EZ vs SZ Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - Final TEST Match
By Arjit Kumar - Sun, Sep 06, 2026Last Updated on Sep 11, 2026 10:57 AM
East Zone vs South Zone Cricket Match Previews
Duleep Trophy 2026
EZONE 708/10 (163)
SZONE 336/10 (107.3)
EZONE 388/7 (99.2)
Match drawn (East Zone won on 1st innings) - Match drawn
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Md Kounain Quraishi* | 116 | 190 | 13 | 4 | 61.05 |
| Mohammed Shami | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chama V Milind* | 8.2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3.24 |
| MD Nidheesh | 9 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 3.11 |
Last Wicket:Anukul Roy c Devdutt Padikkal b Nidheesh 64(112) - 388/7 in 98.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
East Zone vs South Zone
East Zone — Innings 1 (708/10 in 163 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Easwaran run out (Devdutt Padikkal/Narayan Jagadeesan) | 72 | 86 | 10 | 1 | 83.72 | |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c (sub)T Thyagarajan b Milind | 44 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 118.92 | |
| Shikhar Mohan b Milind | 85 | 120 | 9 | 3 | 70.83 | |
| Sudip Kumar Gharami c Milind b Tripurana Vijay | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Ishan Kishan (c) (wk) c Smaran Ravichandran b Tripurana Vijay | 270 | 334 | 30 | 7 | 80.84 | |
| Kumar Kushagra c Milind b Tripurana Vijay | 101 | 132 | 8 | 5 | 76.52 | |
| Anukul Roy lbw b Shaik Rasheed | 45 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 45.92 | |
| Md Kounain Quraishi c Mohammed Siraj b Shreyas Gopal | 40 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 43.96 | |
| Mohammed Shami b Shreyas Gopal | 28 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 54.9 | |
| Abhijit K Sarkar batting | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mukesh Kumar c and b Tripurana Vijay | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 6 | Wides: 1 | Total: 17 | |||||
| Total | 708 | 10 wkts, 163 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 25 | 3 | 140 | 0 | 5.6 |
| MD Nidheesh | 15 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Tripurana Vijay | 42 | 4 | 180 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Chama V Milind | 21 | 2 | 88 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Shreyas Gopal | 42 | 7 | 165 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Shaik Rasheed | 13 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Ricky Bhui | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Easwaran & Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 100 | 88 |
| Easwaran & Shikhar Mohan | 33 | 57 |
| Sudip Gharami & Shikhar Mohan | 14 | 41 |
| Ishan Kishan & Shikhar Mohan | 94 | 128 |
| Ishan Kishan & Kumar Kushagra | 230 | 287 |
| Ishan Kishan & Anukul Roy | 140 | 180 |
| Md Kounain Quraishi & Anukul Roy | 15 | 24 |
| Mohammed Shami & Md Kounain Quraishi | 54 | 98 |
| Ishan Kishan & Md Kounain Quraishi | 18 | 43 |
| Ishan Kishan & Abhijit K Sarkar | 10 | 28 |
| Mukesh Kumar & Abhijit K Sarkar | 0 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 14.4 | 100 |
| 2 | Abhimanyu Easwaran | 24.1 | 133 |
| 3 | Sudip Kumar Gharami | 30.6 | 147 |
| 4 | Shikhar Mohan | 52.2 | 241 |
| 5 | Kumar Kushagra | 100.1 | 471 |
| 6 | Anukul Roy | 134.1 | 626 |
| 7 | Mohammed Shami | 150.3 | 680 |
| 8 | Md Kounain Quraishi | 157.4 | 698 |
| 9 | Ishan Kishan | 162.2 | 708 |
| 10 | Mukesh Kumar | 162.6 | 708 |
South Zone — Innings 2 (336/10 in 107.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bhui c Kumar Kushagra b Mukesh Kumar | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | |
| Narayan Jagadeesan (wk) c Abhimanyu Easwaran b Shikhar Mohan | 32 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 76.19 | |
| Devdutt Padikkal c (sub)Denish Das b Mukesh Kumar | 62 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 59.62 | |
| Shaik Rasheed lbw b Mohammed Shami | 27 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 56.25 | |
| Tilak Varma (c) c and b Md Kounain Quraishi | 99 | 211 | 9 | 0 | 46.92 | |
| Smaran Ravichandran c Kumar Kushagra b Mohammed Shami | 23 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 41.82 | |
| Shreyas Gopal c and b Md Kounain Quraishi | 26 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 32.91 | |
| Chama V Milind c Sudip Gharami b Shikhar Mohan | 43 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 63.24 | |
| Tripurana Vijay run out (Abhijit K Sarkar/Kumar Kushagra) | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | |
| Mohammed Siraj lbw b Mukesh Kumar | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | |
