Duleep Trophy [Source: @yogeshgoswami_ and @SPORTYVISHAL/X.com]
The Indian domestic cricket season is set to begin with the Duleep Trophy 2025, starting on August 28. This prestigious red-ball tournament will open with two exciting quarterfinal matches. North Zone will take on East Zone, while Central Zone faces North East Zone.
The winners of these clashes will move on to the semifinals, where South Zone and West Zone await. Both South and West Zones earned direct entry into the semifinals as last year’s finalists in the 2023 edition. The competition will culminate with the final scheduled from September 11 to 15 in Bengaluru.
How Many Teams Will Participate In Duleep Trophy 2025?
Six teams will participate in the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025 namely North, South, East, West, Central and North East Zone.
Who Are The Captains In Duleep Trophy 2025?
Each zone has announced a strong squad with some of India’s most talented cricketers. Shubman Gill will lead North Zone, while Ishan Kishan captains East Zone. Shardul Thakur heads West Zone, and Tilak Varma takes charge of South Zone. Central Zone will be led by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, and Rongsen Jonathan will guide North East Zone.
What Is Full Schedule For The Duleep Trophy 2025?
Date | Match | Teams | Venue |
August 28, 2025 | Quarter-Final 1 | North Zone vs East Zone | BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground 1, Bengaluru |
August 28, 2025 | Quarter-Final 2 | Central Zone vs North East Zone | BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground 2, Bengaluru |
September 4, 2025 | Semi-Final 1 | West Zone vs T.B.C. | BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground, Bengaluru |
September 4, 2025 | Semi-Final 2 | South Zone vs T.B.C. | BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground 2, Bengaluru |
September 11, 2025 | Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground-1, Bengaluru |
What Are Duleep Trophy 2025 Squads?
South Zone squad: 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
East Zone squad: Ishan Kishan (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vc), Sandeep Patnaik, Virat Singh, Denish Das, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Riyan Parag, Utkarsh Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Shami
West Zone squad: Shardul Thakur (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aarya Desai, Harvik Desai (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaymeet Patel, Manan Hingrajia, Saurabh Nawale (wicket-keeper), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dharmandrasinh Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswala
North Zone squad: 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 squad: 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 Zone: 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