The Duleep Trophy has long been one of Indian cricket’s most important red-ball competitions, a stage where domestic talent gets a chance to rub shoulders with India internationals. It officially starts the new domestic season in the country. The 62nd edition of the tournament begins on 28 August 2025 in Bengaluru, less than a month before India’s home Test season kicks off against the West Indies.
This time, the Duleep Trophy reverts to its zonal format with six teams—North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone, Central Zone, and Northeast Zone. West Zone (19 titles) remains the most successful side in history, while South Zone last lifted the trophy in 2023 under this format. The tournament begins with two quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals, before a five-day final decides the champion. All matches start at 9:30 AM IST.
Duleep Trophy 2025 Schedule
| Stage | Match | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-final 1 | North Zone vs East Zone | Aug 28–31 | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
| Quarter-final 2 | Central Zone vs North East Zone | Aug 28–31 | BCCI COE Ground 2, Bengaluru |
| Semi-final 1 | West Zone vs Winner of QF1 | Sep 4–7 | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
| Semi-final 2 | South Zone vs Winner of QF2 | Sep 4–7 | BCCI COE Ground 2, Bengaluru |
| Final | Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 | Sep 11–15 | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
Where to Watch Duleep Trophy 2025 Live
Cricket fans can catch all the action live on the Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on the JioHotsar app and website. Matches are day fixtures, with the first ball scheduled for 9:30 AM IST.
Squads for Duleep Trophy 2025
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.
South Zone
Tilak Varma (c), Mohammed Azharuddeen (vc), Tanmay Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohit Kale, Salman Nizar, Narayan Jagadeesan, R Sai Kishore, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Ricky Bhui, Basil NP, Nidheesh MD, Tanay Thyagarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, Snehal Kauthankar.
West Zone
Shardul Thakur (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harvik Desai (wk), Jaymeet Patel, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswala, Aarya Desai, Saurabh Nawale (wk), Manan Hingrajia.
East Zone
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Riyan Parag (vc), Virat Singh, Denish Das, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Aasirwad Swain (wk), Utkarsh Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Sandeep Patnaik, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukhtar Hussain.
Central Zone
Dhruv Jurel (c/wk), Rajat Patidar, Danish Malewar, Aryan Juyal, Sanjeet Desai, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Aditya Thakare, Saransh Jain, Shubham Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Yash Rathod, Ayush Pandey, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar.
North East Zone
Jonathan Rongsen (c), Akash Kumar Choudhary, Techi Doria, Yumnum Karnajit, Ashish Thapa, Hem Bahadur Chetri, Jehu Anderson, Pheroijam Jotin Singh, Arpit Subash Bhatewara, Palzor Tamang, Bishworjit Singh, Ankur Malik, Aryan Borah, Lamabam Ajay Singh, Sedezhalie Rupero.
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