The Duleep Trophy is among India’s premier First-Class tournaments that brings all top domestic stars to compete against each other on the basis of different zonal categories. It was introduced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 1961–62, and since then, every year, it has been played once every year.
This is a great platform for the players to get recognized and get into the Indian test side. The upcoming season will be the 62nd edition of the Duleep Trophy. Six zonal teams will take part in the competition: East, West, North, South, Central, and Northeast, and it will be played between August 28 and September 11.
South Zone and West Zone have already qualified through the semifinal on the basis of their past performances. Hence, the other four teams will play two quarterfinals, and the top sides will make it to the final.
| Tournament | Duleep Trophy 2025 |
| Governing Body | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| No. of Teams | 6 |
| Teams | East, West, North, South, Central, and Northeast |
| Format | Round-robin or Knockouts |
| Dates | August 28 – September 11 |
| Matches | 5 |
| Live Streaming Details | Sports18 Network and Jio Hotstar app and website |
Duleep Trophy 2025: Teams and Captains
Six zonal teams will compete in this tournament. So far, the captains for three teams have been announced, with three teams yet to announce their captains. Here are the teams and captains for the coming Duleep Trophy 2025.
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| East Zone | Ishan Kishan |
| North Zone | Shubman Gill |
| South Zone | Tilak Varma |
| West Zone | Shardul Thakur |
| Central Zone | Dhruv Jurel |
| North East | Rongsen Jonathan |
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Duleep Trophy 2025: Teams & Format
Here are the teams or states; from here, each team is selected on the zonal basis.
- East Zone: Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Tripura
- North Zone: Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Central Zone: Uttar Pradesh, Railways, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Vidarbha
- South Zone: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra, Hyderabad, Kerala, Goa, Pondicherry
- West Zone: Mumbai, Baroda, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Saurashtra
- North-East Zone: Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland
Duleep Trophy 2025: Squads
West Zone squad
Shardul Thakur (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal. Harvik Desai, Aarya Desai, Jaymeet Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Manan Hingrajia. Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Saurabh Nawale, Dharmendra Jadeja, Arzan Nagwaswala
East Zone Squad
Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vc), Riyan Parag, Virat Singh, Sharandeep Singh, Denish Das. Sandeep Pattnaik, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Mohammed Shami Sridam Paul, Utkarsh Singh, Suraj Jaiswal. Mukesh Kumar, Manishi, and Akash Deep
Reserve: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Mukhtar Hussain, Aasirwad Swain, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Swastik Samal, and Rahul Singh
South Zone Squad
Tilak Varma (captain), Mohammed Azharuddeen (vc), Devdutt Padikkal, N. Jagadeesan, Mohit Kale. Tanmay Agarwal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Salman Nizar, T. Vijay, R. Sai Kishore. Tanay Thyagarajan. MD Nidheesh, Ricky Bhui, Gurjapneet Singh, Basil NP, and Snehal Kauthankar
Reserve: Ankit Sharma, Mohit Redkar, R. Smaran, Andre Siddarth, Eden Apple Tom, and Shaikh Rasheed.
North Zone:
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.
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
North East:
Rongsen Jonathan (captain), Ankur Malik, Jehu Anderson, Aryan Bora, Techi Doria, Ashish Thapa, Sedezhalie Rupero, Karnajit Yumnam, Hem Chetri, Palzor Tamang, Arpit Subash Bhatewara (wk), Akash Choudhary, Bishworjit Konthoujam, Pheiroijam Jotin, Ajay Lamabam Singh
Duleep Trophy 2025: Venues
The five knockout matches for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025 will be played at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, and Ground B. This venue will be in action throughout this premier tournament.
- BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
- BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B
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Duleep Trophy 2025: Schedule
Duleep Trophy 2025 will have five do-or-die matches, which will decide the winner. India A won the last edition, but now the tournament is played in the zonal format. Here is the complete schedule of the Duleep Trophy 2025.
| Match | Date | Details | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter-Final | August 28-31 | North Zone vs East Zone | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, | 9:30 AM |
| 2nd Quarter-Final | August 28-31 | Central Zone vs North East Zone | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B | 9:30 AM |
| 1st Semi-Final | September 4-7 | South Zone vs TBC | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground | 9:30 AM |
| 2nd Semi-Final | September 4-7 | West Zone vs TBC | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B | 9:30 AM |
| Final | September 11-15 | TBC vs TBC | BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground | 9:30 AM |
Duleep Trophy 2025: Live Streaming Details
It will be another spectacular season of the premier red-ball cricket in India. The live action of all five games will be available on the Sports 18 Networks on the cable networks. Fans can also enjoy the game on their phones and laptops through the Jio Hotstar app or website for live streaming.
