2025–26 Duleep Trophy
The 2025–26 Duleep Trophy was the 62nd edition of the Duleep Trophy, a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. It took place from 28 August to 15 September 2025.[1] The tournament returned to a zonal format, featuring six teams: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, North East Zone, South Zone, and West Zone.[2] All squads were picked by national selectors. It formed part of the 2025 Indian domestic cricket season, announced by the BCCI in June 2025.[3][4]
| Dates | 28 August – 15 September 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 5 |
| Official website | Duleep Trophy |
Squads
Format
The tournament featured six teams playing in a single-elimination bracket. South Zone and West Zone pre-qualifed to the semifinals, with the four remaining zonal teams required to play a quarterfinal match to start the competition.[7]
Fixtures
Bracket
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Quarterfinals
28–31 August 2025
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Semifinals
4–7 September 2025
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Final
11–15 September 2025
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Statistics
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References
- ^ Sportstar, Team (8 August 2025). "Duleep Trophy 2025-26: Full squads, format, schedule, full list of fixtures". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy returns to zonal format for 2025-26 domestic season". ESPN. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Update – 28th Apex Council Meeting". www.bcci.tv. 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2025: Full squads, match schedule, date and venue - All you need to know". The Times of India. 8 August 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Jain, Naman (18 August 2025). "Ishan Kishan gets ruled out of Duleep Trophy before Asia Cup; Abhimanyu Easwaran to lead East Zone now". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Duleep trophy: Akash Deep ruled out, Mukhtar Hussain called up as replacement in East Zone". The Times of India. 13 August 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2025-26: Squads, Format, Full Schedule - All You Need To Know". Zee News. Retrieved 12 August 2025.