EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Devdutt Padikkal holds fort as Chennai pitch starts playing tricks | Cricket
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EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Devdutt Padikkal is in full flow in the summit clash and has gone past his half-century.
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Devdutt Padikkal is holding the fort for South Zone on Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy final, hitting a half-century. However, the job has just begun as the need of the hour is for him to bat long after East Zone began the third and moving day with a bang, dismissing South Zone openers Ricky Bhui and Narayan Jagadeesan. Earlier, Ishan Kishan’s monumental 270 was the defining performance of the opening two days. The captain’s innings, supported by Kumar Kushagra’s century, helped East Zone post 708 in their first innings. South Zone’s response will now be crucial, with their batters facing the challenge of negotiating a strong East Zone attack, comprising Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar.
For the South Zone, the priority will be to avoid losing early wickets and build a partnership that can absorb the pressure. Tilak Varma’s leadership and batting experience will be important as his side looks to stay competitive in the final.
Key updates from Duleep Trophy Final Day 3:
- Padikkal and Shaikh Rasheed hold fort. South Zone 115/2 at Lunch on Day 3.
- Devdutt Padikkal hits a half-century. South Zone 92/2.
- Shikhar Mohan gets the better of Narayan Jagadeesan (32). South Zone 70/2.
- Mukesh Kumar removes Ricky Bhui for 1. South Zone 11/1 vs East Zone (708)
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:55:21 PM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Poor ball and punished!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Poor delivery from Quraishi. Rasheed just times the ball to backward square leg and is rewarded with a boundary. The right-hander moves on to 26.
South Zone 123/2.
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:47:59 PM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: The ball is keeping low!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: The pitch is finally showing some signs of some wear and tear. The ball has started to keep low and this will bring the East Zone spinners into the mix.
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:43:24 PM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: The second session begins!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: We are back live. The players are out there in the middle for the second session. Padikkal and Rasheed would hope to continue from where they left off in the first session.
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:03:07 PM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: That’s lunch!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: The first session is done and dusted on the third day. Devdutt Padikkal and Shaik Rasheed are in the middle for the South Zone, unbeaten on 58 and 22, respectively.
South Zone 115/2.
- 8 Sept 2026, 11:26:53 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Padikkal hits ahalf-century
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Devdutt Padikkal continues from where he left off in the series against Sri Lanka. The elegant left-hander from Karnataka gets to his half-century off just 65 balls.
South Zone 92/2 in 23.1 overs.
- 8 Sept 2026, 11:08:34 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: WICKET! Jagadeesan falls!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Shikhar Mohan gets his man as Narayan Jagadeesan plays a loose shot and throws away his wicket. Simple catch for Abhimanyu Easwaran. The right-hander walks back for 32.
South Zone 70/2.
- 8 Sept 2026, 11:04:43 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Perfect timing!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Md Kounain Quraishi bowls a long-hop and Jagadeesan just strides forward and places the ball for a boundary towards cover.
South Zone 67/1.
- 8 Sept 2026, 10:53:20 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: FOUR!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Abhijit Sarkar drops it short and Padikkal just rocks back and times the ball to perfection. The ball races towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary! Padikkal moves onto 28.
South Zone 52/1.
- 8 Sept 2026, 10:45:12 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Devdutt Padikkal plays it too close and the deft touch lands him a four. The ball was close to the stumps and the bat came down just in time.
South Zone 45/1.
- 8 Sept 2026, 10:41:34 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Shami back on the park!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Mohammed Shami who had gone off the field, is back and is fielding in the deep. He’s signing some autographs for the fans and keeping them happy.
South Zone 37/1.
- 8 Sept 2026, 10:27:44 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Padikkal survives!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Devdutt Padikkal charges down the track but is wrapped on the pads. Loud appeal but the umpire doesn’t raise his finger. Kishan goes for the review and the replays show that the ball was missing the stumps. East Zone lose a review.
South Zone 31/1.
- 8 Sept 2026, 10:21:20 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Padikkal in full flow!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Devdutt Padikkal looks in supreme touch and has quickly moved onto 13 off 15 balls. The left-hander recently smashed two centuries on the tour of Sri Lanka and is continuing on with his good form.
South Zone 27/1.
- 8 Sept 2026, 10:04:07 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Sooryavanshi! Wow!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Mukesh Kumar strikes! Ricky Bhui walks back to the hut. The umpire gave it not out but Vaibhav Sooryavanshi convinced skipper Kishan to for the review and the replays prove that the youngster was right.
Mukesh’s delivery jagged back in from a length before drifting down the leg side. Ricky Bhui tried to help it fine and only managed to clip the ball to the wicketkeeper Kumar Kushagra.
- 8 Sept 2026, 09:55:03 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Commentators go gaga over Shami
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Ashok Malhotra continues to go gaga over Mohammed Shami. He compares the pacer to Kapil Dev, calling him a true workhorse. Shami has just given away one run in his three overs.
South Zone 10/0 in 5 overs.
- 8 Sept 2026, 09:40:25 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Poor delivery!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Mukesh now drifts onto the pads and Jagadeesan just flicks him for yet another four.
South Zone 8/0 in 2 overs.
- 8 Sept 2026, 09:39:16 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Up and running!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Narayan Jagadeeshan gets South Zone off the mark. Mukesh Kumar bowls a probing delivery and the right-hander just glides it to deep backward point for a boundary.
- 8 Sept 2026, 09:36:06 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Play begins!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: The third day of the Duleep Trophy final is underway. Mohammed Shami bowled the opening over of the day. Ricky Bhui negotiates it safely. However, South Zone are yet to get off the mark.
- 8 Sept 2026, 09:02:11 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: What South Zone needs to do?
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: The easy way for South Zone to win the tournament is to keep batting and batting. If they surpass the 708-run mark, they will win the title on the basis of the first innings lead. Fair to say, a result looks unlikely here taking the conditions into account and it will all boil down to the first innings lead.
- 8 Sept 2026, 08:46:31 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Ishan Kishan shatters records
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: The East zone captain led from the front, playing a knock of 270 to power his team to a mammoth score of 708. The left-handed batter battled cramps, and was retired hurt at one point. However, he returned later on in the final session and eventually lost his wicket for 270.
- 8 Sept 2026, 08:30:42 AM IST
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Hello and welcome!
EZ vs SZ LIVE Score, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third day of the Duleep Trophy final. The third day is known as moving day and finally East Zone bowlers will have a bowl in the middle. 708 runs on the board. Expect Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar to crank it up.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
