East Zone and South Zone are competing in the final of Duleep Trophy 2026. East Zone team won the toss and came to bat first in this match. The opening pair of young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Abhimanyu Easwaran took them to 91 runs in the first hour of play. Till drinks, Vaibhav is playing after scoring 42 runs in 34 balls, which includes 5 fours and 1 six. Easwaran is on 48 runs in 45 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six.
After hitting the first four of the innings in the third over, Vaibhav hit two fours in the sixth over. After this, in the next over, he took star fast bowler Mohammad Siraj on the radar. He hit Siraj, who came in the seventh over, for a four and then a six on the second ball. Vaibhav ended this over with a four. He is in great shape. Know how you can watch Vaibhav's batting.
Where is the Duleep Trophy final being played?
This title match between East Zone and South Zone is being played at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai.
Where will the Duleep Trophy final be seen?
The Duleep Trophy final match can be enjoyed on Star Sports Network. To watch this match live on mobile, you will have to go to JioHotstar app. Live streaming is also being done on JioHotstar's website.
Playing XI of both the teams
East Zone – Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kumar Kushagra, Sudeep Gharami, Ishan Kishan (captain, wicketkeeper), Shikhar Mohan, Anukul Roy, MD Kounain Qureshi, Mohammed Shami, Abhijeet K Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar.
South Zone – N Jagadeesan (wk), Ricky Bhui, Devdutt Padikkal, Tilak Verma, Sheikh Rashid, R Smrana, Shreyas Gopal, Chama Milind, T Vijay, MD Nidhish, Mohammed Siraj.