East Zone Clinch Duleep Trophy After First-Innings Lead

Key facts

• East Zone, led by Ishan Kishan, won the Duleep Trophy for the first time since 2012, securing the title against South Zone on the basis of a 372-run first-innings lead after the final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai ended in a draw.
• This was East Zone's third Duleep Trophy title overall, following back-to-back wins in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.
• East Zone posted 708 in their first innings, with captain Ishan Kishan scoring 270 off 334 balls (30 fours, seven sixes), Kumar Kushagra making 101, Shikhar Mohan 85, and Abhimanyu Easwaran 72.
• South Zone were bowled out for 336, with captain Tilak Varma top-scoring with 99, Devdutt Padikkal making 62, and Chama Milind 43; Mukesh Kumar took three wickets while Mohammed Shami and Kounain Quraishi took two each.
• In their second innings, East Zone declared at 388/7 with Kounain Quraishi scoring an unbeaten 116 and Kishan making 80, extending their overall lead to 760 runs.
• Ishan Kishan was named Player of the Match for his knocks of 270 and 80, totaling 350 runs in the final.