By the end of the fourth day's play in the thrilling final match of Duleep Trophy 2026, East Zone has strengthened its position very much. Despite a brilliant fighting inning of 99 runs by South Zone team captain Tilak Verma, the team was all out for 336 runs in the first innings. Due to this, East Zone, captained by Ishan Kishan, had achieved a huge lead of 372 runs on the basis of first innings. Even after this, instead of giving follow-on, East Zone decided to bat in the second innings themselves and by the end of the day's play, they have taken an unassailable lead of 584 runs.

Let us tell you, the South Zone team started playing with the score of 242 runs for 6 wickets on the third day. On the fourth day, captain Tilak Verma had the big responsibility of saving the team. He batted with great wisdom and responsibility and was very close to his century, but unfortunately he missed his century by just 1 run. Facing 211 balls, Tilak played an excellent inning of 99 runs with the help of 9 fours. Mukesh Kumar was the most successful bowler in East Zone bowling, taking 3 important wickets for 31 runs. Apart from this, experienced fast bowlers Mohammed Shami and Shikhar Mohan also got 2 successes each.

The East Zone team, which scored a mountain-like score of 708 runs in the first innings, adopted an aggressive stance in the second innings as well. However, openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi (8 runs) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (3 runs) were out early, but captain Ishan Kishan once again showed his excellent form. Kishan, who scored a double century (270 runs) in the first innings, batted aggressively in the second innings too and played a brilliant inning of 80 runs with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes in 98 balls. Ishan Kishan has scored a total of 350 runs in this match. Apart from him, Shikhar Mohan also played a half-century inning of 52 runs.

By the end of the fourth day's play, East Zone had scored 212 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in its second innings. By adding the lead of 372 runs in the first innings, East Zone's total lead is now 584 runs. Mohammad Kounain Qureshi (26 runs) and Kumar Kushagra (34 runs) remain unbeaten at the crease. With this strong position, it is almost certain that East Zone will win the Duleep Trophy title.

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