India is set to kick off the 2026-27 cricket season. The BCCI will organise 38 tournaments across men’s and women’s cricket.
As usual, the season will start with the Duleep Trophy in August 2026. The season concludes in March 2027.
The major highlights of the season are the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Many prominent and next-gen talent will make their mark in these tournaments.
The age-group tournaments will also provide valuable opportunities to budding cricketers. Notably, the BCCI has turned the Men’s Under-23 State A Trophy and Vizzy Trophy into T20 competitions. Till the last season, both tournaments took place in the 50-over format.
As for women’s cricket, there will be 50-over and T20 tournaments in the senior, under-23 and under-19 categories. The board has continued with the Senior Women’s Interzonal Multi Day Trophy for this season as well.
That said, here’s the complete schedule for India’s domestic cricket season 2026-27.
India’s Domestic Cricket Season 2026-27 (Men’s)
| Tournament | Format | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Duleep Trophy | First-Class (Senior Men) | Aug 23-Sep 10, 2026 |
| Irani Cup | First-Class (Senior Men) | Oct 1-5, 2026 |
| Ranji Trophy (Elite) | First-Class (Senior Men) | Oct 11-Nov 5, 2026 (Phase 1)Jan 17-Feb 4, 2027 (Phase 2)Feb 9-Mar 3, 2027 (Knockouts) |
| Ranji Trophy (Plate) | First-Class (Senior Men) | Oct 11-Nov 5, 2026 (Phase 1)Jan 17-20, 2027 (Phase 2)Jan24-28, 2027 (Final) |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Elite) | T20 (Senior Men) | Nov 14-Dec 6, 2026 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Plate) | T20 (Senior Men) | Nov 14-24, 2026 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy (Elite) | 50-Over (Senior Men) | Dec 14, 2026-Jan 8, 2027 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy (Plate) | 50-Over (Senior Men) | Dec 14-27, 2026 |
| Col. C.K. Rayudu Winners vs Rest of India | First-Class (U23 Men) | Oct 1-4, 2026 |
| Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy (Elite) | First-Class (U23 Men) | Oct 12-Nov 6, 2026 (Phase 1)Jan 18-Feb 5, 2027 (Phase 2) Feb 10-Mar 1, 2027 (Knockouts) |
| Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy (Plate) | First-Class (U23 Men) | Oct 12-Nov 6, 2026 (Phase 1)Jan 18-Jan 21, 2027 (Phase 2) Jan 25-28, 2027 (Final) |
| Men’s U23 State A Trophy (Elite) | T20 (U23 Men) | Dec 1-23, 2026 |
| Men’s U23 State A Trophy (Plate) | T20 (U23 Men) | Dec 1-11, 2026 |
| Vinoo Mankad Trophy (Elite) | 50-Over (U19 Men) | Oct 8-27, 2026 |
| Vinoo Mankad Trophy (Plate) | 50-Over (U19 Men) | Oct 8-18, 2026 |
| Cooch Behar Trophy (Elite) | Multi-day (U19 Men) | Nov 26, 2026-Jan 30, 2027 |
| Cooch Behar Trophy (Plate) | Multi-day (U19 Men) | Nov 26, 2026-Jan 6, 2027 |
| Vijay Merchant Trophy (Elite) | Multi-day (U16 Men) | Nov 14, 2026-Jan 5, 2027 |
| Vijay Merchant Trophy (Plate) | Multi-day (U16 Men) | Nov 14-Dec 15, 2026 |
| Vizzy Trophy | T20 (Inter-University) | Feb 22-28, 2027 |
Ongoing & Upcoming Series Schedule:
Sri Lanka vs India Test Series 2026: Schedule
England vs Pakistan Test Series 2026: Schedule
Australia vs Bangladesh Test Series 2026: Schedule
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026: Schedule
Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2026: Schedule
World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 Full Schedule
Indian Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule
India Men’s Cricket Team 2026-27 Home Season Schedule
Indian Women’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule
Australia Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule
Australia Men’s Cricket Team 2026-27 Home Season Schedule
Australia Women’s Cricket Team 2026-27 Home Season Schedule
England Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule
England 2026 Home Season Schedule
England Women’s Cricket Team 2026 Home Season Schedule
South Africa Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule
South Africa 2026-27 Home Season Schedule
New Zealand Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule
Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule
India’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup
Australia’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup
South Africa’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup
England’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup
India’s Domestic Cricket Season 2026-27 (Women’s)
| Tournament | Format | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Women’s T20 Trophy (Elite) | T20 (Senior Women) | Oct 26-Nov 20, 2026 |
| Senior Women’s T20 Trophy (Plate) | T20 (Senior Women) | Oct 26-Nov 4, 2026 |
| Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 Trophy | T20 (Senior Women) | Nov 24-Dec 4, 2026 |
| Senior Women’s One Day Trophy (Elite) | 50-Over (Senior Women) | Dec 19, 2026-Jan 10, 2027 |
| Senior Women’s One Day Trophy (Plate) | 50-Over (Senior Women) | Dec 19-29, 2026 |
| Senior Women’s Interzonal One Day Trophy | 50-Over (Senior Women) | Feb 17-27, 2027 |
| Senior Women’s Interzonal Multi-Day Trophy | First-Class (Senior Women) | Mar 13-Mar 28, 2027 |
| Women’s U23 T20 Trophy (Elite) | T20 (U23 Women) | Nov 14-Dec 1, 2026 |
| Women’s U23 T20 Trophy (Plate) | T20 (U23 Women) | Nov 14-Nov 23, 2026 |
| Women’s U23 One Day Trophy (Elite) | 50-Over (U23 Women) | Feb 19-Mar 10, 2027 |
| Women’s U23 One Day Trophy (Plate) | 50-Over (U23 Women) | Feb 19-Mar 1, 2027 |
| Women’s U19 T20 Trophy (Elite) | T20 (U19 Women) | Oct 9-Oct 26, 2026 |
| Women’s U19 T20 Trophy (Plate) | T20 (U19 Women) | Oct 9-Oct 18, 2026 |
| Women’s U19 T20 Challenger Trophy | T20 (U19 Women) | Oct 30-Nov 5, 2026 |
| Women’s U19 One Day Trophy (Elite) | 50-Over (U19 Women) | Jan 4-23, 2027 |
| Women’s U19 One Day Trophy (Plate) | 50-Over (U19 Women) | Jan 4-14, 2027 |
| Women’s U15 One Day Trophy (Elite) | 50-Over (U15 Women) | Jan 5-Jan 24, 2027 |
| Women’s U15 One Day Trophy (Plate) | 50-Over (U15 Women) | Jan 5-15, 2027 |
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