- BATSMENRB4s6sSR24.1 a run out with lunch under 10 minutes far and Easwaran is run out! A very late call from Mohan to send Easwaran back and he won't be happy with that. There was turn and bounce, Easwaran steered the ball to point and took off. Mohan took a few steps down too before realising the fielder had swooped in quickly and he sent Easwaran back, who was nearly halfway down the pitch and his turn back hardly made a difference. Easwaran doesn't even look back at Mohan and continues his march to the dressing room 133/214.4 taken at deep midwicket, that's the big wicket of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi! That must be a relief for South Zone. Not too fast at 129kmh, but it's a short ball which South hardly bowled this morning to him, and Sooryavanshi miscues his pull high into the clear sky on the leg side where deep midwicket runs in to get under the ball just in time 100/152.2 Milind gets rewarded for his short balls and he removes the well-set Shikhar Mohan! It may not be as spectacular as bouncing someone out, but Milind will take it. Short ball just outside off, Mohan pivots to turn the ball to leg but his soft hands only result in him chopping on. He hangs his head back in disappointment for the slow walk back on 85 241/430.6 didn't get a wicket earlier in the over to the lbw, but is rewarded for his flight and guile. Gharami has played a reckless stroke and perishes. Stepped out to go down down but is deceived in flight and he ends up dragging this lofted hit to mid-on. 147/3162.2 steps out and swings through the line, only for this to be superbly intercepted by the long-on fielder, R Smaran. Kishan wanted to hit it straighter but didn't get the elevation he would've liked. It ended up being a flat hit as Smaran moving to his right took the catch on the move. Kishan walks off to a standing ovation. 708/9100.1 That's 100 overs up. And the 101st starts with a wicket. Short-ish ball on leg and Kushagra tries to pull off the back foot. But he's mistimed this one, and it has taken the top-edge to Milind at fine leg. Kushagra is so disappointed and Vijay gets a wicket off a half-tracker. Top innings though - with eight fours and five sixes in 132 balls 471/5134.1 fullish ball on middle and leg. Tries the flick. Misses. Hits the pad. LBW appeal turned down. They review. Is this going to hit the stumps? We'll find out. Replay says this is hitting leg stump plumb, so Anukul will be out on 45 626/6157.4 steps out and belts this straight down Siraj's throat at long-on. Superbly taken diving forward. Quraishi wanted to hit it a lot straighter but because he didn't get under the length, he ended up dragging this to the long-on fielder. 698/8150.3 finally a wicket for Shreyas Gopal! And it's a googly. Flighted full ball outside off, turning in and Shami tries the drive. Big gap between bat and body 680/7Extras17 (b 8, lb 2, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL708/9 (162.2 Overs, RR: 4.36)Yet to bat: Mukesh KumarFall of wickets: 1-100 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 14.4 ov), 2-133 (Abhimanyu Easwaran, 24.1 ov), 3-147 (Sudip Kumar Gharami, 30.6 ov), 4-241 (Shikhar Mohan, 52.2 ov), 5-471 (Kumar Kushagra, 100.1 ov), 5-611* (Ishan Kishan, retired not out ), 6-626 (Anukul Roy, 134.1 ov), 7-680 (Mohammed Shami, 150.3 ov), 8-698 (Md Kounain Quraishi, 157.4 ov), 9-708 (Ishan Kishan, 162.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammed Siraj 25 3 140 0 5.6 0 2 MD Nidheesh 15 2 58 0 3.86 0 0 T Vijay 41.2 3 180 3 4.35 0 0 CV Milind 21 2 88 2 4.19 1 4 S Gopal 42 7 165 2 3.92 0 0 SK Rasheed 13 0 46 1 3.53 0 0 D Padikkal 4 0 18 0 4.5 0 0 RK Bhui 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 South Zone Team Narayan Jagadeesan † Wicketkeeper Ricky Bhui Devdutt Padikkal Shaik Rasheed Tilak Varma (c) Allrounder Ravichandran Smaran Shreyas Gopal Allrounder Chama Milind Bowler MD Nidheesh Bowler Tripurana Vijay Bowler Mohammed Siraj Bowler
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.36
Minimum Ov. Rem
Min. Ov. Rem
4.4
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
25/2 (2.5)
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.36
Minimum Ov. Rem
Min. Ov. Rem
4.4
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
25/2 (2.5)
Match Details
Series
Toss
East Zone , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
6,7,8,9,10 September 2026 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - East Zone 1st innings 385/4 (Ishan Kishan 111*, K Kushagra 63*, 79 ov)
Match Notes
- Second new ball taken at 80.6 overs
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 187 balls (Ishan Kishan 82, K Kushagra 66, Ex 2)
