The Deodhar Trophy 2023 will start on July 24 and conclude on August 3 in Puducherry.
Organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Deodhar Trophy returns to the Indian domestic cricket calendar after a hiatus of four years. The Deodhar Trophy 2023 will be played in the inter-zonal format for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
Central Zone, East Zone, North East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone are the six teams that will compete for the Deodhar Trophy 2023.
As per the Deodhar Trophy 2023 schedule, each team will play the other side once in a round-robin format. The top two teams in the standings after all the league matches will qualify for the Deodhar Trophy 2023 final.
Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2 and Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3 are the three venues that are set to host the Deodhar Trophy 2023 matches.
The Deodhar Trophy 2023 final will be played at the Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground on August 3.
India A, India B and India C featured in the last edition of Deodhar Trophy in 2019. India B defeated India C by 51 runs in the 2019 final to clinch the Deodhar Trophy.
North Zone are the most successful team in the Deodhar Trophy with 13 triumphs, while West Zone have won it 12 times and South Zone have emerged triumphant in the 50-over competition on eight occasions.
Deodhar Trophy 2023 schedule and match times
All times are in India Standard Time (IST)
Day and Date |
Match |
Venue |
Time |
Monday, July 24 |
North Zone vs South Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Monday, July 24 |
East Zone vs Central Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Monday, July 24 |
West Zone vs North East Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Wednesday, July 26 |
North Zone vs Central Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Wednesday, July 26 |
East Zone vs North East Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Wednesday, July 26 |
West Zone vs South Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Friday, July 28 |
South Zone vs North East Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Friday, July 28 |
Central Zone vs West Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Friday, July 28 |
North Zone vs East Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Sunday, July 30 |
North Zone vs West Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Sunday, July 30 |
East Zone vs South Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Sunday, July 30 |
Central Zone vs North East Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Tuesday, August 1 |
North Zone vs North East Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Tuesday, August 1 |
East Zone vs West Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Tuesday, August 1 |
Central Zone vs South Zone |
Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Thursday, August 3 |
Deodhar Trophy 2023 final |
Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry |
9:00 AM |
Where to watch Deodhar Trophy 2023 live in India?
Live streaming of Deodhar Trophy 2023 will be available on bcci.tv website and the official BCCI app.
There will be no live telecast of the Deodhar Trophy 2023 on any TV channel in India.
Deodhar Trophy 2023 teams and squads
Central Zone: Venkatesh Iyer (captain), Aniket Chaudhary (vice-captain), Madhav Kaushik, Shivam Chaudhary, Yash Dubey, Yash Kothai, Rinku Singh, Aryan Juyal, Upendra Yadav, Karan Sharma, Aditya Sarvatey, Yash Thakur, Shivam Mavi, Mohsin Khan, Akash Madhwal
East Zone: Saurabh Tiwary (captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vice-captain), Sudip Gharami, Subhranshu Senapati, Reshab Das, Utkarsh Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Abishek Porel, Virat Singh, Riyan Parag, Shahbaz Ahmed, Avinav Chowdhury, Mura Singh, Muktar Hussain, Akash Deep
North East Zone: Rongsen Jonathan (captain), Nilesh Lamichaney (vice-captain), Kishan Lyngdoh, Langlonyamba Meitan Keishangbam, A.R. Ahlawat, Joseph Lalthankhuma, Prafullamani, Dippu Sangma, Jotin Pheiroijam, Imliwati Lemtur, Palzor Tamang, Kishan Sinha, Akash Kumar Choudhary, Rajkumar Rex Singh, Nagaho Chishi. Reserves: Lee Yong Lepcha, Nabam Abo, Dika Ralte
North Zone: Nitish Rana (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, SG Rohilla, S Khajuria, Mandeep Singh, Himanshu Rana, Vivrant Sharma, Nishant Sindhu, Rishi Dhawan, Yudhvir Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande
South Zone: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Rohan Kunnummal (vice-captain), N Jagadeesan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Rayadu, KB Arun Karthik, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, V. Kaverappa, V Vyshak, Kaushik V, Mohit Redkar, Sijomon Joseph, Arjun Tendulkar, Sai Kishore
Stand-bys: Sai Sudharsan, Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranajn Paul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, KS Bharat
West Zone: Priyank Panchal (captain), Rahul Tripathi, Harvik Desai, Het Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Ankeet Bawane, Samarth Vyas, Shivam Dube, Atit Seth, Parth Bhut, Shams Mulani, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Chintan Gaja, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Kathan Patel
Stand-bys: Chetan Sakariya, Tushar Deshpande, Yuvraj Dodiya, A Kazi
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