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Duleep Trophy
CountriesIndia India
AdministratorBCCI
FormatFirst-class cricket
First edition1961–62
Latest edition2022–23
Next edition2023
Tournament formatRound-robin and Finals
Number of teams6
Current championSouth Zone (14th title)
Most successfulWest Zone (19 titles)
Most runsWasim Jaffer (2545)
1997–2013[1]
Most wicketsNarendra Hirwani (126)
1987–2004[2]
2023-24 Duleep Trophy
WebsiteBCCI

The Duleep Trophy, also known as IDFC First Bank Duleep trophy[3] due to sponsorship reasons, is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as 'Duleep'), the competition was originally contested by teams representing geographical zones of India. Since 2016–17 it has been played by teams chosen by BCCI selectors. South Zone are the current champions.

History[edit]

The competition was started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the 1961–62 season. The inaugural tournament was won by West Zone who defeated South Zone in the final by 10 wickets. In the 1962–63 season four of the five teams (all except Central Zone) had their bowling attacks strengthened by a West Indies Test cricketer.[4]

West zone is now the current highest trophy holder with 19 trophies.

Format[edit]

Until 2014–15, five Indian zonal teams regularly took part in the Duleep Trophy – North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. The original format was that the five teams played each other on a knock-out basis. From the 1993–94 season, the competition converted to a league format.

For the 2002–03 season, the zonal teams were replaced by five new teams – Elite A, Elite B, Elite C, Plate A and Plate B. These teams were constructed from the new Elite Group and Plate Group divisions which had been introduced into the Ranji Trophy that season; however, this format lasted for only one season, as it was felt that the new teams lacked identity.[5]

From the 2003–04 season until 2008, the five original zonal teams competed along with a sixth guest team which was a touring foreign team. The first guest team was England A in 2003–04. After 2008, the guest team was dropped, with the original five-team knockout tournament being used until the 2014–15 season.

The Duleep Trophy was not held in 2015-16 but returned to the calendar in 2016–17 with a new format: three teams chosen by the BCCI selectors took part, designated India Blue, India Green and India Red. The teams played a round-robin tournament, with the top two advancing to the final which was won by India Blue. The competition was held at the start of the season and all games were staged as day-night games with a pink ball used.

The Zonal format returned in 2022-23 with the original five zonal teams being joined by a new North East Zone cricket team.

Composition of teams[edit]

Each zonal team is a composite team of cricketers who play for the Ranji Trophy state/city teams situated in that region of India. The teams which compose each zone are as follows:

Past winners[edit]

