EZ vs SZ Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - Final TEST Match

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Last Updated on Sep 06, 2026 03:24 PM
EZ vs SZ Match Previews and Cricket Tips

East Zone vs South Zone Cricket Match Previews

Duleep Trophy 2026

EZONE 307/4 (68.2) CRR: 4.49

SZONE

Day 1: 3rd Session

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Kumar Kushagra* 34573259.65
Ishan Kishan62898169.66
BowlersOMRWECO
Shreyas Gopal* 14.235003.5
Tripurana Vijay2039114.5

Last Wicket:Shikhar Mohan b Milind 85(120) - 241/4 in 52.2 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

East Zone vs South Zone

Duleep Trophy 2026 — TEST — Final
Day 1: 3rd Session - East Zone opt to bat

East Zone — Innings 1 (307/4 in 68.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Abhimanyu Easwaran
run out (Devdutt Padikkal/Narayan Jagadeesan)
728610183.72
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
c (sub)T Thyagarajan b Milind
443751118.92
Shikhar Mohan
b Milind
851209370.83
Sudip Kumar Gharami
c Milind b Tripurana Vijay
6251024
Ishan Kishan (c) (wk)
batting
62898169.66
Kumar Kushagra
batting
34563260.71
ExtrasNoBalls: 4 | Total: 4
Total3074 wkts, 68.1 overs
Yet to BatMd Kounain Quraishi, Anukul Roy, Mohammed Shami, Abhijit K Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar
BowlerOMRWEcon
Mohammed Siraj1419606.9
MD Nidheesh1023903.9
Tripurana Vijay2039114.5
Chama V Milind1013123.1
Shreyas Gopal14.135003.5

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Easwaran & Vaibhav Sooryavanshi10088
Easwaran & Shikhar Mohan3357
Sudip Gharami & Shikhar Mohan1441
Ishan Kishan & Shikhar Mohan94128
Ishan Kishan & Kumar Kushagra6695

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Vaibhav Sooryavanshi14.4100
2Abhimanyu Easwaran24.1133
3Sudip Kumar Gharami30.6147
4Shikhar Mohan52.2241

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

42%
Pace Bowling
58%
Spin Bowling
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Favour 53%
Batting Pitch
47%
Bowling Pitch

155
T20 Average Scores

EZ vs SZ (East Zone vs South Zone) Playing 11 & Impact Players

East Zone (EZ) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Abhimanyu Easwaran, 2. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 3. Shikhar Mohan, 4. Sudip Kumar Gharami, 5. Ishan Kishan(WK)(C), 6. Kumar Kushagra(WK), 7. Md Kounain Quraishi, 8. Anukul Roy, 9. Mohammed Shami, 10. Abhijit K Sarkar, 11. Mukesh Kumar

East Zone (EZ) Impact Players: Shahbaz Ahmed

South Zone (SZ) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Ricky Bhui, 2. Narayan Jagadeesan(WK), 3. Devdutt Padikkal, 4. Shaik Rasheed, 5. Tilak Varma(C), 6. Smaran Ravichandran, 7. Shreyas Gopal, 8. Tripurana Vijay, 9. Mohammed Siraj, 10. Chama Milind(C), 11. MD Nidheesh

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

    NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
    1North East Zone
    NR
    2West Zone
    NR
    3East Zone
    NR
    4North Zone
    NR
    5Central Zone
    NR
    6South 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 - N
    SZ - N

    EZ vs SZ Team Analysis & Player Performance

    1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
    2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
    3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
    4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

    EZ vs SZ Winning Prediction

    1. 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 Kumar
    SZ - 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], ]
    • Mohammed Shami [2W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W]
    • Vaibhav Suryavanshi [81, 20, 50, 15, 13]
    • 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]
    • Mohammed Siraj [PTs: 63, CR: 8.5]
    • Vaibhav Suryavanshi [PTs: 158, 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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    A-6, There are no major injury updates at the moment for EZ vs SZ, but we will update the app and website as soon as new news arrives.

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