EZ vs NEZ Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 2nd TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sat, Aug 22, 2026Last Updated on Aug 22, 2026 11:09 PM
East Zone vs North East Zone Cricket Match Previews
Duleep Trophy 2026
EZONE 467/10 (112.5)
NEZONE 111/10 (42.5)
NEZONE 146/10 (50)
East Zone won by an innings and 210 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishworjit Konthoujam* | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahbaz Ahmed* | 15 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 3.53 |
| Anukul Roy | 15 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 2.47 |
Last Wicket:Pheiroijam Jotin st Ishan Kishan b Anukul Roy 39(75) - 146/10 in 49.6 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
East Zone vs North East Zone
East Zone — Innings 1 (467/10 in 112.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Easwaran lbw b Pheiroijam Jotin | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 75 | |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Joseph Lalthankhuma b Bishworjit Konthoujam | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Kumar Kushagra c Ashish Thapa b Akash Choudhary | 55 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 84.62 | |
| Sudip Kumar Gharami lbw b Pheiroijam Jotin | 146 | 185 | 25 | 1 | 78.92 | |
| Virat Singh c Jonathan R b Akash Choudhary | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Ishan Kishan (c) (wk) c Arpit Bhatewara b Pheiroijam Jotin | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Shahbaz Ahmed c Ashish Thapa b Techi Neri | 167 | 244 | 17 | 4 | 68.44 | |
| Anukul Roy c K Priyojit Singh b Bishworjit Konthoujam | 37 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 38.14 | |
| Mohammed Shami b Jonathan R | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 | |
| Mukesh Kumar b Akash Choudhary | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| Abhijit K Sarkar batting | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 | |
| Extras | Byes: 3 | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 2 | Total: 6 | |||||
| Total | 467 | 10 wkts, 112.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akash Choudhary | 26 | 1 | 102 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Bishworjit Konthoujam | 15 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Pheiroijam Jotin | 22 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Imliwati Lemtur | 20 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Rongsen Jonathan | 21 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Techi Neri | 8.5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Easwaran & Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 12 | 12 |
| Easwaran & Kumar Kushagra | 13 | 21 |
| Gharami & Kumar Kushagra | 92 | 114 |
| Gharami & Virat Singh | 12 | 13 |
| Gharami & Ishan Kishan | 9 | 17 |
| Gharami & Shahbaz Ahmed | 150 | 211 |
| Anukul Roy & Shahbaz Ahmed | 103 | 174 |
| Mohammed Shami & Shahbaz Ahmed | 35 | 52 |
| Mukesh Kumar & Shahbaz Ahmed | 17 | 17 |
| A K Sarkar & Shahbaz Ahmed | 24 | 46 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 1.6 | 12 |
| 2 | Abhimanyu Easwaran | 5.3 | 25 |
| 3 | Kumar Kushagra | 24.3 | 117 |
| 4 | Virat Singh | 26.4 | 129 |
| 5 | Ishan Kishan | 29.3 | 138 |
| 6 | Sudip Kumar Gharami | 64.4 | 288 |
| 7 | Anukul Roy | 93.4 | 391 |
| 8 | Mohammed Shami | 102.2 | 426 |
| 9 | Mukesh Kumar | 105.1 | 443 |
| 10 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 112.5 | 467 |
North East Zone — Innings 2 (111/10 in 42.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Lalthankhuma c Virat Singh b Mukesh Kumar | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 | |
| Arpit Subash Bhatewara (wk) c Kumar Kushagra b Anukul Roy | 32 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 42.11 | |
| Ashish Thapa st Ishan Kishan b Abhijit K Sarkar | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 52.78 | |
| Kishan Lyngdoh b Shahbaz Ahmed | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 | |
| Rongsen Jonathan (c) lbw b Abhijit K Sarkar | 21 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 67.74 | |
| Kangabam Priyojit Singh c Virat Singh b Shahbaz Ahmed | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | |
| Pheiroijam Jotin b Abhijit K Sarkar | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31.43 | |
| Imliwati Lemtur c Virat Singh b Shahbaz Ahmed | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| Techi Neri not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Akash Choudhary c Sudip Gharami b Abhijit K Sarkar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bishworjit Konthoujam c Vaibhav Sooryavanshi b Abhijit K Sarkar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | NoBalls: 3 | Total: 4 | |||||