| MD Nidheesh batting | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 10 | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 4 | Wides: 3 | Total: 21 | |||||
| Total | 336 | 10 wkts, 107.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 16 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 19 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Md Kounain Quraishi | 39.3 | 8 | 99 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Abhijit K Sarkar | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Shikhar Mohan | 20 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Ishan Kishan | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bhui & Narayan Jagadeesan | 10 | 32 |
| Devdutt Padikkal & Narayan Jagadeesan | 60 | 80 |
| Devdutt Padikkal & Shaik Rasheed | 56 | 91 |
| Devdutt Padikkal & Tilak Varma | 3 | 10 |
| Smaran Ravichandran & Tilak Varma | 45 | 109 |
| Shreyas Gopal & Tilak Varma | 66 | 154 |
| Milind & Tilak Varma | 78 | 115 |
| Tripurana Vijay & Tilak Varma | 4 | 21 |
| Mohammed Siraj & Tilak Varma | 14 | 27 |
| Nidheesh & Tilak Varma | 0 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Bhui | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2 | Narayan Jagadeesan | 18.4 | 70 |
| 3 | Shaik Rasheed | 33.5 | 126 |
| 4 | Devdutt Padikkal | 35.3 | 129 |
| 5 | Smaran Ravichandran | 53.4 | 174 |
| 6 | Shreyas Gopal | 79.2 | 240 |
| 7 | Chama V Milind | 98.3 | 318 |
| 8 | Tripurana Vijay | 102 | 322 |
| 9 | Mohammed Siraj | 106.3 | 336 |
| 10 | Tilak Varma | 107.3 | 336 |
East Zone — Innings 3 (388/7 in 99.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi st Narayan Jagadeesan b Tripurana Vijay | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Abhimanyu Easwaran c Devdutt Padikkal b Mohammed Siraj | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 | |
| Shikhar Mohan lbw b Shaik Rasheed | 52 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 61.18 | |
| Ishan Kishan (c) c Devdutt Padikkal b Nidheesh | 80 | 98 | 9 | 3 | 81.63 | |
| Kumar Kushagra (wk) c Narayan Jagadeesan b Milind | 46 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 61.33 | |
| Sudip Kumar Gharami run out ((sub)Kodimela Himateja/Narayan Jagadeesan) | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| Md Kounain Quraishi not out | 116 | 190 | 13 | 4 | 61.05 | |
| Anukul Roy c Devdutt Padikkal b Nidheesh | 64 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 57.14 | |
| Mohammed Shami not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 7 | NoBalls: 4 | Wides: 1 | Penalty: 5 | Total: 17 | |||||
| Total | 388 | 7 wkts, 99.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Abhijit K Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 16 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Tripurana Vijay | 23 | 2 | 127 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Shreyas Gopal | 23 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 3.3 |
| MD Nidheesh | 9 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Shaik Rasheed | 16 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Ricky Bhui | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Chama V Milind | 8.2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi & Easwaran | 13 | 28 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi & Shikhar Mohan | 0 | 3 |
| Ishan Kishan & Shikhar Mohan | 126 | 170 |
| Kumar Kushagra & Shikhar Mohan | 15 | 22 |
| Kumar Kushagra & Sudip Gharami | 6 | 15 |
| Kumar Kushagra & Md Kounain Quraishi | 78 | 119 |
| Anukul Roy & Md Kounain Quraishi | 150 | 235 |
| Mohammed Shami & Md Kounain Quraishi | 0 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhimanyu Easwaran | 4.4 | 13 |
| 2 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 5.1 | 13 |
| 3 | Ishan Kishan | 33.3 | 139 |
| 4 | Shikhar Mohan | 37.1 | 154 |
| 5 | Sudip Kumar Gharami | 39.4 | 160 |
| 6 | Kumar Kushagra | 59.3 | 238 |
| 7 | Anukul Roy | 98.4 | 388 |
EZ vs SZ Match Prediction, Duleep Trophy 2026, East Zone vs South Zone Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
EZ vs SZ (East Zone vs South Zone) Match Details
| Match | East Zone vs South Zone (EZ vs SZ) |
| League | Duleep Trophy 2026 |
| Date | Sunday, 6th September 2026 |
| Time | 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT) |
EZ vs SZ Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
EZ vs SZ Match Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
EZ vs SZ Pitch Report: The MA Chidambaram stadium is generally known for his balanced conditions with slightly better support to the Spinners. The batters do enjoy batting on this surface however as the match proceeds , the spinners gets their grip better.
