The rain gods finally decided to relent on the second day of the Duleep Trophy final between Central Zone and East Zone after hampering five sessions of play at the Chidambaram Stadium. East Zone managed to reach 64 for three at stumps in 31.2 overs before bad light stopped play.

East Zone’s opening pair of Dheeraj Jadhav and Natraj Behera started cautiously after Central skipper Mohammad Kaif put them into bat. Praveen Kumar (7-4-4-0) kept things tight at his end. The duo looked to have settled in at 44 for no loss in 17 overs, before Jalaj Saxena removed the openers.