Duleep Trophy
| Duleep Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Countries |
 India |
| Administrator | BCCI |
| Format | First-class cricket |
| First tournament | 1961–62 |
| Tournament format | Knock out |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Current champion | Central Zone |
| Most successful | North Zone and West Zone(18 titles) |
| Website | BCCI |
 2014–15 Duleep Trophy | |
The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (also known as "Duleep"). East Zone are the current champions.
History
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.[1]
North Zone and West Zone have been the most successful teams with 18 wins each, though North's total includes one shared trophy and West's three.
Format
Five Indian zonal teams regularly take 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 5 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 a sense of identity.[2]
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.
Since, the format has been replaced by the original 5-team knockout tournament.
Composition of teams
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:
Guest teams
From the 2003–04 season onwards, a foreign guest team has competed as a sixth team in the Duleep Trophy.
| Season | Guest Team |
|---|---|
| 2003–04 | England A |
| 2004–05 | Bangladesh |
| 2005–06 | Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI |
| 2006–07 | Sri Lanka A |
| 2007–08 | England Lions |
| 2008–09 | no guest team[3] |
Past winners
| Season | 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 | West 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 |
Finals appearances by team
| Team | Wins | Appearances | Win % | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Zone | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 2010 |
| South Zone | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 2011 |
| Central Zone | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 2014 |
| North Zone | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 2008 |
| East Zone | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 2013 |
| Elite C | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2003 |
See also
- Cricket in India
- History of cricket
- Ranji Trophy
- Irani Cup
- Deodhar Trophy
- NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Duleep Trophy to revert back to old format". Cricinfo. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
- ↑ "No foreign team for Duleep Trophy". Cricinfo. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
External links
- Crichome – News, discussions about League Cricket, Indian Cricket League, Indian Premier League
- Breaking Cricket Stories – Discover, Score & Discuss | Runoutt
- The Duleep Trophy – Cricinfo
- Cricket Live Watch | Duleep Trophy
- Duleep Trophy on SPORT195
- Index to all Duleep Trophy tournaments at Cricket Archive
| Indian first class cricket teams in the Duleep Trophy |
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| Central Zone | East Zone | North Zone | South Zone | West Zone |
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