Deodhar Trophy
Countries | India |
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Administrator | BCCI |
Format | List A cricket |
First edition | 1973–74 |
Latest edition | 2023 Deodhar Trophy |
Next edition | 2024 Deodhar Trophy |
Tournament format | Round Robin and Finals |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | South Zone (9th title) |
Most successful | North Zone (13 titles) |
Most runs | Riyan Parag |
Most wickets | Vidwath Kaverappa |
Website | [1] |
2023 Deodhar Trophy |
The Prof. D.B. Deodhar Trophy or simply Deodhar Trophy (also known as IDFC First Bank Deodhar Trophy due to sponsorship reasons),[1] is a List A cricket domestic cricket tournament of India. It is named after D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 3 national level teams – India A, India B and India C. India B are the current champions, winning the 2019–20 after defeating India C by 51 runs in the final.[2]
History and format
The competition was introduced in 1973–74 season as an inter-zonal tournament. From 1973–74 to 2014–15, two zonal teams played in a quarter-final, with the winner joining the other three zonal teams in the semi-finals. From there, it was a simple knockout tournament. From 2015–16 to 2017–18, the winners of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India A and India B play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.[3]
From 2018 to 2019, India A, India B and India C play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.
Past winners
References
- ^ "Latest Business and Financial News : The Economic Times on mobile". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Sen, Rohan (4 November 2019). "Deodhar Trophy final: India B ride on Kedar Jadhav, Shahbaz Nadeem show to beat India C". India Today. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "BCCI revamps Deodhar and Vijay Hazare trophy". Indiatoday. 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.