East Zone will clash with South Zone in the grand finale of the Duleep Trophy 2026 campaign at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, starting on Sunday, September 6.
Led by Ishan Kishan, East Zone defeated Central Zone by four wickets in the first semi-final to move to the grand finale. Meanwhile, South Zone, captained by Tilak Varma, secured a seven-wicket win over North Zone in the second semi-final to advance to the final.
East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Final, Match Details
Match: East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Final
Time & Date: 9:30 AM IST, September 6 to 10
Venue: MA Chidambaram, Chennai
East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Final Probable XIs
East Zone
Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Kumar Kushagra, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Ishan Kishan (c) (wk), Virat Singh, Md Kounain Quraishi, Anukul Roy, Abhijit K Sarkar, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar
South Zone
Ricky Bhui/Shaik Rasheed, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Tilak Varma (c), Smaran Ravichandran, Kodimela Himateja, Shreyas Gopal, Tanay Thyagarajan, Mohammed Siraj, Vidhwath Kaverappa, MD Nidheesh
East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Final Pitch Report
The surface at this venue is expected to assist batters and bowlers equally well. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bat first. While batters will have their fair share, spinners will do exceptionally well in the middle overs.
East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Final Top Picks
Sudip Gharami
East Zone batter Gharami has amassed 185 runs from three innings at an average of 61.66 with a century.
Abhijit Sarkar
Medium pacer Abhijit Sarkar has scalped 10 wickets from four innings at an economy of 2.39 with a five-wicket haul.
East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Final Captain picks
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
East Zone opening batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has accumulated 140 runs from three innings at an average of 46.66.
Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma has racked up 167 runs from two innings with a century and a half-century in the semi-final.
East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Final Head-to-Head Dream11 team
Sudip Gharami (vc), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (c), Narayan Jagadeesan, Devdutt Padikkal, Tilak Varma, Shreyas Gopal, Abhijit K Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, MD Nidheesh
East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy 2026, Final Grand League Dream11 team
Sudip Gharami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Narayan Jagadeesan, Devdutt Padikkal, Tilak Varma (c), Shreyas Gopal, Abhijit K Sarkar (vc), Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, MD Nidheesh
