Ishan Kishan’s double ton, fifty seal Duleep Trophy for East Zone

A double century and a fifty from Ishan Kishan sealed the Duleep Trophy for East Zone, who beat South Zone on first-innings lead in Chennai.

Kishan’s 270 in the first innings and 80 in the second gave him 350 runs for the match, earning him the Player of the Match award as East Zone ended a 13-year title drought.

East Zone’s first-innings score of 708 was never under threat, with South Zone dismissed for 336 in reply.

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shikhar Mohan and Kumar Kushagra all chipped in with significant scores to build East Zone’s dominant total.

The final at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium ran from September 6 to 10 and ended without an outright result, with the title decided on first-innings lead.

The final was played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, running from September 6 to 10.

Ishan Kishan’s Player of the Match award recognised his rare feat of scoring a double-century and a half-century in the same first-class match.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the teenage batting prospect, was part of East Zone’s title-winning squad, gaining valuable first-class experience in a high-stakes final.

East Zone’s bowlers also played a key role in restricting South Zone to 336, setting up the platform from which Kishan’s batting sealed the outright title on lead.

East Zone’s title win ends a 13-year wait for the trophy, their last Duleep Trophy triumph having come well over a decade ago.

Ishan Kishan’s aggregate of 350 runs across both innings — 270 and 80 — is among the most dominant individual performances in a Duleep Trophy final.

Abhimanyu Easwaran (72), Shikhar Mohan (85) and Kumar Kushagra (101) all made significant contributions to East Zone’s massive first-innings 708.

South Zone were bowled out for 336 in reply to East Zone’s first innings, leaving them 372 runs behind and facing an uphill task for the remainder of the match.

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