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The Duleep Trophy will kick off India’s domestic season in 2023/24. The competition will begin on June 28 with contestants from the East Zone, West Zone, North Zone, South Zone, Central Zone, and North-East Zone. The final will be place on July 12 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
After a three-season hiatus, the Duleep Trophy was resurrected last year, with the West Zone emerging champion after defeating the South Zone in the final in Coimbatore.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was the leading run-scorer (497) in the previous edition, while Tamil Nadu spinner R Sai Kishore led the bowling statistics with 17 wickets. Jaydev Unadkat, captain of Saurashtra, was named Player of the Series.
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Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad were initially picked to the West Zone squad but were later called up for India’s tour of the West Indies.
Cheteswar Pujara, Suryakumar Yadav, and Prithvi Shaw have been named to the West Zone squad, while Hanuma Vihari, Mayank Agarwal, and Washington Sundar have been named to the South Zone squad.
Date and Venue
The Duleep Trophy 2023 begins on June 28, with all matches taking place in Bengaluru. From July 12 to 16, the final will be place at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Format
The Duleep Trophy will continue to be held in a zonal format, with the competition beginning with a quarterfinal bracket.
South Zone and West Zone, last year’s finalists, will advance directly to the tournament’s semi-finals. In the first quarter-final, the Central Zone will face the East Zone in Alur, while the North Zone will face the North-East Zone in the second quarter-final in Bengaluru. Alur will also host the tournament’s first semi-final.
Except for the final, all matches will be played over four days.
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Streaming Details
Duleep Trophy 2023 is not currently being telecast live or live-streamed in India.
Squads
West Zone: Priyank Panchal (Captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Suryakumar Yadav, Harvik Desai (wicketkeeper), Prithvi Shaw, Het Patel (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Arpit Vasavada, Atit Seth, Shams Mulani, Yuvraj Dodiya, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Chetan Sakariya, Chintan Gaja, Arzan Nagwaswalla.
South Zone: Hanuma Vihari (Captain), Mayank Agarwal (vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, Ricky Bhui (wicketkeeper), R Samarth, Washington Sundar, Sachin Baby, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sai Kishore, V Kaverappa, V Vyshak, KV Sasikanth, Darshan Misal, Tilak Varma.
East Zone: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain), Shahbaz Nadeem (vice-captain), Santanu Mishra, Sudip Gharami, Riyan Parag, A. Majumdar, Bipin Saurabh, A Porel (wicketkeeper), K Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Suryakant Pradhan, Akash Deep, Anukul Roy, M Mura Singh, Ishan Porel, Suryakant Pradhan.
North Zone: Nehal Wadhera, Prashant Chopra, Dhruv Shorey, Manan Vohra, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Ankit Kumar, AS Kalsi, Harshit Rana, Abid Mushtaq, Jayant Yadav, Pulkit Narang, Nishant Sindhu, Sidharth Kaul, Vaibhav Arora, Baltej Singh. Standby players: Mayank Dagar, Mayank Markande, Ravi Chauhan, Anmol Mahotra, Diwesh Pathania, Divij Mehra, Kunal Mahajan. Withdrawn Players: Mandeep Singh (injury)
Central Zone: Shivam Mavi (Captain), Upendra Yadav (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Vivek Singh, Himanshu Mantri, Kunal Chandela, Shubham Sharma, Amandeep Khare, Rinku Singh, Akshay Wadkar, Dhruv Jurel, Saurabh Kumar, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur.
North-East Zone: Rongsen Jonathan (Captain), Nilesh Lamichaney (vice-captain), Kishan Lyngdoh, Langlonyamba, A.R. Ahlawat, Joseph Lalthankhuma, Prafullamani (wicketkeeper), Dippu Sangma, Jotin Pheiroijam, Imliwati Lemtur, Palzor Tamang, Kishan Sinha, Akash Kumar Choudhary, Rajkumar Rex Singh, Nagaho Chishi. Reserves: Lee Yong Lepcha, Nabam Abo, Dika Ralte.
Full schedule
Quarterfinal 1: Central Zone vs East Zone, June 28 – July 1, Alur Cricket Ground
Quarterfinal 2: North Zone vs North East Zone, June 28 – July 1, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Semifinal 1: West Zone vs Winner of QF 1, July 5-8, Alur Cricket Ground
Semifinal 2: South Zone vs Winner of QF 2, July 5-8, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Final: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2, July 12-16, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Also Read: Exploring the Earnings of Indian Domestic Cricketers: How Much Do They Make? (cricfiles.com)
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