Chennai, 07 Sep (Sports Desk)
Duleep Trophy 2026 Final — Day 2 Full Details
East Zone 708 all out (163 overs) vs South Zone yet to bat
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Match: Final, Duleep Trophy 2026
Dates: September 6–10, 2026
Toss: East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
East Zone dominate
East Zone finished their first innings on a mammoth 708 runs in 163 overs, putting South Zone under enormous pressure. The biggest highlight was captain Ishan Kishan’s spectacular 270, while Kumar Kushagra scored 101. East Zone’s 708 is their highest score in the Duleep Trophy, surpassing their previous best of 561.
Ishan Kishan’s sensational 270
Ishan Kishan produced the standout performance of the match so far:
- 270 runs
- 334 balls
- 30 fours
- 7 sixes
- Strike rate: 80.84
- Scored the second-highest individual score in a Duleep Trophy final
- Became the first batter to score more than 250 in a Duleep Trophy final as captain.
- His knock also took him beyond 4,000 first-class runs.
Kishan reached 250 but briefly retired hurt because of fatigue. He later returned to the crease and continued his extraordinary innings before being caught by Ravichandran Smaran off Tripurana Vijay for 270.
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Kumar Kushagra’s century
Kumar Kushagra provided excellent support to Kishan, scoring:
101 off 132 balls
- 8 fours
- 5 sixes
Kishan and Kushagra added a massive 230-run partnership for the fifth wicket, which effectively put East Zone in complete control.
East Zone batting scorecard
| Batter | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Easwaran | 72 | 86 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 44 | 37 |
| Shikhar Mohan | 85 | 120 |
| Sudip Gharami | 6 | 25 |
| Ishan Kishan | 270 | 334 |
| Kumar Kushagra | 101 | 132 |
| Anukul Roy | 45 | 98 |
| Md Kounain Qureshi | 40 | 91 |
| Mohammad Shami | 28 | 51 |
| Abhijit Sarkar | 0* | 6 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 0 | 4 |
| Extras | 17 | |
| Total | 708 all out | 163 overs |
Other important contributions
Shikhar Mohan scored a valuable 85 off 120 balls, while opener Abhimanyu Easwaran made 72 off 86. Teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also impressed with a quick 44 off 37 balls, including five fours and a six.
Lower down the order, Anukul Roy scored 45, Md Kounain Qureshi made 40, and Mohammed Shami contributed 28 as East Zone crossed the 700-run mark.
South Zone bowling
South Zone’s bowlers had a very difficult two days:
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 25 | 140 | 0 |
| MD Nidheesh | 15 | 58 | 0 |
| Tripurana Vijay | 42 | 180 | 4 |
| Chama Milind | 21 | 88 | 2 |
| Shreyas Gopal | 42 | 165 | 2 |
| Shaik Rasheed | 13 | 46 | 1 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Ricky Bhui | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Tripurana Vijay was South Zone’s leading wicket-taker with 4/180, while Chama Milind and Shreyas Gopal claimed two wickets each.
Fall of wickets
- 100 — Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- 133 — Abhimanyu Easwaran
- 147 — Sudip Gharami
- 241 — Shikhar Mohan
- 471 — Kumar Kushagra
- 626 — Anukul Roy
- 680 — Mohammad Shami
- 698 — Md Kounain Qureshi
- 708 — Ishan Kishan
- 708 — Mukesh Kumar
What happens next?
South Zone are yet to begin their first innings and will face the enormous task of responding to East Zone’s 708. East Zone are firmly in the driver’s seat after making South Zone’s bowlers work for 163 overs across two days.
If the match ultimately ends in a draw, East Zone would have the advantage of the first-innings lead if South Zone fail to cross 708. South Zone therefore need a huge batting effort in their reply to stay in contention for the Duleep Trophy title.
Day 2 in one line
Ishan Kishan’s monumental 270 and Kumar Kushagra’s 101 powered East Zone to 708 all out, leaving South Zone with a massive mountain to climb in the Duleep Trophy final