- East Zone: 400 runs in 85.6 overs (520 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: East Zone - 439/4 in 93.0 overs (Ishan Kishan 141, K Kushagra 85)
- 5th Wicket: 200 runs in 248 balls (Ishan Kishan 113, K Kushagra 85, Ex 4)
- East Zone: 450 runs in 95.3 overs (578 balls), Extras 6
- Ishan Kishan: 150 off 204 balls (19 x 4, 1 x 6)
- K Kushagra: 100 off 128 balls (8 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Over 100.5: Review by East Zone (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - AS Roy (Upheld)
- Lunch: East Zone - 491/5 in 108.0 overs (Ishan Kishan 171, AS Roy 5)
- East Zone: 500 runs in 110.5 overs (671 balls), Extras 9
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (Ishan Kishan 31, AS Roy 13, Ex 7)
- East Zone: 550 runs in 121.2 overs (734 balls), Extras 13
- Ishan Kishan: 200 off 270 balls (26 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: East Zone - 555/5 in 122.0 overs (Ishan Kishan 204, AS Roy 30)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 142 balls (Ishan Kishan 60, AS Roy 33, Ex 7)
- East Zone: 600 runs in 128.3 overs (777 balls), Extras 13
- Ishan Kishan: 250 off 300 balls (27 x 4, 7 x 6)
- Ishan Kishan retired hurt at 611/5 (250, 130.1 overs)
- Tea: East Zone - 626/6 in 134.1 overs (Md Kounain Quraishi 6)
- Over 134.1: Review by South Zone (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - AS Roy (Upheld)
- East Zone: 650 runs in 143.5 overs (869 balls), Extras 17
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (Md Kounain Quraishi 24, Mohammed Shami 27, Ex 0)
- Drinks: East Zone - 680/7 in 150.3 overs (Md Kounain Quraishi 32)
- Ishan Kishan retired hurt at 250* from 611/5 (130.1) to 680/7 (150.3)
- Over 150.5: Review by South Zone (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - Md Kounain Quraishi (Struck down)
- Over 156.4: Review by South Zone (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - Md Kounain Quraishi (Struck down)
- East Zone: 700 runs in 158.3 overs (957 balls), Extras 17
- East Zone: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (AR Easwaran 16, V Sooryavanshi 35, Ex 0)
- Drinks: East Zone - 91/0 in 13.0 overs (AR Easwaran 48, V Sooryavanshi 42)
- AR Easwaran: 50 off 46 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- East Zone: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (88 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 88 balls (AR Easwaran 55, V Sooryavanshi 44, Ex 1)
- Lunch: East Zone - 133/2 in 27.0 overs (SS Mohan 16, SK Gharami 0)
- East Zone: 150 runs in 31.0 overs (188 balls), Extras 2
- SS Mohan: 50 off 61 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: East Zone - 189/3 in 39.0 overs (SS Mohan 51, Ishan Kishan 14)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (SS Mohan 32, Ishan Kishan 17, Ex 1)
- East Zone: 200 runs in 44.2 overs (268 balls), Extras 2
- Tea: East Zone - 246/4 in 54.0 overs (Ishan Kishan 33, K Kushagra 4)
- East Zone: 250 runs in 55.0 overs (333 balls), Extras 3
- Ishan Kishan: 50 off 71 balls (7 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (Ishan Kishan 24, K Kushagra 25, Ex 2)
- East Zone: 300 runs in 66.6 overs (406 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: East Zone - 300/4 in 67.0 overs (Ishan Kishan 62, K Kushagra 27)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 118 balls (Ishan Kishan 54, K Kushagra 48, Ex 2)
- East Zone: 350 runs in 72.5 overs (441 balls), Extras 4
- K Kushagra: 50 off 67 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Ishan Kishan: 100 off 122 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- End Of Day: East Zone - 385/4 in 79.0 overs (Ishan Kishan 111, K Kushagra 63)
Match Coverage
All Match News'Be neutral to ride highs and lows' - Shreyas Gopal on journey to 100 first-class games
Playing at the Duleep Trophy in what is his landmark game, Gopal is now mature enough to take tough days in his stride and not beat himself up too much
Kishan 111* puts East Zone in control
East Zone took a giant stride towards reclaiming the Duleep Trophy with almost all their batters making substantial contributions
Soorya-rise - Chepauk fills up on Sunday morning
Once news went out that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was batting on the first morning of the Duleep Trophy final, sections of Chepauk filled up very quickly
Siraj, Padikkal add star power as South Zone and East Zone clash for Duleep Trophy title
Rahul unavailable for South Zone while Kishan, Sooryavanshi and Shami will again hold key for East Zone
Duleep final to Afghanistan T20Is 'slightly challenging', say Kishan and Tilak Varma
"I think he has that hunger and that motivation right now [to return to the national team]," Ishan Kishan says about Mohammed Shami, East Zone's pace spearhead