| Total | 111 | 10 wkts, 42.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Abhijit K Sarkar | 9.5 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | 10 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| Anukul Roy | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3.1 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Lalthankhuma & Arpit Bhatewara | 21 | 57 |
| Ashish Thapa & Arpit Bhatewara | 34 | 65 |
| Kishan Lyngdoh & Arpit Bhatewara | 17 | 33 |
| Jonathan R & Arpit Bhatewara | 6 | 5 |
| Jonathan R & K Priyojit Singh | 3 | 32 |
| Jonathan R & Pheiroijam Jotin | 25 | 52 |
| Jonathan R & Imliwati Lemtur | 5 | 7 |
| Jonathan R & Techi Neri | 0 | 2 |
| Akash Choudhary & Techi Neri | 0 | 2 |
| Bishworjit Konthoujam & Techi Neri | 0 | 2 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Lalthankhuma | 9.3 | 21 |
| 2 | Ashish Thapa | 20.2 | 55 |
| 3 | Kishan Lyngdoh | 25.5 | 72 |
| 4 | Arpit Subash Bhatewara | 26.4 | 78 |
| 5 | Kangabam Priyojit Singh | 31.6 | 81 |
| 6 | Pheiroijam Jotin | 40.4 | 106 |
| 7 | Imliwati Lemtur | 41.5 | 111 |
| 8 | Rongsen Jonathan | 42.1 | 111 |
| 9 | Akash Choudhary | 42.3 | 111 |
| 10 | Bishworjit Konthoujam | 42.5 | 111 |
North East Zone — Innings 3 (146/10 in 50 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Lalthankhuma c Abhimanyu Easwaran b Shahbaz Ahmed | 9 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 20.45 | |
| Arpit Subash Bhatewara (wk) c Ishan Kishan b Mukesh Kumar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Ashish Thapa c Kumar Kushagra b Anukul Roy | 20 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 50 | |
| Kishan Lyngdoh c (sub)Denish Das b Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 25 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 62.5 | |
| Rongsen Jonathan (c) c Ishan Kishan b Anukul Roy | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Kangabam Priyojit Singh c Virat Singh b Anukul Roy | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 61.11 | |
| Pheiroijam Jotin st Ishan Kishan b Anukul Roy | 39 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 52 | |
| Imliwati Lemtur c Ishan Kishan b Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Techi Neri c Ishan Kishan b Abhijit K Sarkar | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Akash Choudhary b Anukul Roy | 27 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 54 | |
| Bishworjit Konthoujam not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 1 | Total: 5 | |||||
| Total | 146 | 10 wkts, 50 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Abhijit K Sarkar | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | 15 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Anukul Roy | 15 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Lalthankhuma & Arpit Bhatewara | 10 | 19 |
| Joseph Lalthankhuma & Ashish Thapa | 25 | 60 |
| Kishan Lyngdoh & Ashish Thapa | 4 | 21 |
| Kishan Lyngdoh & Jonathan R | 10 | 9 |
| Kishan Lyngdoh & K Priyojit Singh | 14 | 28 |
| Kishan Lyngdoh & Pheiroijam Jotin | 12 | 27 |
| Imliwati Lemtur & Pheiroijam Jotin | 4 | 3 |
| Techi Neri & Pheiroijam Jotin | 11 | 39 |
| Akash Choudhary & Pheiroijam Jotin | 39 | 81 |
| Bishworjit Konthoujam & Pheiroijam Jotin | 17 | 13 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arpit Subash Bhatewara | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2 | Joseph Lalthankhuma | 13.1 | 35 |
| 3 | Ashish Thapa | 16.4 | 39 |
| 4 | Rongsen Jonathan | 18.1 | 49 |
| 5 | Kangabam Priyojit Singh | 22.5 | 63 |
| 6 | Kishan Lyngdoh | 27.2 | 75 |
| 7 | Imliwati Lemtur | 27.5 | 79 |
| 8 | Techi Neri | 34.2 | 90 |
| 9 | Akash Choudhary | 47.5 | 129 |
| 10 | Pheiroijam Jotin | 49.6 | 146 |
EZ vs NEZ Match Prediction, Duleep Trophy 2026, East Zone vs North East Zone Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
EZ vs NEZ (East Zone vs North East Zone) Match Details
| Match | East Zone vs North East Zone (EZ vs NEZ) |
| League | Duleep Trophy 2026 |
| Date | Sunday, 23rd August 2026 |
| Time | 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT) |
EZ vs NEZ Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
EZ vs NEZ Match Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru, India
EZ vs NEZ Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
EZ vs NEZ Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Bengaluru, IN will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 24°C on the match day with 74% humidity and 24.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 50%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
EZ vs NEZ (East Zone vs North East Zone) Playing 11
East Zone vs North East Zone (EZ vs NEZ) Match Preview
EZ vs NEZ Match Preview: East Zone is set to take on North East Zone in Duleep Trophy 2026 on Sunday, 23 August 2026 at 09:30 AM IST.
