On the fifth day of the final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, East Zone was awarded five penalty runs after South maintained a slow over rate.
Updated : Sep 10, 2026 11:43 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ
Tilak Varma impressed with his bat during the Duleep Trophy Final for South Zone against East Zone in Chennai, scoring 99 runs, but the 23-year-old was reprimanded for his captaincy lapse.
On the fifth day of the final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, East Zone was awarded five penalty runs after South maintained a slow over rate.
After two overs in the morning session, South had bowled just 21 overs. South had been warned for its slow over rate on multiple occasions in the first innings as well.
Published on Sep 10, 2026
