Goa, Sept. 5 -- The Duleep Trophy final will bring together two star-studded sides when South Zone take on East Zone at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium from September 6, with several India players adding considerable intrigue to the domestic title clash.

South Zone will be strengthened by the arrival of Mohammed Siraj and Devdutt Padikkal, while East Zone will rely on the experience of Mohammed Shami and Ishan Kishan, along with teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. KL Rahul, however, will not feature in the final.

Tilak Varma will lead South Zone before joining the India squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, beginning September 13. Padikkal arrives in excellent form after scoring two centuries during In...