Season Final
Winner Runner-up Result Final Venue
1961–62 West Zone South Zone West Zone by 10 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
1962–63 West Zone South Zone West Zone by 1 Inn & 20 runs Eden Gardens, Calcutta
1963–64 West Zone & South Zone (shared) Draw Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1964–65 West Zone Central Zone West Zone by 1 Inn & 89 runs Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
1965–66 South Zone Central Zone South Zone by 1 Inn & 20 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras
1966–67 South Zone West Zone Draw, South won by 68 runs the 1st Innings Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
1967–68 South Zone West Zone Draw, South won by 17 runs the 1st Innings Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
1968–69 West Zone South Zone Draw, West won by 82 runs the 1st Innings Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1969–70 West Zone North Zone West Zone won by an innings and 81 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
1970–71 South Zone East Zone South won by 10 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
1971–72 Central Zone West Zone Central by 2 wickets Central College Ground, Bangalore
1972–73 West Zone Central Zone West Zone won by an innings and 172 runs Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
1973–74 North Zone Central Zone Central Zone won by 76 runs Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
1974–75 South Zone West Zone South won by 9 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1975–76 South Zone North Zone South won by 37 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras
1976–77 West Zone North Zone West won by 9 wickets Moti Bagh Stadium, Baroda
1977–78 West Zone North Zone Draw, West won by 178 the 1st Innings Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
1978–79 North Zone West Zone Draw, North won by 140 the 1st Innings Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1979–80 North Zone West Zone North won by 104 runs Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
1980–81 West Zone East Zone Draw, West won by 101 the 1st Innings Eden Gardens, Calcutta
1981–82 West Zone East Zone Draw, West won by 104 the 1st Innings Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
1982–83 North Zone South Zone North won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
1983–84 North Zone West Zone Draw, North won by 58 the 1st Innings Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
1984–85 South Zone North Zone South won by 73 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1985–86 West Zone South Zone West by 9 wickets M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
1986–87 South Zone West Zone Draw, South won by 224 runs Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
1987–88 North Zone West Zone Draw, North won by 424 the 1st Innings Jayanti Stadium, Bhilai
1988–89 North Zone & West Zone (shared) Draw Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1989–90 South Zone Central Zone South won by 322 runs Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad
1990–91 North Zone West Zone Draw, North won by 168 the 1st Innings Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
1991–92 North Zone West Zone North won by 236 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad
1992–93 North Zone Central Zone Draw, North won by 171 the 1st Innings Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1993–94 North Zone West Zone Round Robin
1994–95 North Zone South Zone Round Robin
1995–96 South Zone Central Zone Round Robin
1996–97 Central Zone South Zone Central won by 161 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
1997–98 Central Zone & West Zone (shared) Draw MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
1998–99 Central Zone West Zone Central won by 122 runs N2 Stadium, Aurangabad
1999–2000 North Zone West Zone Draw, North won by 101 on 1st innings Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2000–01 North Zone Central Zone Round Robin
2001–02 West Zone North Zone Round Robin
2002–03 Elite C Plate Group B Round Robin
2003–04 North Zone East Zone North won by 59 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
2004–05 Central Zone North Zone Central won by nine wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
2005–06 West Zone East Zone West won by five wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
2006–07 North Zone Sri Lanka A North won by eight wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2007–08 North Zone West Zone North won by six wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
2008–09 West Zone South Zone West won by 274 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2009–10 West Zone South Zone West won by three wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
2010–11 South Zone North Zone South won by seven wickets ACA-VDCA Stadium, Vizag
2011–12 East Zone Central Zone East won by an innings and 20 runs Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
2012–13 East Zone Central Zone East Zone won on 1st innings lead M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2013–14 North Zone & South Zone (shared) Draw Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
2014–15 Central Zone South Zone Central Zone won by 9 runs Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
2016–17 India Blue India Red India Blue by 355 runs Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida
2017–18 India Red India Blue India Red by 163 runs Lucknow International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
2018–19 India Blue India Red India Blue by an innings and 187 runs NPR College Ground, Dindigul
2019–20 India Red India Green India Red by an innings and 38 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
2022-23 West Zone South Zone West Zone won by 294 runs SNR College Cricket Ground,Coimbatore
2023 South Zone West Zone South Zone won by 75 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Appearances by team[edit]

Team Matches Win Loss Draw Last appearance
West Zone 108 56 33 19 2022
North Zone 106 51 31 24 2022
South Zone 103 43 38 22 2022
Central Zone 97 26 45 26 2022
East Zone 87 20 45 22 2022
India Red 12 4 2 6 2019
India Blue 11 2 1 8 2019
India Green 9 0 3 6 2019
Elite Group A 4 1 0 3 2003
Elite Group B 4 1 1 2 2003
Elite Group C 4 1 0 3 2003
Plate Group A 4 0 3 1 2003
Plate Group B 4 1 0 3 2003
England A 4 1 3 0 2008
Sri Lanka A 3 2 1 0 2006
Bangladesh Board XI 2 0 1 1 2005
Zimbabwe Board XI 2 0 2 0 2005
North East Zone 1 0 0 1 2022

Finals appearances by team[edit]

Team Wins Appearances Win % Last win
West Zone 18 33 50.00 2009/10
North Zone 18 26 65.38 2013/14
South Zone 13 23 52.17 2013/14
Central Zone 6 16 34.37 2014/15
East Zone 2 7 28.57 2012/13
India Blue 2 3 66.67 2018/19
India Red 2 4 50.00 2019/20
Elite C 1 1 100.00 2002/03
Plate B 0 1 0.00 -
Sri Lanka A 0 1 0.00 -
India Green 0 1 0.00 -

Note: The Wins include the shared trophies and the win percentage counts shared as half a win.

