain Abhinav Mukund (61) and Baba Aparajith (35) at the crease when stumps were drawn for the day. The hosts now need to score just 73 more runs to take first innings lead.