India is about to start its domestic cricket season in August 2025. As usual, the Duleep Trophy will be the season opener. It’s the country’s premier first-class competition.
So, when and where does the Duleep Trophy 2025 start?
The red-ball tournament will get underway from August 28 onwards. The entire zonal tournament will pan out at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Is the Duleep Trophy back in zonal format?
Yes! Six zonal teams will fight for the trophy over 19 days. The teams are Central Zone, East Zone, North East Zone, North Zone, South Zone, and West Zone.
What’s the format like?
Since zonal teams will contest for the trophy, we will see the knockout format in place.
The first four teams will compete in two quarter-finals. South Zone and West Zone have directly sealed their spots in the semi-finals.
They will face one of the quarter-final winners in their respective semi-final clash. The semi-final winners will then set up the final from September 11 to 15.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals will take place over four days, while the title clash is set for five days.
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What’s the complete schedule for the Duleep Trophy 2025?
The two quarter-finals start on August 28, followed by the semi-finals on September 4. All the matches start at 9:30 AM IST.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28-31 | Quarter-Final: North Zone vs East Zone | Centre of Excellence Ground | 9:30 AM |
| Aug 28-31 | Quarter-Final: Central Zone vs North East Zone | Centre of Excellence Ground B | 9:30 AM |
| Sep 4-7 | Semi-Final 1: South Zone vs TBA | Centre of Excellence Ground | 9:30 AM |
| Sep 4-7 | Semi-Final 2: West Zone vs TBA | Centre of Excellence Ground B | 9:30 AM |
| Sep 11-15 | Final | Centre of Excellence Ground | 9:30 AM |
What about the squads?
Zonal selectors have picked strong squads for the tournament. You will see many prominent players in action.
Central Zone squad: Dhruv Jurel (c & wk), Rajat Patidar, Aryan Juyal, Danish Malewar, Sanjeet Desai, Kuldeep Yadav, Aditya Thakare, Deepak Chahar, Saransh Jain, Ayush Pandey, Shubham Sharma, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed. Standbys: Madhav Kaushik, Yash Thakur, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mahipal Lomror, Kuldeep Sen, Upendra Yadav
East Zone squad: Ishan Kishan (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vc), Sandeep Patnaik, Virat Singh, Denish Das, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Riyan Parag, Utkarsh Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Shami. Standbys: Mukhtar Hussain, Aasirwad Swain, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Swastik Samal, Sudip Kr Gharami, Rahul Singh
North East Zone: Jonathan Rongsen (c), Akash Kumar Choudhary, Techi Doria, Yumnum Karnajit, Sedezhalie Rupero, Ashish Thapa, Hem Bahadur Chetri, Jehu Anderson, Arpit Subash Bhatewara, Pheroijam Jotin Singh, Palzor Tamang, Ankur Malik, Bishworjit Singh Konthoujam, Aryan Borah, Lamabam Ajay Singh. Standbys: Kamsha Yangfo, Rajkumar Rex Singh, Bobby Zothansanga, Dippu Sangma, Pukhrumbam Prafullomani Singh, Lee Yong Lepcha, Imliwati Lemtur
North Zone squad: Shubman Gill (c), Shubham Khajuria, Ankit Kumar (vc), Ayush Badoni, Yash Dhull, Ankit Kalsi, Nishant Sandhu, Sahil Lotra, Mayank Dagar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Kanhaiya Wadhawan. Standbys: Shubham Arora (wk), Jaskaranvir Singh Paul, Ravi Chauhan, Abid Mushtaq, Nishunk Birla, Umar Nazir, Divesh Sharma
South Zone squad: Tilak Varma (c), Mohammed Azharuddeen (vc), Tanmay Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohit Kale, Salman Nizar, Narayan Jagadeesan, Tripurana Vijay, R Sai Kishore, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nidheesh MD, Ricky Bhui, Basil NP, Gurjapneet Singh, Snehal Kauthankar. Standbys: Mohit Redkar, R Smaran, Ankit Sharma, Edhen Apple Tom, Andre Siddarth, Shaikh Rasheed
West Zone squad: Shardul Thakur (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aarya Desai, Harvik Desai (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaymeet Patel, Manan Hingrajia, Saurabh Nawale (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dharmandrasinh Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswala. Standbys: Mahesh Pithiya, Shivalik Shama, Mukesh Choudhary, Siddharath Desai, Chintan Gaja, Urvil Patel, Musheer Khan
Where to watch the Duleep Trophy 2025?
BCCI’s official broadcaster, JioStar, will telecast the Duleep Trophy 2025 matches on Star Sports’ TV channels. The live streaming of the matches will be available on the JioHotstar app and website.
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