Stumps on Day 1. East Zone finish on 385/4 after 79 overs. A fantastic batting effort by them, led by Ishan Kishan's century and half-centuries from Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shikhar Mohan and Kumar Kushagra. 

EZ 385/4 (79)

Kumar Kushagra continues to go big! It's his fifth maximum of the day. Once again, Tripurana Vijay is at the receiving end of the carnage. East Zone are going at nearly 5 runs per over now!'

EZ 382/4 (78)

CENTURY for Ishan Kishan! The East Zone captain gets to his milestone with a lovely drive through long-off. A magnificent knock from the left-hander that has put his side in control in the Duleep Trophy final. 

EZ 375/4 (77)

Kumar Kushagra gets to his half-century! An excellent knock from the right-hander, who has navigated spin really well. He's taken 67 balls to get to the milestone. 

EZ 358/4 (74.2)

350 up for East Zone! Into the 90s goes the East Zone captain! A half-tracker from Shreyas Gopal is hammered to the fence by the left-hander. Which milestone will come first - Kushagra's 50 or Kishan's 100?

EZ 353/4 (73)

Two more boundaries for Ishan Kishan, and then more misery for South Zone as N Jagadeesan's overthrow goes for 4 more! Kishan is up to 87, and should be a matter of time till he gets to a ton.

EZ 346/4 (72)

Onslaught from East Zone! Tripurana Vijay has been targetted by Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra again, and the duo pick up 16 runs from a single over! First Kishan slams a pull shot for 4. Then Kushagra enters the party, slamming a 4 through the covers and then another 6 over long-on!

EZ 327/4 (70)

Monstrous hit from Kumar Kushagra! Off-spinner Tripurana Vijay, who played a match for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, is being targetted by the duo at the crease. Kushagra launched this one over mid-wicket for 6.

EZ 307/4 (68)

The 300-run mark comes up for East Zone. Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra have stitched a half-century partnership, and are looking comfortable at the crease. Positive signs for East Zone.

EZ 300/4 (67)

Ishan Kishan is dealing in boundaries! He slams Tripurana Vijay for two boundaries in a single over, moving up to 60. With plenty of time left in the day, don't rule out Kishan possibly reaching his century today!

EZ 297/4 (64)

Ishan Kishan slams a half-century! The captain steps up when his team needed him the most. In the process, he has also completed 4000 runs in First-Class cricket. East Zone looks comfortable in the middle and the 400 total in the first innings is still quite realistic.

South Zone Officially Warned for taking too much time between overs. It is the first official warning. Tilak Varma has looked quite baffled at times as a captain since the start of the final. He needs to be on his toes going forward.

Another expensive over from Mohammed Siraj, who goes on to concede 10 in 6 balls. This time, it was Kumar Kushagra who hammers him for a six and a four in the same over. Siraj has now conceded over 7 runs per over in the final.

Still wicket-less, Mohammed Siraj has leaked plenty of runs in the Duleep Trophy final and he seems to be struggling against the pairing of Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra. With two fours in a single over against Siraj, Ishan has entered forties.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third and final session on Day 1 of the Duleep trophy final between East Zone and South Zone. In this session, Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra will be resuming East Zone's innings from 246/4. On the other hand, Chama Milind will be bowling the first over for South Zone in the final session. 

This marks the end of the second session on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final between East Zone and South Zone. At Tea, East Zone's score read 246/4 with Ishan Kishan (33*) and Kumar Kushagra (4*) standing unbeaten. Stay tuned as we will be right back with live coverage of the final session. 

OUT!!! Chama MIlind has given South Zone a big breakthrough as he dismissed Shikhar Mohan for 85. A short delivery from Milind does the work. Mohan tries to hit it but the ball hits the edge and then rattles the stumps. Fourth wicket gone for East Zone as Mohan misses out on his century. 

