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Kishan Leads East Zone to Duleep Trophy After 13 Years
East Zone won the Duleep Trophy after waiting 13 years.
They beat South Zone in the final in Chennai.
The match was decided because East Zone had a bigger first-innings score.
Captain Ishan Kishan was the star batter.
He scored 270 runs in the first innings and 80 more in the second.
Md Kounain Quraishi also scored his first first-class century.
East Zone finished the tournament without losing a match.
Sourav Ganguly congratulated the team and praised its Bengal players.
East Zone defeated South Zone in the Duleep Trophy final at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
The title was decided by East Zone’s first-innings lead after the final ended in its favour.
Ishan Kishan scored 270 in the first innings and 80 in the second, totaling 350 runs.
East Zone declared at 388/7 after Md Kounain Quraishi made an unbeaten 116 and Anukul Roy scored 64.
The triumph ended East Zone’s wait since the 2012-13 season and completed an unbeaten campaign.
- Who
- Ishan Kishan led East Zone against South Zone, with important contributions from Kumar Kushagra, Md Kounain Quraishi and Anukul Roy.
- What
- East Zone won the Duleep Trophy after the final was decided by its first-innings lead.
- Where
- The final was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
- When
- The victory was reported on Thursday and ended a wait dating from the 2012-13 season.
- Why
- East Zone secured the title by taking a first-innings lead and completing an unbeaten campaign.
Key facts
- Winner
- East Zone
- Runner-up
- South Zone
- Venue
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Deciding factor
- East Zone’s first-innings lead
- Ishan Kishan’s final runs
- 350
- East Zone’s first-innings total
- 708
- Wait ended
- 13 years, since the 2012-13 season
Quotes
Sourav Ganguly
Former India captain who congratulated East Zone and its players on X
“Congratulations to east zone under the leadership of Ishan Kishan to win the Duleep trophy after so many years .. they went unbeaten in the competition .. well done to the Bengal boys for their exemplary performance right throughout the tournament and the other members of the team”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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