East Zone (EZ) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Abhimanyu Easwaran and Vaibhav Suryavanshi will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Ishan Kishan will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Virat Singh and Kumar Kushagra will strengthen the middle order for East Zone.
- Ishan Kishan will lead the East Zone as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Kumar Kushagra will do the Wicket Keeping for East Zone.
Spin Bowlers
- Shahbaz Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Denish Das and Mohammed Shami will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
North East Zone (NEZ) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Arpit Subash Bhatewara and Techi Neri will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Lalrempuia will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Kishan Lyngdoh and Ashish Thapa will strengthen the middle order for North East Zone.
- Rongsen Jonathan will lead the North East Zone as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Arpit Subash Bhatewara will do the Wicket Keeping for North East Zone.
Spin Bowlers
- Joseph Lalthankhuma will take care of the spin bowling of the team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Pheiroijam Jotin and Bishworjit Konthoujam will lead the pace attack of his team.
East Zone vs North East Zone (EZ vs NEZ) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
EZ vs NEZ Match Prediction: East Zone looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, NEZ will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
EZ vs NEZ Duleep Trophy 2026 Match Expert Advice: Denish Das will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Ishan Kishan will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
EZ vs NEZ Head to Head
EZ vs NEZ Head to Head Records: East Zone vs North East Zone have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, East Zone have won 0 whereas North East Zone have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| EZ Won | 0 |
| NEZ Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports/Hotstar/Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - Duleep Trophy 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North East Zone | NR | |||||||
| 2 | West Zone | NR | |||||||
| 3 | East Zone | NR | |||||||
| 4 | North Zone | NR | |||||||
| 5 | Central Zone | NR | |||||||
| 6 | South Zone | NR | |||||||
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Duleep Trophy 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
NEZ - NEZ - N
EZ vs NEZ Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
EZ vs NEZ Winning Prediction
- East Zone team has the upper hand over North East Zone team. So try to pick more players from East Zone
EZ vs NEZ Small League Must Picks:
EZ - Denish Das [453 points], Ishan Kishan [250 points]NEZ - Joseph Lalthankhuma [439 points], Robin Limboo [257 points]
EZ vs NEZ Grand League Risky Picks:
EZ - Subhranshu Senapati [0 points], Anukul Roy [0 points]NEZ - Vino Zhimomi [0 points], Akash Choudhary [0 points]
EZ vs NEZ Death Over Bowlers:
EZ - Denish Das, Mukesh KumarNEZ -
East Zone (EZ) Key Players
- Abhijit K Sarkar [[36, 18], [3, 23], [14, 68], [26, 2], [12, 4], [28, 8],]
- Abhimanyu Easwaran [[15, 11], [7, 30], ]
- Mohammed Shami [2W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W]
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi [81, 20, 50, 15, 13]
- Virat Singh [12, 76*, 15, 56*, 32, ]
- Denish Das [PTs: 453, CR: 6.5]
North East Zone (NEZ) Key Players
- Vino Zhimomi [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Lalrempuia [1W]
- Pheiroijam Jotin [2W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W]
- Rongsen Jonathan [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Kishan Lyngdoh [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Techi Neri [PTs: 49, CR: 7.0]
- Imliwati Lemtur [PTs: 125, CR: 7.0]
EZ vs NEZ Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Rongsen Jonathan [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Kishan Lyngdoh [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi [PTs: 158, CR: 8.5]
- Virat Singh [PTs: 223, CR: 9.0]
EZ vs NEZ Injury / Unavailability
East Zone Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
North East Zone Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
EZ vs NEZ Live Stream
Where can I see EZ vs NEZ Live Score?
You can see EZ vs NEZ Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
EZ vs NEZ match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
EZ vs NEZ Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch EZ vs NEZ match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
EZ vs NEZ match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
East Zone vs North East Zone (EZ vs NEZ) Squads
East Zone (EZ) Squad: Anukul Roy, Mohammed Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Mukesh Kumar, Ishan Kishan(WK)(C), Virat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Abhijit K Sarkar, Kumar Kushagra(WK), Shikhar Mohan, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Denish Das, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Subhranshu Senapati
North East Zone (NEZ) Squad: Lalrempuia, Arpit Subash Bhatewara(WK), Pheiroijam Jotin, Akash Choudhary, Ashish Thapa, Rongsen Jonathan(C), Imliwati Lemtur, Joseph Lalthankhuma, Techi Neri, Kishan Lyngdoh, Bishworjit Konthoujam, Kangabam Priyojit Singh, Ronald Longjam, Robin Limboo, Vino Zhimomi
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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