Duleep Trophy Final Live: Vaibhav in focus as East Zone opt to bat in Chennai

Wast Zone vs West ZoneDuleep Trophy Final Live Score Day 1, East Zone vs South Zone: Ishan Kishan's East are taking on Tilak Varma's South in the Duleep Trophy final. The match is set to start at 9:30 am in Chennai.Duleep Trophy final live score, East Zone vs South Zone Day 1. (PTI Photo) Hello and welcome to India Today's live coverage of the Duleep Trophy final. East Zone are playing South Zone in the summit clash, and we are ready to bring you the live updates on Day 1. Sep 6, 2026 09:14 ISTDuleep Trophy Live: Toss updateIshan Kishan has won the toss and put East Zone to bat first against South Zone in Chennai. Kishan says that he is wary of a bit of moisture and will look to see off the first hour and then pile on some big runs. We will update you on the playing XIs shortly. Sep 6, 2026 09:08 ISTSouth Zone bank on Tilak Varma's brillianceMeanwhile, South Zone captain Tilak Varma will be hoping to extend his form. In the semi-finals against North Zone, Tilak smashed a century and a fifty to lead his team to a 7-wicket win. Tilak will be glad to have Devdutt Padikkal back, who was the best Indian batter in the 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Sep 6, 2026 09:07 ISTDuleep Trophy: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in focusYoungster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be in focus today as East Zone look to reclaim the Duleep Trophy title. Vaibhav scored 92 runs in the first innings of the semi-final, which became crucial in East Zone's victory. One would hope that the youngster plays the finals and does well. Do not forget, that he is also the vice captain of the East Zone team. Sep 6, 2026 09:03 ISTDuleep Trophy LiveThis is the first time since 2012-13 that Chennai is hosting the Duleep Trophy Final. In 2012-13, East Zone played Central Zone in the summit clash, where East Zone won the match via a first innings lead. It is expected that this match will bear a result, with spin expected to play a big part in days 4 and 5. Sep 6, 2026 09:00 ISTDuleep Trophy Live: East and South Zone SquadsEast Zone Squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Kumar Kushagra, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Virat Singh, Ishan Kishan(wk/c), Anukul Roy, Md Kounain Quraishi, Mohammed Shami, Abhijit K Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar, Subhranshu Senapati, Shahbaz Ahmed, Denish Das, Shikhar Mohan, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal South Zone Squad: Ricky Bhui, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Tilak Varma (c), Smaran Ravichandran, Kodimela Himateja, Shreyas Gopal, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, MD Nidheesh, Mohammed Siraj, Shaik Rasheed, Kavuri Saiteja, Karun Nair, Aman Khan, Tripurana Vijay, Abhinav Tejrana Sep 6, 2026 08:56 ISTEast Zone vs South Zone: Live updatesSome of the biggest names in India's cricketing landscape will be in action, starting today. Ishan Kishan's East Zone has the likes of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Mohammed Shami and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in their line-up. While Tilak Varma's South Zone has Devdutt Padikkal and Mohammed Siraj. South Zone will be missing the services of KL Rahul, who Tilak said is not avaiable for the summit clash. Sep 6, 2026 08:55 ISTDuleep Trophy Final LiveHello and good morning to you all. We are live from Chennai as we bring you the live updates from the Duleep Trophy Final. Ishan Kishan's East Zone are playing Tilak Varma's South in the summit clash of the competition. It is a 5-day competition, a proper First Class match, as some of the best red ball players in the country take part in the final. Action begins at 9:30am. Stay tuned as we build up for the toss.