Quraishi century headlines final day as East Zone secure Duleep Trophy
With the Duleep Trophy virtually theirs because of their first-innings lead, the Jharkhand allrounder brought up his maiden first-class century before East Zone declared
06/09Result
Final, Duleep Trophy at Chennai, Sep 6-10 2026
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![East Zone]( "East Zone")
708 & 388/7d (99.2 ov) -
![South Zone]( "South Zone")
Player of the Match
06/09Result
Final, Duleep Trophy at Chennai, Sep 6-10 2026
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![East Zone]( "East Zone")
708 & 388/7d (99.2 ov) -
![South Zone]( "South Zone")
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Kishan, Mohan hit fifties as East bat on with one hand on the Duleep Trophy
The fourth day's play ended with East Zone 584 runs in front and an outright win unlikely on a pitch offering little to bowlers
Day 3
Tilak fights but Shami and Mukesh help East Zone strengthen hold over South Zone
Shami and Mukesh picked up two wickets apiece as South Zone ended day three six down and still trailing East Zone by 466 runs
Day 2
East Zone ride on Kishan's 270 to post 708
With three days remaining, South Zone have no option but to simply bat big and hope the surface doesn't come to life late in the game
Others
Kishan 111* puts East Zone in control
East Zone took a giant stride towards reclaiming the Duleep Trophy with almost all their batters making substantial contributions
Shami on staying motivated: 'You play for the badge'
"No matter what stage you're playing at, your eyes must always be set on the next level," the fast bowler said
Padikkal, Siraj to play Duleep Trophy final for South Zone
The Duleep Trophy final between South and East Zone begins on Sunday in Chennai
Shikhar Mohan emerges from the shadows with telling all-round display
Making his debut in the competition, the Jharkhand batter scored twin fifties and put in an admirable shift with his left-arm spin in the absence of Anukul Roy
Hard lengths make life easy for Mukesh, Shami
Mukesh said attacking stumps also benefited the East Zone attack, as they reduced South Zone to 242 for 6
A flawed final: 'Why would I want to step back out in the heat?'
What started as a fun match quickly turned into a mismatch, with the first-innings lead rule exposed
Shami rages against the dying of the light, seam still bolt upright
He might not have age on his side and he might have dropped off the national selectors' radar, but Mohammed Shami won't stop doing special things when he gets a chance
Duleep final: Karun Nair leaves South Zone squad, puts spotlight on selection
Nair's reply to a social-media post was at odds with South coach Vikram Verma's claim that he left for personal reasons
Kishan does the grind to become domestic cricket's poster boy
He was earlier criticised for not showing enough desire to play red-ball cricket but since then, he has travelled the length and breadth of India to play various formats of multi-day cricket
'Be neutral to ride highs and lows' - Shreyas Gopal on journey to 100 first-class games
Playing at the Duleep Trophy in what is his landmark game, Gopal is now mature enough to take tough days in his stride and not beat himself up too much
'It's my A game' - Tilak Varma hopes Test cricket comes his way one day
"I'm growing as a captain and enjoying it," Tilak Varma says, looking back at his recent stints as captain of the India A side and now South Zone
Soorya-rise - Chepauk fills up on Sunday morning
Once news went out that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was batting on the first morning of the Duleep Trophy final, sections of Chepauk filled up very quickly
Duleep final to Afghanistan T20Is 'slightly challenging', say Kishan and Tilak Varma
"I think he has that hunger and that motivation right now [to return to the national team]," Ishan Kishan says about Mohammed Shami, East Zone's pace spearhead
Kishan says captaincy has led to 'immense personal growth'
The East Zone captain said leadership leads to a mindset change and "you become much calmer about things"
Siraj, Padikkal add star power as South Zone and East Zone clash for Duleep Trophy title
Rahul unavailable for South Zone while Kishan, Sooryavanshi and Shami will again hold key for East Zone