EZ 241/4 (52.2 overs)

FOUR!!! Ishan Kishan hits a brilliant boundary on Chama Milind's delivery. A short-of-length delivery rising above hip height, and Kishan quickly gets into position. He swivels across, stays on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square on the leg side, sending it racing away to the boundary. 

EZ 235/ (51 overs)

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Eswaran laid the foundation and now Shikhar Mohan is carrying the momentum forward for the East Zone, nearing what could be a decisive hundred. Ishan Kishan is also taking steps forward for a fifty.

EZ 227/3 (50 overs)

Going by how the East Zone side is progressing, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they already have a 400 total in mind. With a settled Shikhar Mohan in middle and skipper Ishan Kishan already looking like a man in form, it seems like the East Zone mean business in the final.

EZ 210/3 (47 Overs)

Both Ishan Kishan and Shikhar Mohan are forming a steady partnership and taking three-down East Zone ahead in the match. On the other hand, South Zone bowlers are desperately looking for a breakthrough in order to stop this partnership taking a dangerous turn. 

EZ 193/3 (42 overs)

FOUR!!! Skipper Ishan Kishan also joins the party in style and hits a terrific boundary on Tripurana Vijay's delivery. Vijay drops it too short, offering a half-tracker, and Kishan makes full use of the gift. He swivels into position and swats the pull shot through mid-wicket, racing away to the boundary. 

EZ 189/3 (39 overs)

FIFTY!!! Shikhar Mohan takes a single on Tripurana Vijay's delivery and completes his half-century. He takes 61 deliveries to bring up his half-century. Three-down East Zone are moving ahead strongly now. 

EZ 180/3 (36.3 overs)

WOAHH!!! Shikhar Mohan unleashes fury on Tripurana Vijay and starts dealing in boundaries. In the previous over, he hits a maximum and two boundaries as Vijay concedes 15 runs. With this, Shikhar also breaches the 40-run mark and inches towards his half-century. 

EZ 173/3 (35 overs)

Despite the wicket of Sudip Kumar Gharami, East Zone are still holding the momentum. In the previous over of Mohammed Siraj, Shikhar Mohan hit two boundaries and stole 10 runs from the over. Skipper Ishan Kishan has now joined Shikhar at the crease after the dismissal of Sudip. 

EZ 157/3 (32 overs)

OUT!!! Tripurana Vijay strikes and gives South Zone the wicket of Sudip Kumar Gharami for six.  Gharami departs after mistiming an attacking stroke. He charged down the track but failed to get to the pitch of the ball, and his lofted drive came off the inner half of the bat. The ball ballooned towards mid-on, where Chama Milind completed a straightforward catch. Third wicket gone for East Zone. 

EZ 147/3 (31 overs)

Sudip Kumar Gharami and Shikhar Mohan are forming a steady partnership for East Zone and taking them ahead in the game. In the previous over of Tripurana Vijay, the duo scored six runs, which included a boundary from Sudip. South Zone need a wicket at this moment. 

EZ 144/2 (29 overs)

FOUR!!! Shikhar Mohan begins the session with a terrific boundary on Mohammed Siraj. A lovely piece of batting. On a good length and angling into the left-hander, Mohan leans into the stroke, presents the full face of the bat and times a crisp on-drive through mid-on. 

EZ 138/2 (28 overs)

Hello and welcome to the second session on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final match between East Zone and South Zone. In this session, East Zone will resume from 133/2 with Shikhar Mohan and Sudip Kumar Gharami unbeaten. On the other hand, Mohammed Siraj will be bowling the first over for South Zone. Let's play!!! 

This marks the end of the first session on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final between East Zone and South Zone. At Lunch, East Zone's score read 133/2 with Shikhar Mohan (16*) and Sudip Kumar Gharami (0*) standing unbeaten. In the first session, East Zone lost the wickets of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Easwaran for 44 and 72 respectively. Sta tuned with us as we will be right back. 

