East Zone Vs West Zone Day 2 Highlights, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Kishan’s 270 Powers EZ To 708 At Stumps On Day 2

Kumar Kushagra departs after scoring a brilliant hundred. However, Captain Ishan continues to stay on the crease and propells his team towards a giant score battin on 170*.

East Zone Keeps their stronghold on the match as their captain Ishan stays in the middle till lunch. Ishan is batting on 171 runs off 232 balls. Anukul Roy is the new batter after centurian Kumar Kushagra fell.

Relive The Moment: Here's how Kumar Kushagra celebrated his 6th first-class century. He failed to go big, but gave East Zone an upper hand in the contest. He was dismissed by Tripurana Vijay while trying to go for a maximum. He ended his innings on 101 runs off 132 deliveries.

Just after EZ crosses the 500-run mark, Ishan started to race fast towards his double ton. In the 114th over of the match, Ishan attacked spinner Shreyas Gopal, collecting four boundaries. EZ mustered a total 18 runs from the over. Ishan 12 runs away from his double century.

And here it is! Ishan Kishan completes his double century with a four against India's Test number-3, Devdutt Padikkal, in the 122nd over of the match. He reached the milestone in 270 balls.

Here's a short highlight of Ishan's classic double ton... 

South Zone finally has a breakthrough! Shaikh Rasheed gets Anukul Roy LBW. Anukul Roy camped back and tried to work the delivery across but seemed to have got beaten on the inside edge and got struck on the pads. The umpire said not out, but Rasheed was confident, and South Zone was desperate for a wicket, so the captain, Tilak Varma, decided to go for a review.

South Zone might have thought to corner East Zone after getting rid of Ishan Kishan (Retired Hurt On 250) and Anukul Roy, but Mohammed Shami and Md Kounain Quraishi stayed to frustrate the bowlers. The duo has stitched up a 54 runs partnership before shami falls to Shreyas Gopal. East Zone eyeing 700 run mark. Ishan comes back to continue where he left.

Shreyas Gopal to Md Kounain Quraishi, out Caught by Mohammed Siraj!! Quraishi goes for the big shot but fails to get enough elevation, dragging the wrong’un straight towards long-on. Siraj settles underneath it with soft hands and takes a clean catch. Quraishi departs for 40 off 91, and Ishan Kishan remains unbeaten on a magnificent 260.

Tripurana Vijay to Mukesh Kumar, out Caught & Bowled!! That’s the end of a mammoth East Zone innings! Mukesh goes for a big drive against the tossed-up delivery but drills it straight back towards Vijay, who holds on at the second attempt. East Zone are bowled out for a massive 708, bringing their innings to an end on the final ball of Day 2. Ishan Kishan’s sensational 270 off 334 balls, including 30 fours and seven sixes, stands out as the headline knock of the innings. Tripurana Vijay finishes with an impressive 4/180, while South Zone finally have their reward after a long day in the field.

Another day firmly in East Zone’s favour as they piled up a mammoth 708 before being bowled out in the final over. Ishan Kishan resumed on 111* and went on to register another first-class double century, shifting gears to race past 250 before briefly retiring hurt due to fatigue. He returned after the fall of Md Shami and eventually fell for a magnificent 270, with his dismissal coming as the ninth wicket in the final over of the day.

Kumar Kushagra also produced a superb hundred, scoring 101 and sharing a massive 230-run partnership with his captain. The lower order continued to frustrate South Zone’s bowlers, who struggled for answers on a flat surface. Tripurana Vijay finished with four wickets, but South Zone’s task is now enormous, they need to bat for the next three days and somehow overhaul East Zone’s imposing 708. We’ll be back at 9:30 AM tomorrow for South Zone’s reply.

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