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East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 385/4 (79.1 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, No run, played towards mid off.
All in readiness for Day 2 to begin. The umpires are out there in the middle, and the players of South Zone can be seen forming a huddle before taking their places on the field. The duo of Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra is set to resume their overnight stay at the crease as well.
PITCH REPORT - WV Raman is out there with Ashok Malhotra. They mention that the deck feels like a cemented road because there are no spike marks yet. He further says that there's a possibility of seeing 550-600 runs and there's not much in it for the bowlers, yet.
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A quick chat with Shikhar Mohan - Shikhar Mohan says that he had positive intent during batting yesterday. Goes on to say that he wanted to bring his Ranii form to this game. On the run out of Abhimanyu Easwaran, he says that it played on his mind for a few overs, but wanted to make up his runs as well. On the partnership with Ishan Kishan, he says that it felt good and also says that he missed out on a big hundred. Ends by saying that the pitch looks excellent for batting, still.
Duleep Trophy final Live: Mohammed Siraj struggles as South Zone pay for short-ball tactics
Mohammed Siraj endured an expensive opening day in the Duleep Trophy final as South Zone struggled to contain East Zone's batters.
Siraj finished with figures of 0/96 from 14 overs, while East raced to 385/4 by stumps. His day began with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi attacking him with a 4, 6 and 4 sequence, while Kumar Kushagra later took advantage of the short-ball strategy.
South Zone repeatedly tested Kishan and Kushagra with short deliveries after tea, but the pair responded aggressively. Kushagra even hooked Siraj for six over fine leg as East strengthened their position.
With only 79 overs completed during the day, South Zone also fell short of the required over-rate and now face a long second day in the field.
Duleep Trophy final Live: Shikhar Mohan misses maiden first-class century after impressive debut
Shikhar Mohan produced an impressive performance on his Duleep Trophy debut but narrowly missed out on a maiden first-class century against South Zone.
The Jharkhand batter, brought into the XI in place of Virat Singh, scored a fluent 85 and looked increasingly comfortable as East Zone continued to dominate.
Mohan was particularly effective against spin and built a strong partnership with Abhimanyu Easwaran. He appeared well placed to reach three figures before chopping a delivery from CV Milind onto his stumps.
His dismissal left East Zone at 241/4, but South Zone could not make further inroads as Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra took control.
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Duleep Trophy final Live: Abhimanyu Easwaran falls short of century on 31st birthday
Abhimanyu Easwaran marked his 31st birthday with an impressive 72 for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy final, but missed out on a well-deserved century after being involved in a run-out.
Easwaran looked assured throughout his innings and brought up his half-century from only 46 deliveries. He combined his trademark solidity with an attacking back-foot game, especially when South Zone's bowlers bowled short.
His partnership with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gave East an excellent start before the youngster's dismissal. Easwaran then continued alongside Shikhar Mohan, but a mix-up resulted in his departure for 72.
Duleep Trophy final Live: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasts 44 as East Zone make flying start
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi provided East Zone with an explosive start in the Duleep Trophy final, smashing 34 off only 24 deliveries against South Zone.
The youngster was particularly aggressive against Mohammed Siraj, taking the India pacer apart with a sequence of 4, 6 and 4 during his opening spell. His attacking approach helped East establish momentum early in the innings.
Abhimanyu Easwaran provided the stability at the other end and went on to score 72. Sooryavanshi eventually fell to CV Milind, but his quickfire knock had already given East a strong foundation.
Duleep Trophy final Live: Ishan Kishan slams unbeaten century as East Zone dominate South Zone
Ishan Kishan led from the front with an unbeaten 111 as East Zone ended the opening day of the Duleep Trophy 2026-27 final in complete control. East reached 385/4 at stumps, with Kishan and Kumar Kushagra adding 144 runs for the fifth wicket.
Kishan brought up his 10th first-class century and also crossed the 4,000-run mark in the format. His knock came at an important stage as East recovered after South Zone had made early inroads.
Kushagra remained unbeaten on 63, putting South's bowlers under pressure with aggressive strokeplay. East Zone will resume on Monday with a strong platform to build a potentially match-winning first-innings total.
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First innings lead will be crucial - Given the nature of the surface at Chepauk, the red soil pitch will most likely bring the spinners into play heavily on the last couple of days. But for now, it does look like a batting paradise and hence, it will be a big plus for whichever side takes the first innings lead. Fod now, East Zone look in a great position, but if South Zone find early wickets, they might actually have the chance to out bat their opponents. Stay tuned as a fantastic day of cricketing action is about to begin soon.
Day 2 of the Final - Hello, and welcome back to the MA Chidambaram Stadium where Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy Final is set to get underway between East Zone and South Zone. Day 1 belonged to East Zone, and South Zone will be eager to get going going and even things up on Day 2.
