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CRR: 3.9Min. Ov. Rem: 38.4Last 10 Overs:44/1 | |||||||||||||
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | This Bowler | Last 10 ovs | mat | runs | hs | ave | ||
| Md Kounain Quraishi*Md Kounain Quraishi*(rhb) | 116 | 190 | 13 | 4 | 61.05 | 11(24b) | 31(31b) | 2 | 169 | 116* | 84.5 | ||
| Mohammed ShamiMohammed Shami(rhb) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0b) | 0(2b) | 100 | 1258 | 56* | 12.83 | ||
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | This Spell | mat | wkts | bbi | ave |
| Chama MilindCV Milind(lm) | 8.2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3.24 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2.2-0-9-0 | 57 | 140 | 5/28 | 30.92 |
| MD NidheeshMD Nidheesh(rm) | 9 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 3.11 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1.0-1-0-1 | 53 | 147 | 7/88 | 26.89 |
Current Partnership : P'SHIP : 0 runs, 0.4 overs, RR: 0 (Mohammed Shami 0, Md Kounain Quraishi 0)Last Bat : L'BAT : Anukul Roy c Padikkal b Nidheesh 64 ( 112b 4X4 2X6) SR: 57.14 FoW : FoW : 388/7 (98.4 ov) | |||||||||||||
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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
-
![East Zone]( "East Zone")
708 & 388/7d (99.2 ov) -
![South Zone]( "South Zone")
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorer: Annayya Goudar | Commentator: Abhijato (@ob_jato)
Statistics
Current Batsmen
Mohammed Shami
0(2) 0x4 - 0x6
Control %100%
Current bowlers
CV Milind
- O8.2
- M1
- R27
- W1
- Eco3.24
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
PARTNERSHIPS
Match Details
Series
Toss
East Zone , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
East Zone won the 2026/27 Duleep Trophy
Season
Match days
6,7,8,9,10 September 2026 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
2.40pm East Zone are vociferous in their celebrations despite the hot weather; sums up their tenacity in this contest, where their humungous first-innings total absolutely punctured the South Zone tires. For now, it's goodbye from me, Shashank Kishore, and Annayya Goudar here at Cricinfo!
2.30pm Time for the post-match presentation now.
South Zone captain, Tilak Varma, with the mic in hand now: "It is disappointing for us.The first day we were doing better, but when they scored 700, it was slightly tough chasing 700. Props to their batters. We didn't bowl that great honestly. Honestly, we were just thinking of batting on for three days, we have tried out best to score 700... Credit goes to East Zone, they have totally outplayed us."
Player of the Match is also the East Zone captain, Ishan Kishan.
Tilak Varma is the Player of the Series.
Now, we hear Ishan Kishan speak, after everyone has collected their winner's trophies. "To be honest, it's more about being one unit, we did that as a group, we won this title as a group, everyone was taking care of each other. [CV as a captain] I think I've been a godo leader, journey doesn't end here, when you lead a side there's always mistakes happening... I think it was more about reading the situation, you need to take care of each other, to get into the zone where I was. It's a good transformation for me: I've been more calm, I've had more hunger, you want to lead the team from the front."
And now he collects the winning trophy on East Zone's behalf. The team goes and poses in front of the "Champions" banner; they're a jolly lot!
2pm East have declared and the captains shake hands. The match is drawn. The contest is over. East Zone have won the Duleep Trophy after 13 years.
99.2
0
Milind to Kounain Quraishi, no run, uppish but doesn't carry to mid-on.
99.1
0
Milind to Kounain Quraishi, no run, touch fuller and just outside off, let alone
END OF OVER:99 | (wicket maiden) | EZ: 388/7
- Mohammed Shami0 (2b)
- Md Kounain Quraishi116 (188b)
- MD Nidheesh9-2-28-2
- Chama Milind8-1-27-1
98.6
0
Nidheesh to Mohammed Shami, no run, shows the full face of the bat as he defends back
98.5
0
Nidheesh to Mohammed Shami, no run, squared up by the length but manages to hang back and defend
98.4
W
Nidheesh to Roy, OUT, sensational catch at slip by Padikkal! Anukul can't resist the temptation to poke at that, the ball skids through of a length and nips away a wee bit. The edge absolutely flew off the blade but Padikkal anticipated it nice and early as he moved swiftly to his left to pluck that. Superb innings from Anukul - some of the most pressure-free batting he'd have experienced yet.
AS Roy c Padikkal b Nidheesh 64 (112b 4x4 2x6) SR: 57.14
98.3
0
Nidheesh to Roy, no run, full and shaping away from a sixth-stump line, left alone
98.2
0
Nidheesh to Roy, no run, stands tall and defends back
98.1
0
Nidheesh to Roy, no run, right behind the line in defence
END OF OVER:98 | 3 Runs | EZ: 388/6
- Anukul Roy64 (108b)
- Md Kounain Quraishi116 (188b)
- Chama Milind8-1-27-1
- Tripurana Vijay23-2-127-1
Back to Shashank now.
97.6
1
Milind to Roy, 1 run, Bunted out into the deep and he'll retain strike
97.5
0
Milind to Roy, no run, Full-ish outside off, he shoulders arms
97.4
0
Milind to Roy, no run, Length and he flicks it out to backward square
97.3
0
Milind to Roy, no run, At the pads but sliding down leg, he flicks it out to deep midwicket
97.2
2
Milind to Roy, 2 runs, On a length at the stumps. He steps into the off side and flicks out to deep extra cover
Vishal: "The most pointless finals I have ever seen! Absolute pathetic! " - I've seen worse
97.1
0
Milind to Roy, no run, On a length outside off, batter shoulders arms
Bhavic: "Why are these guys still playing? Can't they shake their hands already or at least declare? " - We need to get deeper into the day for that to happen
END OF OVER:97 | 13 Runs | EZ: 385/6
- Md Kounain Quraishi116 (188b)
- Anukul Roy61 (102b)
- Tripurana Vijay23-2-127-1
- Chama Milind7-1-24-1
96.6
6
Vijay to Kounain Quraishi, SIX, Full again, and he swivels in the crease, down on one knee, and boshes this over cow corner once more
Kuldeep Dhanesh: "@Abhijato my comment is being published regularly and you guys have always put my wrong name in the front Kuldeep Dhanesh instead of Kuldeep Dhanesha. " - There's a character limit so your full name doesn't show fully on the form
96.5
6
Vijay to Kounain Quraishi, SIX, In the slot and he takes full toll this time around! Huge swipe across the line and shovelled over cow corner, massively muscled
96.4
0
Vijay to Kounain Quraishi, no run, On the back foot, he tucks this defense out to square leg
96.3
0
Vijay to Kounain Quraishi, no run, Down on one knee and goes for a huge swipe across the line! But the ball thuds into his pads, minimal appeals once it beats the bat though because it's missing stumps
Commentary Feedback
Match Coverage
All Match NewsQuraishi 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
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
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
'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
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
