East Zone came out on top in the Duleep Trophy 2026 final match between East Zone and South Zone. Winning the toss and electing to bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, East Zone scored a huge score of 708 runs in 163 overs in the first innings and were bowled out. The highlight of this huge score achieved by East Zone was the brilliant innings played by captain and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan.
Ishan Kishan, who came to the crease with the responsibility of captain, faced the opposing bowlers bravely and broke out with a double century. He played an extraordinary innings by scoring 270 runs in just 334 balls with the help of 30 fours and 7 sixes. He rained boundaries from all corners of the field and completely dominated the South Zone bowlers. Ishan Kishan, along with other batsmen, built key partnerships and set the East Zone scoreboard ablaze.
In particular, he stood firm for the team by putting on a huge partnership of 230 runs for the fifth wicket with Kumar Kushagra. He also played a key role in adding 140 runs for the sixth wicket with Anukul Roy to take the team’s score beyond 600. Finally, Kishan retreated after being caught by Smran Ravichandran off the bowling of Tripurana Vijay.
Among the East Zone batsmen, Ishan Kishan (270) and Kumar Kushagra (101) scored centuries, while openers Abhimanyu Easwaran (72), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (44), as well as Shikar Mohan (85) and Anukul Roy (45) did not seem to mind. Among the South Zone bowlers, Tripurana Vijay took 4 wickets, Shreyas Gopal and Chama Milind took 2 wickets each, and Mohammed Siraj and Sheikh Rashid took one wicket each. Ishan Kishan’s devastating double century helped East Zone take an unassailable lead in the match.
