The 2024-25 Indian domestic cricket season will get underway with the Duleep Trophy 2024 starting on September 5. All eyes will be on the premier red-ball tournament as India’s Test regulars will be in action ahead of a busy WTC schedule.
The 61st edition of the Duleep Trophy will take place in Bengaluru and Anantapur. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host only one match in the first round, while Anantapur will host five matches across two venues in three rounds.
Rather than the zonal teams, this edition will see four teams picked by senior national selectors in the race to claim the coveted Duleep Trophy.
Duleep Trophy 2024: Format and Points System
Four teams — India A, India B, India C, and India D — will take on each other in a single round-robin format. The team with the most points after the third round will claim the Duleep Trophy.
Speaking of the points system, if a team wins by an innings or 10 wickets, they will get 7 points. For an outright win, teams will earn 6 points.
If a team couldn’t win a match outright but took the first innings lead, they will get 3 points. And if a team loses a match after taking the first innings lead, they will bag 1 point.
Duleep Trophy 2024: Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5-8 | India A vs India B | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Sep 5-8 | India C vs India D | Rural Development Trust Stadium A, Anantapur |
| Sep 12-15 | India A vs India D | Rural Development Trust Stadium A, Anantapur |
| Sep 12-15 | India B vs India C | Rural Development Trust Stadium B, Anantapur |
| Sep 19-22 | India B vs India D | Rural Development Trust Stadium B, Anantapur |
| Sep 19-22 | India A vs India C | Rural Development Trust Stadium A, Anantapur |
Note: All matches start at 9:30 AM IST.
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Duleep Trophy 2024: Squads
Team A: Shubman Gill (c), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.
Team B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), N Jagadeesan (wk), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi.
Team C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Abishek Porel (wk), Aryan Juyal (wk), Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Sandeep Warrier.
Team D: Shreyas Iyer (c), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (wk), Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, KS Bharat (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, Saurabh Kumar.
Duleep Trophy 2024: Broadcast
All 6 matches of the Duleep Trophy 2024 will be broadcast live on Sports18 TV channels. You can watch the live streaming of the matches on the JioCinema app and website.
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