Duleep Trophy final Live: Ishan Kishan, Kumar Kushagra hold key as South Zone seek early breakthroughs

The partnership between Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra is now 170, and both of them are looking very comfortable at the crease. .East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 411/4 (87.6 overs) 87.6: Chama Milind to Ishan Kishan, On middle and leg, worked away around the corner on the leg side for a single..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 410/4 (87.5 overs) 87.5: Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, Hard length around off, played late and down to deep backward point for a single..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 409/4 (87.5 overs) 87.5: Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, Good length in the channel, goes through with some extra bounce. Kushagra is taken aback and plays it really late, deflecting it at the last second down to first slip. Also, Milind has overstepped and a No Ball is called..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 408/4 (87.4 overs) 87.4: Chama Milind to Ishan Kishan, Short ball down leg, pulled away towards fine leg for a single..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 407/4 (87.3 overs) 87.3: Chama Milind to Ishan Kishan, Much fuller and straighter in line as well, Kishan flicks it firmly but straight to the man at mid-wicket..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 407/4 (87.2 overs) 87.2: Chama Milind to Ishan Kishan, Nagging length, slanting it in towards the stumps. Kishan plays it towards mid on..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 407/4 (87.1 overs) 87.1: Chama Milind to Kumar Kushagra, That's well stopped. Short of a length, sits up nicely for the batter. Kushagra stands tall and punches it sweetly, but Tilak Varma at mid off, scampers to his left and makes a diving stop, keeping it down to just a single.. Chama Milind comes in to replace Mohammed Siraj..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 406/4 (86.6 overs) 86.6: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Full again, but wide of the off stump. Kishan opens the bat face and drives it square through covers for a couple of runs..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 404/4 (86.5 overs) 86.5: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Pitched fuller on off, Kishan gets on the front foot and punches it to mid off..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 404/4 (86.4 overs) 86.4: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Good length in the channel, blocked off by Kishan..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 404/4 (86.3 overs) 86.3: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Bowled from around the wicket, dug in short and angled down leg. Kishan misses the pull and there's half an appeal for a caught behind from the keeper. Narayan Jagadeesan doesn't get support from anyone else, though.. Tilak Varma doesn't seem happy with the ball and asks the umpire to have a look at it. The ball passes the gauge test and we are good to continue again..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 404/4 (86.2 overs) 86.2: MD Nidheesh to Kumar Kushagra, Back of a length again, around off, nudged down through backward point for a single..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 403/4 (86.1 overs) 86.1: MD Nidheesh to Kumar Kushagra, Back of a length and around off, sitting up a bit for the batter. Kushagra stands tall and jams it down to mid off..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 403/4 (85.6 overs) 85.6: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! One brings two, and Ishan Kishan is back on the charge. Too full and around off, Kishan leans forward and drills it back past the bowler, beating the mid off fielder to his left for another boundary. 400 UP FOR EAST ZONE..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 399/4 (85.5 overs) 85.5: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! The first boundary of the day, and that's a classy one from Kishan. Not all that full, a bit wide of the off stump. Kishan leans on and caresses it through the cover region for a boundary..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 395/4 (85.4 overs) 85.4: Mohammed Siraj to Kumar Kushagra, Shorter now, at nearly 135 kph, Kushagra pulls it to the left of the deep backward square leg fielder for a single..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 394/4 (85.3 overs) 85.3: Mohammed Siraj to Kumar Kushagra, Good length, around the fifth stump line. Kushagra gets across a bit and makes the block. Siraj's pace throughout this first innings has hovered around the 130 kph mark, which is well down from his regular pace..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 394/4 (85.2 overs) 85.2: Mohammed Siraj to Kumar Kushagra, Bowled fuller, from a bit wider on the crease and honing in at the stumps. Kushagra plays it with a straight bat to mid on..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 394/4 (85.1 overs) 85.1: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, On a good length, in and around off. Kishan defends it towards cover and pinches a quick single. Siraj is not happy with the fielding effort..