EZ vs SZ Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Chennai, IN will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 29°C on the match day with 75% humidity and 25.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
MA Chidambaram Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 37 |
| Batting first won: | 14 |
| Bowling first won: | 10 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 348 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 332 |
| Highest Total: | 759/7 |
| Lowest Total: | 83/10 |
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 58%
Spin Bowling
53%Batting Pitch 47%
Bowling Pitch
155
T20 Average Scores
EZ vs SZ (East Zone vs South Zone) Playing 11 & Impact Players
East Zone vs South Zone (EZ vs SZ) Match Preview
EZ vs SZ Match Preview: Duleep Trophy 2026 will see East Zone facing off against South Zone on Sunday, 06 September 2026 at 07:30 PM IST at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
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
- Shikhar Mohan will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Sudip Kumar Gharami and Ishan Kishan 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.
South Zone (SZ) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ricky Bhui and Narayan Jagadeesan will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Ricky Bhui is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Devdutt Padikkal will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Shaik Rasheed and Tilak Varma will strengthen the middle order for South Zone.
- Chama Milind will lead the South Zone as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Narayan Jagadeesan will do the Wicket Keeping for South Zone.
Spin Bowlers
Pace Bowlers
- MD Nidheesh and Kavuri Saiteja will lead the pace attack of his team.
East Zone vs South Zone (EZ vs SZ) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
EZ vs SZ Match Prediction: South 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, SZ will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
EZ vs SZ Duleep Trophy 2026 Match Expert Advice: Denish Das will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Md Kounain Quraishi will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
EZ vs SZ Head to Head
EZ vs SZ Head to Head Records: South Zone holds a significant advantage in the all-time tournament record over East Zone.
| Match Played | 18 |
| EZ Won | 1 |
| SZ Won | 5 |
| Tie/NR | 12 |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
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:
EZ - NSZ - N
EZ vs SZ 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 SZ Winning Prediction
- South Zone team has the upper hand over East Zone team. So try to pick more players from South Zone
EZ vs SZ Small League Must Picks:
EZ - Denish Das [453 points], Md Kounain Quraishi [319 points]SZ - Ricky Bhui [481 points], Shaik Rasheed [375 points]
EZ vs SZ Grand League Risky Picks:
EZ - Anukul Roy [0 points], Subhranshu Senapati [0 points]SZ - Abhinav Tejrana [0 points], Tripurana Vijay [0 points]
EZ vs SZ Death Over Bowlers:
EZ - Denish Das, Mukesh KumarSZ - Mohammed Siraj
East Zone (EZ) Key Players
- Abhijit K Sarkar [[36, 18], [3, 23], [14, 68], [26, 2], [12, 4], [28, 8],]
- Sudip Kumar Gharami [7, 0, 8, 2, 49]
- Abhimanyu Easwaran [[15, 11], [7, 30], ]
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi [81, 20, 50, 15, 13]
- Mohammed Shami [2W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W]
- Shikhar Mohan [PTs: 200, CR: 5.0]
- Md Kounain Quraishi [PTs: 319, CR: 8.5]
South Zone (SZ) Key Players
- Shreyas Gopal [[1W, 0W], ]
- Chama Milind [(23*, 1W),]
- Mohammed Siraj [1W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W]
- Shaik Rasheed [PTs: 375, CR: 8.0]
- Ricky Bhui [PTs: 481, CR: 9.0]
EZ vs SZ Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Shreyas Gopal [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Chama Milind [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Mohammed Siraj [PTs: 63, CR: 8.5]
- Shikhar Mohan [PTs: 200, CR: 5.0]
- Shaik Rasheed [PTs: 375, CR: 8.0]
- Ricky Bhui [PTs: 481, CR: 9.0]
EZ vs SZ Injury / Unavailability
East Zone Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
South Zone Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
EZ vs SZ Live Stream
Where can I see EZ vs SZ Live Score?
You can see EZ vs SZ Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
EZ vs SZ match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
EZ vs SZ Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch EZ vs SZ match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
EZ vs SZ match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
East Zone vs South Zone (EZ vs SZ) 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, Md Kounain Quraishi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Subhranshu Senapati
South Zone (SZ) Squad: Abhinav Tejrana, Mohammed Siraj, Ricky Bhui, Tanay Thyagarajan, Chama Milind(C), Karun Nair, Shreyas Gopal, MD Nidheesh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Tilak Varma(C), Narayan Jagadeesan(WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Shaik Rasheed, Tripurana Vijay, Kavuri Saiteja, Aman Khan, Kodimela Himateja, Smaran Ravichandran
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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's EZ vs SZ match?
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