East Zone will take on North East Zone in the first quarter-final of the Duleep Trophy 2026 campaign at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru, starting on Sunday, August 23.
East Zone failed to make it to the semi-final in the previous season, and they will be led by Ishan Kishan this season. Meanwhile, North East Zone suffered elimination in the quarter-final last season, and they will be captained by Jonathan Rongsen this edition.
East Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Quarter-Final 1, Match Details
Match: East Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Quarter-Final 1
Time & Date: 9:30 AM IST, August 23 to 26
Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru
East Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Quarter-Final 1 Probable XIs
East Zone
Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (vc), Ishan Kishan (c), Virat Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Suraj Jaiswal, Subranshu Senapati, Anukul Roy, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar
North East Zone
Techi Neri, Kishan Lyndoh, Joseph Lal Thankhuma, Arpit Subhas (wk), Vino G. Zhimomi, Jonathan Rongsen (c), Jotin Singh Pheiroijam, Ashish Thapa, Bishworjit Singh Konthoujam, Imliwati Lemtur, Lalrempuia
East Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Quarter-Final 1 Pitch Report
The BCCI CoE surface is expected to give batters enough of an edge over bowlers throughout four days of this fixture. However, spinners will get their fair share once the game moves to the middle overs.
East Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Quarter-Final 1 Top Picks
Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan has been in pretty good form across formats of the game, and we can expect him to do well in this fixture.
Virat Singh
Jharkhand batter Virat Singh amassed 508 runs from 12 innings at an average of 42.33 with a century and three half-centuries in the Ranji 2025-26 season.
East Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Quarter-Final 1 Captain picks
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a total of 107 runs across 3 matches for Bihar, averaging 26.75 with a high score of 93 in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season.
Abhimanyu Easwaran
Bengal opening batter Abhimanyu Easwaran accumulated 427 runs from 11 innings at an average of 42.7 with four half-centuries in the Ranji 2025-26 season.
East Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Quarter-Final 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (c), Joseph Lal Thankhuma, Ashish Thapa, Ishan Kishan (vc), Virat Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anukul Roy, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar
East Zone vs North East Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Quarter-Final 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Joseph Lal Thankhuma, Ashish Thapa, Ishan Kishan, Virat Singh (vc), Kumar Kushagra, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anukul Roy, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar
