Duleep Trophy Live Score Day 3 — East vs South Final updates: Padikkal, Jagadeesan steady the innings; South Zone 67/1

Duleep Trophy LIVE Score Day 3 - Catch the live score, updates, commentary, news and highlights from the East Zone vs South Zone Final being played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Updated : Sep 08, 2026 09:30 IST

Catch the live score and updates from the Duleep Trophy Final between East Zone and South Zone. | Photo Credit: PTI

elcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage from Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy Final between East Zone and South Zone being played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

East Zone has put up a mammoth first-innings total of 708 courtesy of 270 runs from captain Ishan Kishan. After spending two days labouring in the field, South now has to come up with a steely reply and attempt to settle this contest on a first-innings lead.

This is Abhishek Saini bringing you the blog updates. We have our correspondent Aditya Padinjat at the ground to keep us posted with the latest developments.

• September 08, 2026 09:30

  A bit of moisture on the wicket?

  Aditya Padinjat: Will be interesting to see how conditions are for batting today after last night’s rain. Sun is out but there are a couple of clouds looking slightly ominous.

• September 08, 2026 09:28

  East Zone vs South Zone - Day 2 report

  

  Duleep Trophy final: Ishan Kishan’s 270 helps East Zone end another dominant day over South

  Captain Ishan Kishan made a resplendent double-century to help East Zone place one hand on the Duleep Trophy 2026 after another dominant day against South Zone at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Monday.

• September 08, 2026 09:26

  The moving day!

  South Zone, after 163 overs of toil in the field, has to begin its essay on the third day, hoping to get as close, or even better, than East Zone’s 708 runs.