On Monday, September 7, Ishan Kishan made history by being the first wicketkeeper-batter to reach 250 runs in a Duleep Trophy game.
In the first innings of East Zone's match versus South Zone in the Duleep Trophy 2026 final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the 28-year-old left-handed batter from Jharkhand hit 250 runs off 301 balls before opting to retire hurt.
He hit 27 fours and 7 sixes in his knock and added 230 runs off 287 balls for the fifth wicket with Kumar Kushagra (101) and 140 runs off 180 balls for the sixth wicket with Anukul Roy (45).
Naman Ojha formerly held the record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper-batter in a Duleep Trophy match. Naman scored 217 runs off 348 balls in the 2014 Duleep Trophy encounter between Central Zone and North Zone at Mohali.
Highest scores by Wicketkeeper-batters in Duleep Trophy:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
SCORE |
AGAINST |
VENUE |
DATE |
|
Ishan Kishan |
East Zone |
250* |
South Zone |
Chennai |
September 6, 2026 |
|
Naman Ojha |
Central Zone |
217 |
North Zone |
Mohali |
October 22, 2014 |
|
Vijay Yadav |
North Zone |
201 |
South Zone |
Surat |
January 15, 1992 |
|
Saba Karim |
East Zone |
200* |
West Zone |
Nagpur |
October 21, 1995 |
|
Narayan Jagadeesan |
South Zone |
197 |
North Zone |
Bengaluru |
September 4, 2025 |
Kishan also broke the record of Dinesh Karthik for the highest score by a keeper-batter in the Duleep Trophy final. Karthik had made 183 for South Zone in the 2010 Duleep Trophy final.
In the first innings of the current Chennai match, Ishan scored 250, which is tied for the 12th-highest individual score in Duleep Trophy history.
Raman Lamba holds the record for the best individual score in Duleep Trophy history. In the 1987 Duleep Trophy encounter between North Zone and West Zone in Bhilai, Lamba scored 320 runs off 471 balls.
Highest individual scores in Duleep Trophy:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
SCORE |
AGAINST |
VENUE |
START DATE |
|
Raman Lamba |
North Zone |
320 |
West Zone |
Bhilai |
October 21, 1987 |
|
Gagan Khoda |
Central Zone |
300* |
South Zone |
Panaji |
February 1, 2001 |
|
Surendra Bhave |
West Zone |
292 |
South Zone |
Rourkela |
November 30, 1994 |
|
Arun Lal |
East Zone |
287 |
West Zone |
Pune |
October 25, 1986 |
|
Sanjay Manjrekar |
West Zone |
278 |
Central Zone |
Nagpur |
October 15, 1987 |
|
Lalchand Rajput |
West Zone |
275 |
Central Zone |
Nagpur |
October 15, 1987 |
|
Virender Sehwag |
North Zone |
274 |
South Zone |
Agartala |
December 1, 1999 |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
West Zone |
265 |
South Zone |
Coimbatore |
September 21, 2022 |
|
Ajay Jadeja |
North Zone |
264 |
Central Zone |
Vadodara |
October 10, 1993 |
|
Abhishek Nayar |
West Zone |
259 |
North Zone |
Rajkot |
January 26, 2010 |
|
Cheteshwar Pujara |
India Blue |
256* |
India Red |
Greater Noida |
September 10, 2016 |
|
WV Raman |
South Zone |
250* |
West Zone |
Rourkela |
November 30, 1994 |
|
Ishan Kishan |
East Zone |
250* |
South Zone |
Chennai |
September 6, 2026 |
