Archive · 1 Sep 2026
East Zone Defeat Central Zone to Reach Duleep Trophy Final
East Zone played Central Zone in a cricket semifinal in Bengaluru.
Both teams scored 266 runs in their first innings.
Central Zone then made only 158 runs in its second innings.
This gave East Zone 159 runs to win the match.
Bowlers Mukesh Kumar and Mohammed Shami took many important wickets for East Zone.
Young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi helped East Zone with strong scores in both innings.
East Zone lost several wickets while chasing, but captain Ishan Kishan remained not out on 39.
East Zone won by four wickets and reached the final.
East Zone defeated defending champions Central Zone by four wickets in the Bengaluru semifinal.
Central Zone were bowled out for 158 in their second innings, setting a target of 159.
Mukesh Kumar took 4/44 and seven wickets in the match, while Mohammed Shami claimed 3/56.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 92 in East Zone’s first innings and added 40 in the chase.
Ishan Kishan stayed unbeaten on 39 as East Zone completed the chase after a mid-innings slump.
- Who
- East Zone and Central Zone, with key contributions from Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan.
- What
- East Zone defeated defending champions Central Zone by four wickets in the Duleep Trophy semifinal.
- When
- The match concluded on the third day, reported as Tuesday, September 1.
- Where
- BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
- Why
- East Zone won after bowling Central Zone out for 158 and chasing the target of 159 runs.
- Result
- East Zone won by four wickets.
- Target
- East Zone needed 159 runs to win.
- Central Zone second innings
- 158 all out in 50.2 overs.
- Top bowler
- Mukesh Kumar took 4/44 in the second innings and seven wickets in the match.
- Mohammed Shami
- Shami took 3/56 in the second innings and five wickets overall.
- Top East Zone chase score
- Ishan Kishan finished unbeaten on 39.
- Final
- East Zone will face either South Zone or North Zone in the final, scheduled to begin at Chepauk on September 6.