Kishan takes the reins - The final session on Day 1 began with South Zone having a chance to get back in the game. However, Mohammed Siraj yet again failed to make an impact and there was hardly any purchase for the spinners as well. After a cautious start, Ishan Kishan kept shifting gears and just grew in confidence. Kumar Kushagra gave him great support and not a single wicket fell in that final session that produced 139 runs in just 23 overs. Kishan went on to notch up a sensational century, while Kushagra remained unbeaten as well on 63. Right then, South Zone have it all to do on Day 2 as they look to bridge the gap between the two teams and make a real match out of it. East Zone, meanwhile, will have milestones in their minds - 400, then 450, and maybe even 500, and it does seem possible given the pitch has looked excellent for batting. Day 2 will begin on Monday, September 7, at 4 am GMT (9.30 am IST), but you can also tune in sooner to our build-up. Cheers!
A breezy second session - South Zone weren't just up against some eye-catching batting from the East Zone batters, but they were also up against the clock. Tilak Varma was forced to bowl spin in tandem for a large chunk of the post-Lunch session. Things began brightly as Tripurana Vijay got rid of Sudip Gharami, the only batting failure for East Zone thus far. However, Shikhar Mohan took charge and added 94 runs with skipper Ishan Kishan before getting out on 85 late in the session. It was Chama Milind yet again who got that big wicket for South Zone.
Utter dominance with the bat - Ishan Kishan had no hesitation in batting first, and his openers made his call all the more correct by putting up a 100-run opening stand, that too in very quick time. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was the first one to fall, but birthday boy Abhimanyu Easwaran showed why he's been knocking of the national team's door for the past few years, but he got agonizingly run out on 72. Chama Milind was the pick of the bowlers for South Zone in the first session, which lasted 2.5 hours and saw plenty of runs, but only 27 overs were bowled in total.
11.33 am GMT (5.03 pm IST) - STUMPS, DAY 1 - End of the first day's play of this Duleep Trophy Final, and we have to say that East Zone have really done well to take bragging rights early in the game. As for South Zone, it has been a long day in the field, and by the looks of it, this toil might continue well into Day 2 as well, but you never know.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 385/4 (78.6 overs)
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385 - 4
- Ishan Kishan 111 (135)
- Kumar Kushagra 63 (75)
Shaik Rasheed to Ishan Kishan, Flighted and fuller, outside off, Ishan Kishan drives it wide of cover and gets a single. That will be Sumps on Day 1!
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 384/4 (78.5 overs)
Shaik Rasheed to Ishan Kishan, Full-length delivery, just outside off, Ishan Kishan drills it but finds Ricky Bhui in the cover region.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 384/4 (78.4 overs)
Shaik Rasheed to Ishan Kishan, A tad fuller, just outside off. Ishan Kishan eases it to cover.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 384/4 (78.3 overs)
Shaik Rasheed to Kumar Kushagra, Short, outside off, Kumar Kushagra stabs it to the right of the backward point fielder and gets a single.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 383/4 (78.2 overs)
Shaik Rasheed to Ishan Kishan, Pitches it up, on middle, Ishan Kishan drives it to long on and gets across.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 382/4 (78.1 overs)
Shaik Rasheed to Ishan Kishan, Tossed up, fuller, on off, Ishan Kishan defends it back to the bowler.
With just a couple of minutes or so left in the day's play, we have another mini break. Kumar Kushagra is just feeling some pain in th lower back and calls for the physio. Thankfully, everything seems fine, and we are good to continue. Shaik Rasheed has been tossed the ball for what should be the final over of the day. Can Rasheed produce something magical?
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 382/4 (77.6 overs)
Score after
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382 - 4
- Kumar Kushagra 62 (74)
- Ishan Kishan 109 (130)
Tripurana Vijay22-3-114-1
Tripurana Vijay to Kumar Kushagra, SIX! KABOOM! Tossed up, fuller, on middle, Kumar Kushagra clears his front foot and swats it over long on for half a dozen.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 376/4 (77.5 overs)
Tripurana Vijay to Kumar Kushagra, That is the commitment in the field that bowlers like to see. Short of a length, around middle and leg. Kumar Kushagra opens his stance and pulls it from the inner part of his bat toward backward square leg. The square leg fielder, moves to his right, tumbles away and extends his right hand to save it one-handedly. No runs taken from this delivery.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 376/4 (77.4 overs)
Tripurana Vijay to Kumar Kushagra, Pitches it up, on middle, Kumar Kushagra nudges it to square leg with soft hands.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 376/4 (77.3 overs)
Tripurana Vijay to Ishan Kishan, Just a shade behind the fuller length, outside off. Ishan Kishan steers it to cover-point for one.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 375/4 (77.2 overs)
Tripurana Vijay to Ishan Kishan, Fullish, around off, Ishan Kishan eases it back to the bowler.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 375/4 (77.1 overs)
Tripurana Vijay to Ishan Kishan, Full, on off, defended by Kishan.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 375/4 (76.6 overs)
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375 - 4
- Ishan Kishan 108 (127)
- Kumar Kushagra 56 (71)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Short of a length, on middle, Ishan Kishan pulls it down to deep square leg for one.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 374/4 (76.5 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, A touch fuller, on middle, Ishan Kishan pushes it to mid-wicket.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 374/4 (76.4 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Short, on middle, Ishan Kishan nudges it to mid-wicket.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 374/4 (76.3 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! More runs! Pitches it up, on middle. Ishan Kishan opens his stance and sweeps it to deep square leg for four runs.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 370/4 (76.2 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, FUll, on off, Ishan Kishan defends it down.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 370/4 (76.1 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR KISHAN! Everyone in the stadium is up on their feet, applauding this masterpiece. Full-length delivery, on off. Ishan Kishan comes down the track and drives it beautifully to beat the left of the mid off fielder for four runs. What a way to bring up his 10th first-class hundred, especially in the final of the Duleep Trophy.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 366/4 (75.6 overs)
