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EZ vs SZ Highlights, Day 3, Duleep Trophy 2026 Final: South Zone were left with a mountain to climb at the end of Day 3, reaching 80 overs in response to East Zone's massive 708 at Chepauk. Devdutt Padikkal provided the most substantial resistance with a fluent 62, while Narayan Jagadeesan made 32 and Shail Rasheed contributed 27. South had recovered to 115/2 at lunch, but East Zone seized control immediately after the interval, with Mohammed Shami removing Rasheed before Mukesh Kumar dismissed the well-set Padikkal. Ravichandran Smaran's 23 was also ended by Shami as South Zone slipped to 176/5 by tea....Read More
Captain Tilak Varma then dug in alongside Shreyas Gopal to slow East Zone's charge during the final session, taking South past 200 and extending the innings deep into the evening. Eas, however, managed another breakthrough before stumps to leave South six down and still 466 runs behind. Shami and Mukesh were the principal wicket-takers with two wickets apiece, while Shikhar Moham also struck. With the first-innings lead deciding the title in the event of a draw, South Zone now require another 467 runs merely to move ahead of East's 708, leaving the latter firmly in control ahead of Day 4.