OUT!!! Oh No!! What just happened here? Looks like East Zone have simply gifted the wicket of Abhimanyu Easwaran to South Zone. Easwaran plays a shot on Tripurana Vijay's delivery and runs for a single. He initially sets off for a run and Shikhar Mohan responds before changing his mind. By then, Easwaran was stranded halfway down the pitch with no chance of making it back. Devdutt Padikkal sprinted across from slip and fired in a throw to the striker's end, where N Jagadeesan completed the run-out. Easwaran departs for 72 and East Zone lose their second wicket. 

EZ 133/2 (24.1 overs)

Seeing his bowlers getting thrashed, Tilak Varma quickly changes the strategy and hands over the ball to Mohammed Siraj again. Though Siraj also conceded runs in the earlier overs, he is still the most trusted bowler for South Zone. In his previous over, he leaked seven runs, including a boundary from Shikhar Mohan. 

EZ 133/1 (24 overs)

After 20 overs, finally the first maiden over of the day has been delivered and it has been bowled by Tripurana Vijay. Abhimanyu Easwaran is still standing strong and regularly getting boundaries from South Zone bowlers. Both Easwaran and Shikhar Mohan are forming a good partnership. 

SZ 125/1 (21 overs)

FOUR!!! Abhimanyu Easwaran hits a boundary on MD Nidheesh's delivery. A superbly timed shot from Easwaran. It was a full delivery outside off, and he used his wrists beautifully to flick it past mid-on for a boundary. 

EZ 118/1 (18 overs)

After the dismissal of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, East Zone are showing a cautious approach. Abhimanyu Easwaran has been joined by Shikhar Mohan and the duo is slowly forming another strong partnership. However, the wicket of Sooryavanshi has surely boosted South Zone's confidence and they are searching for more wickets now. 

EZ 109/1 (17 overs)

OUT!!!! Chama V Milind has given South Zone their first and the most important breakthrough of the day as he dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for 44. A short-of-length delivery, and he goes after it, but the extra bounce catches him out. The ball hits the edge and loops towards mid-wicket, where Tanay Thyagarajan moves swiftly to his right from deep square leg and completes a fine catch. First wicket finally gone for East Zone as the strong partnership is finally broken. 

EZ 100/1 (14.4 overs)

FIFTY!!! Abhimanyu Easwaran takes a double on Shreyas Gopal's delivery and completes his half-century in style. He takes 46 deliveries to bring up his fifty as East Zone are brilliantly dominating the innings against South Zone. 

EZ 94/0 (13.2 overs)

FOUR!!! Abhimanyu Easwaran hits a brilliant boundary on Chama V Milind's delivery. On a good length, he leans into the shot, meets the ball on the up and times a beautiful punch through the cover region. 

EZ 91/0 (13 overs)

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Easwaran are forming a terrific partnership and taking every bowler to the cleaners. In the previous over of Tripurana Vijay, the duo scored 12 runs, which included two boundaries from Easwaran. With this, both the batters have now breached the 40-run mark and inching towards their respective half-centuries. 

EZ 84/0 (12 overs)

SIX!!! Abhimanyu Easwaran hits a massive six on Tripurana Vijay'ss delivery. Tossed up from over the wicket, Easwaran charges down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes through with the shot, sending it soaring for a six. 

EZ 70/0 (10 overs)

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has surely casted some magic on Abhimanyu Easwaran as the co-opener has also changed gears. In the previous over of Mohammed Siraj, Easwaran hit two boundaries as the pacer conceded 10 runs. 

EZ 61/0 (9 overs)

Both Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Easwaran have completed their fifty-run opening partnership against South Zone. In the previous over of Tripurana Vijay, the duo scored six runs, which included a boundary from Easwaran. 

