Duleep Trophy 2026: In the first two days of the Duleep Trophy 2026 final, the East Zone dominated the match. They made a huge score of 708 runs in the first innings with a great performance with the bat. As a result, South Zone now has a tough challenge to turn around in the match. After batting, let’s see how powerful the East Zone cricketers can be with the ball.
Ishan is 30 runs away from Trishatran
East Zone captain Ishan Kishan was one of the main attractions of the entire innings. He played a fast innings of 270 runs off 334 balls. 30 fours and 7 sixes came from his bat. Batting at a strike rate of 80.84, this left-handed batsman practically destroyed the bowlers of the South Zone.
Dyspnea due to fatigue
Ishan had a great opportunity to score a triple hundred in first-class cricket. But after reaching 250 runs, he had to leave the field for some time due to excessive fatigue. Later, he came down to bat again, but he was not seen in the same rhythm as before. The look of fatigue was also evident on his face. In the end, Ishan got out for 270 after adding only 20 more runs.
Kumar Kushagra’s century
Young batsman Kumar Kushagra provided great support to captain Ishan. He played a great innings of 101 runs off 132 balls. His century was instrumental in East Zone’s big score. Apart from this, the team’s opener Abhimanyu Iswaran scored 72 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi added 44 runs, while Shikhar Mohan, who came at number three, scored 85 runs.
A huge score of 708 runs
The contribution of the middle order batsmen also strengthened the East Zone innings. Nukum Roy scored 45 runs and Mohammad Kounain Qureshi scored 40 runs. East Zone made a huge collection of 708 runs thanks to the important innings of several batsmen. As a result, South Zone is now under heavy pressure in the final.
South zone bowlers struggle
Tripurana Vijay has been the most successful of the South Zone bowlers in front of a massive East Zone innings. He took four wickets. Shreyas Gopal and Chama V Milind got two wickets each. Sheikh Rashid took a wicket. However, after such a big score, if they want to strengthen their position in the match, South Zone will have to make a big resistance with the bat.
A miraculous comeback is needed to win the match
By scoring 708 runs in the first innings, East Zone made their position very strong in the final. Ishan Kishan’s innings of 270 runs left him short of a triple century, but his batting gave the team a big advantage. Now the aim of East Zone is to pressure the South Zone by picking up quick wickets with the ball. On the other hand, to get back into the match, the South Zone will have to do something practically extraordinary.