Score after
76
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366 - 4
- Kumar Kushagra 56 (71)
- Ishan Kishan 99 (121)
Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, Way too full and a fair bit down leg as well. Kushagra leaves it alone.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 366/4 (75.5 overs)
Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, SIX! Up and over! Too predictable from Milind. Short and on leg, around rib height. Kumar Kushagra has enough time to swivel back and he pulls it over fine leg for a biggie.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 360/4 (75.4 overs)
Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, Fuller one this time, spilled down the leg side again. Kushagra looks to flick but it is a bit far away.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 360/4 (75.3 overs)
Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, Dug in well short and down leg, not much pace behind it but more effort on it. Kushagra stays away from the line of the ball.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 360/4 (75.2 overs)
Chama Milind to Ishan Kishan, Short again and around leg, Kishan gets on top of the bounce, angling the pull down to fine leg for a single.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 359/4 (75.1 overs)
Chama Milind to Ishan Kishan, Short ball down leg, enticing Kishan to take it on. There are three fielders in the deep for the pull or hook shot and Kishan lets this one be.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 359/4 (74.6 overs)
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75
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359 - 4
- Ishan Kishan 98 (119)
- Kumar Kushagra 50 (67)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Floated up outside off, driven away towards sweeper cover for a single. Kishan now moves to 98.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 358/4 (74.5 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Lobbed up on middle and leg, Kishan covers the line and blocks it off.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 358/4 (74.4 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Pushed wide of the off stump, Kishan hits it firmly and to the right of cover, but Mohammed Siraj makes a good stop.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 358/4 (74.3 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, A bit quicker, on a length and at the batter. Kishan jams it to the leg side.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 358/4 (74.2 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Kumar Kushagra, Dropped shorter and outside off, cut away off the back foot towards deep point for a run. That brings up the FIFTY for Kumar Kushagra, a very well-compiled knock thus far.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 357/4 (74.1 overs)
Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Tossed up, full and on middle, eased away down to long on for one.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 356/4 (73.6 overs)
Score after
74
overs
356 - 4
- Ishan Kishan 96 (114)
- Kumar Kushagra 49 (66)
Chama Milind to Ishan Kishan, Short again, swung away off the hips and down to deep square leg for one more.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 355/4 (73.5 overs)
Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, Milind sticks to the plan, bowling it short around leg. Kushagra half pulls it through backward square leg for a single.
East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 354/4 (73.4 overs)
Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, Another one that is dug in short but spilled down leg. Kushagra looks to pull but misses. There's also a stifled appeal for caught behind from Narayan Jagadeesan, but the ball is well away from the blade.
Duleep Trophy Final Live: East Zone took firm control of the Duleep Trophy 2026-27 final after a commanding batting performance against South Zone on the opening day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Led by captain Ishan Kishan, East Zone finished the day at 385/4, leaving South Zone with plenty of work to do on the second morning.
Kishan was the star performer, remaining unbeaten on 111 as he continued his efforts to establish himself as a reliable red-ball batter. The left-hander reached his 10th first-class century and also completed 4,000 runs in first-class cricket. After initially taking his time, Kishan accelerated following his half-century, including hitting T Vijay for six immediately after reaching the landmark.
Kumar Kushagra provided excellent support at the other end and finished unbeaten on 63. He struck five sixes and four fours, taking particular advantage of South Zone's short-ball tactics. The pair added 144 runs without being separated in just 26.4 overs.
East Zone had earlier received an aggressive start from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who smashed 44 off 37 deliveries. The young batter also attacked Mohammed Siraj during the pacer's opening spell, hitting him for 4, 6 and 4 in quick succession. Abhimanyu Easwaran complemented the aggression with a fluent 72 before being run out on his 31st birthday.
Shikhar Mohan then produced an impressive 85 on his Duleep Trophy debut. Replacing Virat Singh in the XI, the Jharkhand batter looked comfortable against spin and appeared set for a century before chopping CV Milind onto his stumps.
South Zone's bowlers struggled to contain the East batters, with Siraj finishing with expensive figures of 0/96 from 14 overs. Only 79 overs were bowled during the day, with South also falling short of the required over-rate.
East Zone, seeking their first Duleep Trophy title in 13 years, will resume with Kishan and Kushagra well set and firmly in control.
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