The final match of Duleep Trophy 2026 is being played at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai. The teams of East Zone and South Zone are face to face in the title match. East Zone has dominated the first three days of play in Chepauk. The team captained by Ishan Kishan won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 708 runs on the board. East Zone batted for two full days. Captain Ishaan scored 270 runs.
Earlier, Vaibhav Suryavanshi (44) and Abhiyanyu Easwaran (73) gave a good start to East Zone by making a 100-run partnership. Taking advantage of the flat pitch, apart from Ishaan, Kumar Kushagra (101) and Shikhar Mohan (85) also got a big start. In the end Anukul Roy also contributed 45 runs, which helped East Zone post a huge score.
In response, South Zone, who came to bat, did not have a good start. He lost the wicket of opener Ricky Bhui for just 10 runs. After this, East Zone took wickets at regular intervals and reduced South Zone's half to 174. There are still two days of play left in the match and even if the result is a draw, the East Zone team can still become champion on the basis of first innings lead. In such a situation, let us know how many times he has won the Duleep Trophy title.
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East Zone has won the Duleep Trophy twice in a row
The East Zone team has won the Duleep Trophy title twice so far. The special thing is that he achieved the distinction of becoming champion in back to back seasons. East Zone won this prestigious tournament for the first time in the 2011/12 season. After this he defended the title in the 2012/13 season. Now she is standing on the threshold of winning the Duleep Trophy after 14 years.