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 393/4 (84.6 overs) 84.6: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Oh, a rare false shot from the bat of Ishan Kishan. Full and straight, Kishan looks to flick but ends up chipping it back past the non-striker for a single towards mid on..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 392/4 (84.5 overs) 84.5: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Length ball, attacking the off stump. Kishan confidently gets on the front foot and blocks it to covers..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 392/4 (84.4 overs) 84.4: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Fractionally short and around off, Kishan stays back and tucks it down on the leg side..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 392/4 (84.3 overs) 84.3: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Fuller, sliding it in towards the pads. Kishan defends with a straight bat, and down the pitch..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 392/4 (84.2 overs) 84.2: MD Nidheesh to Kumar Kushagra, Back of a length, angling in from around off. Kushagra stays upright and punches it down to deep backward point for a run..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 391/4 (84.1 overs) 84.1: MD Nidheesh to Kumar Kushagra, Length ball, at a gentle 125.8 clicks and angling it into the pads. Kushagra wrists it across to mid-wicket..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 391/4 (83.6 overs) 83.6: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Full of a good length this time, straighter in line. Kishan defends it down the pitch..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 391/4 (83.5 overs) 83.5: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Siraj drags the length back, bowling it short of a good length and over off. Kishan gets on his toes and blocks it off..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 391/4 (83.4 overs) 83.4: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Full again, around the fifth stump line. Kishan lunges late into the drive and hits it straight to the cover fielder..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 391/4 (83.3 overs) 83.3: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Another one on the fuller side, wider of the off stump. Left alone by Kishan..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 391/4 (83.2 overs) 83.2: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Full-pitched delivery around off, Kishan drives on the up and straight to mid off..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 391/4 (83.1 overs) 83.1: Mohammed Siraj to Kumar Kushagra, Nice and full, straighter at the stumps. Kumar Kushagra plays it away wide of the gully fielder for a single. The 150-run stand is up between these two as well..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 390/4 (82.6 overs) 82.6: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, Fullish length, just outside off. Kishan stabs it down in front of mid off..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 390/4 (82.5 overs) 82.5: MD Nidheesh to Ishan Kishan, On a length, slanting it from leg to middle. Kishan blocks it more off the leading edge..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 390/4 (82.4 overs) 82.4: MD Nidheesh to Kumar Kushagra, That's excellent running. A bit fuller and on off, Kushagra defends it with gentle hands to the right of gully and scampers through for the single..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 389/4 (82.3 overs) 82.3: MD Nidheesh to Kumar Kushagra, Ooh, a bit of extra bounce! Good length around off, hitting the deck hard and Kushagra is taken aback. He does well to keep it down, though..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 389/4 (82.2 overs) 82.2: MD Nidheesh to Kumar Kushagra, Fuller one looking to attack the pads, but it is spilled down the leg side..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 389/4 (82.1 overs) 82.1: MD Nidheesh to Kumar Kushagra, Good-length delivery, attacking the top of off stump. Kumar Kushagra solidly blocks it off.. MD Nidheesh comes into the attack now, for the first time on Day 2..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 389/4 (81.6 overs) 81.6: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, A bit fuller, at 133.2 kph and pushed in towards middle and off. Kishan watchfully defends..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 389/4 (81.5 overs) 81.5: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Siraj comes around the wicket now and slides it in towards the off pole. Kishan covers the line to defend..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 389/4 (81.4 overs) 81.4: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Good length, angled across off, Kishan checks the drive, pushing it sweetly through square covers for a couple of runs..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 387/4 (81.3 overs) 81.3: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Full of a good length, angling it across off, Kishan blocks it out to extra cover..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 387/4 (81.2 overs) 81.2: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Darted in fuller and sliding it down leg, Kishan looks to flick but misses. The keeper spills it as well..East Zone vs South Zone Live Score : 387/4 (81.1 overs) 81.1: Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Siraj starts with a fuller one on off, there's no swing on offer. Kishan gets forward to defend.