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A total of six teams will feature in the 2025 edition of the Duleep Trophy, which is set to be played in Bengaluru from August 28 to September 15.
The 2025 edition of the Duleep Trophy will be played from August 28 to September 15. (Picture Credit: PTI, X/@BCCI, AFP)
The 2025 edition of the Duleep Trophy will be played between six teams from August 28 to September 15 across two different venues in Bengaluru. As many as four Asia Cup 2025-bound players are set to take part in this year’s tournament. West Zone and South Zone will feature directly in the semifinals, whereas North Zone, East Zone, Central Zone and Northeast Zone will take part in the quarterfinal matches as well.
India’s Test captain, Shubman Gill, was set to take the field for North Zone in their quarterfinal match against East Zone in Bengaluru from August 28 to 31, but it has been reported that he will now skip the fixture due to illness.
Even though Gill’s absence will be a big setback for the North Zone team, they still have the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Anshul Kamboj in their squad.
Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shardul Thakur and Ruturaj Gaikwad are part of the West Zone squad, whereas Kuldeep Yadav, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel and Deepak Chahar will feature for the Central Zone. Young left-handed batter Tilak Varma was named as South Zone captain, and Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has played more than 100 first-class matches, will lead East Zone.
Here’s all you need to know about Duleep Trophy 2025
Teams
- North Zone
- South Zone
- East Zone
- West Zone
- Central Zone
- North East Zone
Venues
- BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru
- BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru
Schedule
| DATE(S) | DAY(S) | MATCH | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | VENUE | START TIME (IST) |
| August 28-31 | Thursday-Sunday | Quarterfinal 1 | North Zone | East Zone | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru | 09:30 AM |
| August 28-31 | Thursday-Sunday | Quarterfinal 2 | Central Zone | North East Zone | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru | 09:30 AM |
| September 4-7 | Thursday-Sunday | Semifinal 1 | South Zone | TBC | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru | 09:30 AM |
| September 4-7 | Thursday-Sunday | Semifinal 2 | West Zone | TBC | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru | 09:30 AM |
| September 11-15 | Thursday-Monday | Final | TBC | TBC | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru | 09:30 AM |
Squads
North Zone: Ankit Kumar (C), Shubham Khajuria, 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: 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)
East Zone: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Riyan Parag (VC), Sandeep Patnaik, Virat Singh, Denish Das, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Aasirwad Swain (WK), Utkarsh Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Mukhtar Hussain and Mohammed Shami.
West Zone: 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)
Central Zone: 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)
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)
Live streaming and telecast details
The matches of the Duleep Trophy 2025 will have a live telecast available on Sports 18, and Jio Hotstar will live stream the matches.
Top performers and record holders in Duleep Trophy
Most wins: West Zone (58 in 113 matches)
Most defeats: East Zone (46 in 89 matches)
Most successful team: West Zone (19 titles)
Highest total: 868/10 in 197 overs by North Zone vs West Zone in Bhilai (October 1987).
Lowest total: 48/10 in 22.7 overs (8 balls/over) by North Zone vs South Zone in Chennai (September-October 1961).
Biggest win (by runs): South Zone beat North Zone by 645 runs in Salem (September 2022).
Biggest win (by wickets): South Zone beat Central Zone by 10 wickets (107-run target) in Kolkata (November 1994).
Smallest win (by runs): Central Zone beat South Zone by 9 runs in Delhi (October 2014).
Smallest win (by wickets): South Zone beat North Zone by 2 wickets (215-run target) in Bengaluru (July 2023).
Most runs: Wasim Jaffer (2545 runs in 30 matches).
Highest score: 320 runs from 471 balls by Raman Lamba for North Zone vs West Zone in Bhilai (October 1987).
Highest average (minimum 5 innings): Sheldon Jackson (122.66)
Highest strike rate (minimum 500 balls): Yusuf Pathan (118.99)
Most 100s: Aunshuman Gaekwad (9 centuries in 26 matches)
Most 50s: Wasim Jaffer (13 half-centuries in 30 matches)
Most ducks: Ashok Dinda, Erapalli Prasanna, Ashok Mankad and Narendra Hirwani (4 zeroes each).
Most sixes: Manish Pandey (26 maximums in 11 matches)
Most sixes in an innings: 10 maximums by Yusuf Pathan during his 210-run knock for West Zone against South Zone in Hyderabad (February 2010).
Most runs in one edition: 659 runs in three matches of the 1987/88 edition by Raman Lamba for North Zone.
Most wickets: Narendra Hirwani (126 wickets in 29 matches).
Best bowling figures (innings): 10 wickets for 46 runs in 19 overs by Debasis Mohanty for East Zone vs South Zone in Agartala (January 2001).
Best bowling figures (match): 14 wickets for 91 runs in 35 overs by Debasis Mohanty for East Zone vs South Zone in Agartala (January 2001).
Most five-wicket hauls: Narendra Hirwani (8 fifers in 29 matches).
Most 10-wicket hauls: Narendra Hirwani (2 ten-fers in 29 matches).
Most wickets in one edition: 34 runs in four matches of the 2002/03 edition by Narendra Hirwani.
Most dismissals: Parthiv Patel (88 – 68 catches and 20 stumpings in 23 matches).
Most catches: Wasim Jaffer (41 catches in 30 matches).
Highest partnership: 409 runs for the third wicket between Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman for South Zone vs West Zone in Surat (January 2001).
Most matches: Mohinder Amarnath (31 games for North Zone).
Most matches as captain: 15 games each by Hanumant Singh (Central Zone) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (South Zone).
Most wins as captain: 9 wins in 15 matches by Srinivas Venkataraghavan (South Zone).
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