EZ 51/0 (8 overs) 

WOAH!!! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi unleashes his fury on Mohammed Siraj and gets 14 runs from his previous over. First, he hits a terrific boundary, followed by a huge maximum towards the long-off. On the last delivery of the over, Sooryavanshi hits a lofted shot over the mid-off and gets a boundary. Brilliant batting East Zone. 

EZ 45/0 (7 overs)

East Zone are enjoying a blistering start to the match as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of MD Nidheesh, Sooryavanshi hit two boundaries as the pacer conceded nine runs in the over. Both Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Easawaran's partnership is giving tough time to South Zone bowlers. 

EZ 31/0 (6 overs)

After Mohammed Siraj leaked nine runs in his previous over, South Africa took a sigh of relief as MD Nidheesh controlled the flow of runs. In his over, Nidheesh conceded just two runs. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Easwaran are looking in good touch and looking to get some boundaries in the upcoming overs. 

EZ 18/0 (4 overs)

After Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhimanyu Easwaran also takes on Mohammed Siraj and gets a boundary in his previous over.  Drifting down the leg side, Easwaran neatly clips it fine and beats the fielder in the deep with ease for a boundary. In total, Siraj conceded nine runs in the over. 

EZ 16/0 (3 overs)

FOUR!!! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shift gears and gets a terrific boundary from Mohammed Siraj.  A near-yorker outside off, almost in the blockhole, and Sooryavanshi does well to open the bat face late, guiding it through backward point for a boundary. 

EZ 11/0 (2.1 overs)

East Zone are off to a steady start as the duo of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Easwaran scored four runs in the first over of Mohammed Siraj. In the over of the star pacer, both the batters rotated the strike and gave a decent start to East Zone. The highly anticipated battle between Siraj and Sooryavanshi is the main highlight of the innings. 
 

EZ 4/0 (1 over)

The highly anticipated Duleep Trophy final between East Zone and South Zone finally begins. For East Zone, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Easwaran will be opening the proceedings. All eyes are on the 15-year-old Sooryavanshi, who will be eager the set the stage on fire again. On the other hand, Mohammed Siraj will be bowling the first over for South Zone. Let's play! 

"Just before the toss I was talking with Ishan that we're looking to bowl. Feel there is moisture in the wicket. With our fast bowling attack, Siraj coming into the side, we want to take early wickets. Four changes for us. Siraj, Padikkal, Vijay and CV Milind come in," said South Zone captain Tilak Varma. 

South Zone (Playing XI): Ricky Bhui, Narayan Jagadeesan(w), Devdutt Padikkal, Shaik Rasheed, Tilak Varma(c), Smaran Ravichandran, Shreyas Gopal, Tripurana Vijay, Mohammed Siraj, Chama V Milind, MD Nidheesh.

"We're going to bat first. Looks a decent wicket. There is a bit of moisture but it will be there on any ground. It's important to forget about the last game. They've been giving their all. Very important for senior players to turn up. Just looking to be humble and be disciplined," said East Zone captain Ishan Kishan. 
 

East Zone (Playing XI): Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Kumar Kushagra, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Shikhar Mohan, Anukul Roy, Md Kounain Quraishi, Mohammed Shami, Abhijit K Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar.

"Wicket number 4. Red soil wicket. It's very hot. Can see slight grass which is there to hold the wicket. There is some moisture but there is nothing to worry about. There will be some help upfront for the quicks. It'll be great to bat on otherwise," reckon Vijay Dahiya and Chetan Sharma.

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East Zone captain Ishan Kishan has won the toss and elected to bat against South Zone

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Devdutt Padikkal and Tilak Varma will be eager to amplify their recent red ball gains while Mohammed Siraj will look to rediscover his rhythm ahead of some important assignments when East Zone face South Zone in the Duleep Trophy final.

East Zone skipper Ishan Kishan wins the toss and opts to bat against South Zone in the final match of Duleep Trophy 2026 on Sunday in Chennai.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Duleep Trophy final match between East Zone and South Zone, straight from the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Stay tuned for all the live updates.