Records and statistics[edit]

Batting
Most runs Wasim Jaffer West Zone, Elite B 2545
Highest score Raman Lamba North Zone 320 v West Zone (1987/88)
Most runs in a tournament Raman Lamba North Zone 659 (1987/88)
Highest average Raman Lamba North Zone 86.25
Most ducks Ashok Dinda East Zone, India Green, India Red 8
EAS Prasanna South Zone 8
Ashok Mankad West Zone 8
Narendra Hirwani Central Zone, Plate B 8
Most hundreds Anshuman Gaekwad West Zone 9
Most fifties (and over) Wasim Jaffer West Zone, Elite B 21
Highest partnership VVS Laxman & Rahul Dravid
(3rd wicket) 		South Zone 409 v West Zone
Bowling
Most wickets Narendra Hirwani Central Zone, Plate B 126
Best bowling figures in an innings Debasis Mohanty East Zone 10/46 v South Zone
Best bowling figures in a match Debasis Mohanty East Zone 14/91 v South Zone
Most wickets in a series Narendra Hirwani Plate Group B 34 (2002/03)
Most 5 wickets in an innings Narendra Hirwani Central Zone, Plate B 8
Most 10 wickets in an match Narendra Hirwani Central Zone, Plate B 2
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) Parthiv Patel West Zone, Elite C, India Green 88 (68 catches and 20 stumpings)
Most dismissals in a match (wicket-keeper) Sameer Dighe West Zone 10 (6 catches and 4 stumpings)
Most catches (fielder) Wasim Jaffer West Zone, Elite B 41
Team
Highest score North Zone v West Zone 868 (1987/88)
Lowest score North Zone v South Zone 48 (1961)
East Zone v South Zone 48 (1969)
Individual
Most matches Mohinder Amarnath North Zone 31 (1969-1988)
Most matches as captain Hanumant Singh Central Zone 15 (1966-1975)
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan South Zone 15 (1970-1979)
Most matches as an umpire Suresh Shastri 13 (1993-2013)

Most runs[edit]

Player Team(s) Span Mat Inns Runs Ave HS 100 50
Wasim Jaffer Elite Group B, West Zone 1997-2013 30 54 2545 55.32 173* 8 13
Vikram Rathour North Zone 1993-2002 25 45 2265 51.47 249 6 11
Anshuman Gaekwad West Zone 1974-1987 26 42 2004 52.73 216 4 2
Ajay Sharma North Zone 1984-1997 26 37 1961 57.67 202 7 9
Akash Chopra Central Zone,North Zone,Elite A 1997-2011 24 43 1918 53.27 205* 6 8
[7] Source: ESPNCricinfo (Updated:2018-19 Duleep Trophy)

Most wickets[edit]

Player Team(s) Span Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ SR BBI BBM 5 10
Narendra Hirwani Central Zone, Plate Group B 1987-2004 29 45 126 34.12 2.99 68.4 7/129 12/200 8 2
Sairaj Bahutule Elite Group B, West Zone 1993-2006 30 48 112 26.76 2.84 56.4 6/41 9/114 4 0
B. S. Chandrasekhar South Zone 1963-1979 24 41 99 24.30 2.81 51.7 8/80 10/183 7 1
[8] Source: ESPNCricinfo(Updated:2018-19 Duleep Trophy)

Broadcasters[edit]

Sports18 is the official broadcaster of Duleep trophy. It have exclusive TV and internet streaming rights to live televise on its channels as well as JioCinema app, from 2023 to 2028.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Duleep Trophy / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Duleep Trophy / Records / Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mastercard acquires title sponsorship rights for all BCCI international and domestic home matches". www.bcci.tv. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cricket in India, 2003–04" by R. Mohan and Mohandas Mohan in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005. Alton: John Wisden & Co. Ltd., p1450. ISBN 0-947766-89-8
  5. ↑ "Duleep Trophy to revert back to old format". ESPNcricinfo. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  6. ↑ North East zone squad announced for Duleep Trophy
  7. ↑ "Cricket Records | Records | Duleep Trophy | | Most runs | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cricket Records | Records | Duleep Trophy | | Most wickets | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ↑ www.Indiatoday.com https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/star-india-wins-bcci-media-rights-for-rs-6138-10-crore-from-2018-to-2023-1205396-2018-04-05&ved=2ahUKEwiFgpje46b6AhUvRmwGHdQYAIwQFnoECDUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw34kjons7-0iss9HCPD60-4. Retrieved 21 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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