Ishan Kishan and Shikhar Mohan shine with the bat as East Zone finish Day 1 at 385/4 against South Zone in the Duleep Trophy 2026 finalScroll down to read the full story.
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Ishan Kishan’s century powers East Zone to 385/4 vs South Zone
The final of the Duleep Trophy 2026 has been startedThe contest is being played between Ishan Kishan’s East Zone and Tilak Varma’s South ZoneThis highly-intense match is being played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
East Zone vs South Zone Duleep Trophy final 2026 playing XI:
East Zone (Playing XI): Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Kumar Kushagra, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Shikhar Mohan, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Md Kounain Quraishi, Anukul Roy, Mohammed Shami, Abhijit K Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar
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
Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten century helps East Zone finish Day 1 at 385/4
East Zone had won the toss and decided to bat firstFor them, star batters Abbhimanyu Easwaran and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi began the inningsBoth batters gave a outstanding start to their sideThe opening pair started hitting impressive boundariesSooryavanshi and Easwaran scored crucial runs, which helped their side to perform well for the rest of the day.
Abhimanyu Easwaran played a brilliant innings of 72 runs off 86 balls, including 10 fours and one sixMeanwhile, star batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also delivered an exceptional performance for his side as he continued his attacking approach and scored 44 runs off 37 ballsIn his knock, he smashed five fours and one six at a strike rate of 118.
After their dismissals, star player Shikhar Mohan and skipper Ishan Kishan delivered an exceptional performance for his sideShikhar Mohan scored 85 runs off 120 balls and gave a major setback to their rivals in this important clashOn the other hand, captain Ishan Kishan played a heroic knock for his side as he remained unbeaten on Day 1 and completed his centuryHe scored 111 runs off 135 balls, including 14 fours and one sixKumar Kushagra also played a vital role for his team as he batted for 63 runs not out off 75 ballsEast Zone players’ impressive batting helped them to complete 385/4 on Day 1 stumps.
