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Duleep Trophy Winners List

The Duleep Trophy is a premier first-class cricket tournament in India. Established to honour the legendary cricketer Duleepsinhji, this competition traditionally featured teams from India’s various geographical zones, with occasional special invitees.

Between the 2016–17 and 2019–20 seasons, the format was altered to involve teams selected by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). After a three-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the original zonal format was reinstated in the 2022-23 season. South Zone emerged victorious in the 2023 tournament, and they currently hold the championship title.

Here’s all you need to know about Duleep Trophy.

History of the Duleep Trophy

The Duleep Trophy was established by the BCCI in the 1961–62 season, featuring teams from India’s geographical zones: North, South, East, West, and Central. The inaugural title was claimed by West Zone, defeating South Zone by ten wickets. Talking about the Duleep Trophy format, the tournament initially used a knockout format, switching to a league format in the 1993–94 season, then back to knockout for four years, and again to a league format from 2000–01. 

In 2002–03, zonal teams were replaced by Ranji Trophy groups for one season. From 2003–04, a sixth guest team was included until 2009–10. The championship was not held in 2015–16, but resumed in 2016–17 with three BCCI-selected teams and day-night matches using pink balls. After a COVID-19 hiatus, the original zonal format returned in 2022–23, including a new North East zone.

Duleep Trophy Winners List

West Zone, with 19 titles, is the most successful team in the Duleep Trophy competition. South Zone are the current defending champions.

YearWinnerRunner-upResultFinal venue
1961–62West ZoneSouth ZoneWest zone won by 10 wicketsBrabourne Stadium, Bombay
1962–63West ZoneSouth ZoneWest zone won by an Innings and 20 runsEden Gardens, Calcutta
1963–64West Zone & South Zone (shared)DrawFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1964–65West ZoneCentral ZoneWest zone won by an innings and 89 runsBrabourne Stadium, Bombay
1965–66South ZoneCentral ZoneSouth zone won by an innings and 20 runsMA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras
1966–67South ZoneWest ZoneDraw, South zone won by first innings leadBrabourne Stadium, Bombay
1967–68South ZoneWest ZoneDraw, South zone won by first innings leadBrabourne Stadium, Bombay
1968–69West ZoneSouth ZoneDraw, West zone won by first innings leadLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1969–70West ZoneNorth ZoneWest zone won by an innings and 81 runsSardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
1970–71South ZoneEast ZoneSouth zone won by 10 wicketsBrabourne Stadium, Bombay
1971–72Central ZoneWest ZoneCentral zone by 2 wicketsCentral College Ground, Bangalore
1972–73West ZoneCentral ZoneWest zone won by an innings and 172 runsBrabourne Stadium, Bombay
1973–74North ZoneCentral ZoneCentral zone won by 76 runsBrabourne Stadium, Bombay
1974–75South ZoneWest ZoneSouth zone won by 9 wicketsLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1975–76South ZoneNorth ZoneSouth zone won by 37 runsMA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras
1976–77West ZoneNorth ZoneWest zone won by 9 wicketsMoti Bagh Stadium, Baroda
1977–78West ZoneNorth ZoneDraw, West zone won by first innings leadWankhede Stadium, Bombay
1978–79North ZoneWest ZoneDraw, North zone won by first innings leadFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1979–80North ZoneWest ZoneNorth zone won by 104 runsWankhede Stadium, Bombay
1980–81West ZoneEast ZoneDraw, West zone won by first innings leadEden Gardens, Calcutta
1981–82West ZoneEast ZoneDraw, West zone won by first innings leadBrabourne Stadium, Bombay
1982–83North ZoneSouth ZoneNorth zone won by 8 wicketsWankhede Stadium, Bombay
1983–84North ZoneWest ZoneDraw, North zone won by first innings leadBarabati Stadium, Cuttack
1984–85South ZoneNorth ZoneSouth zone won by 73 runsFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1985–86West ZoneSouth ZoneWest zone by 9 wicketsChinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
1986–87South ZoneWest ZoneDraw, South zone won by first innings leadWankhede Stadium, Bombay
1987–88North ZoneWest ZoneDraw, North zone won by first innings leadJayanti Stadium, Bhilai
1988–89North Zone & West Zone (shared)DrawFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1989–90South ZoneCentral ZoneSouth zone won by 322 runsGymkhana Ground, Secunderabad
1990–91North ZoneWest ZoneDraw, North zone won by first innings leadKeenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
1991–92North ZoneWest ZoneNorth zone won by 236 runsSardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad
1992–93North ZoneCentral ZoneDraw, North zone won by first innings leadLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1993–94North ZoneWest ZoneRound RobinNA
1994–95North ZoneSouth ZoneRound RobinNA
1995–96South ZoneCentral ZoneRound RobinNA
1996–97Central ZoneSouth ZoneCentral zone won by 161 runsPunjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
1997–98Central Zone & West Zone (shared)DrawMA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
1998–99Central ZoneWest ZoneCentral zone won by 122 runsN2 Stadium, Aurangabad
1999–2000North ZoneWest ZoneDraw, North zone won by first innings leadEden Gardens, Kolkata
2000–01North ZoneCentral ZoneRound RobinNA
2001–02West ZoneNorth ZoneRound RobinNA
2002–03Elite CPlate Group BRound RobinNA
2003–04North ZoneEast ZoneNorth zone won by 59 runsPunjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
2004–05Central ZoneNorth ZoneCentral zone won by nine wicketsVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
2005–06West ZoneEast ZoneWest zone won by five wicketsSardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
2006–07North ZoneSri Lanka ANorth zone won by eight wicketsEden Gardens, Kolkata
2007–08North ZoneWest ZoneNorth zone won by six wicketsWankhede Stadium, Mumbai
2008–09West ZoneSouth ZoneWest zone won by 274 runsMA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2009–10West ZoneSouth ZoneWest zone won by three wicketsLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
2010–11South ZoneNorth ZoneSouth zone won by seven wicketsACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
2011–12East ZoneCentral ZoneEast zone won by an innings and 20 runsHolkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
2012–13East ZoneCentral ZoneDraw, East zone won by first innings leadM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2013–14North Zone & South Zone (shared)DrawJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
2014–15Central ZoneSouth ZoneCentral zone won by 9 runsFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
2016–17India BlueIndia RedIndia Blue won by 355 runsGreater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida
2017–18India RedIndia BlueIndia Red won by 163 runsLucknow International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
2018–19India BlueIndia RedIndia Blue won by an innings and 187 runsNPR College Ground, Dindigul
2019–20India RedIndia GreenIndia Red won by an innings and 38 runsM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
2022–23West ZoneSouth ZoneWest zone won by 294 runsSNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore
2023South ZoneWest ZoneSouth zone won by 75 runsM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

FAQs

Which is the most successful team in the Duleep Trophy?

West Zone, with 19 titles, is the most successful team in the Duleep Trophy competition.

What format is the Duleep Trophy?

Duleep Trophy comes under First Class cricket. The matches are played across four days.

Across how many days is a Ranji Trophy match played?

A Ranji Trophy match is played across four days.

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