Deodhar Trophy

The Prof. D.B. Deodhar Trophy or simply Deodhar Trophy (also known as IDFC First Bank Deodhar Trophy due to sponsorship reasons),[1] is a List A cricket domestic cricket tournament of India. It is named after D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 3 national level teams – India A, India B and India C. India B are the current champions, winning the 2019–20 after defeating India C by 51 runs in the final.[2]

Deodhar Trophy
CountriesIndia
AdministratorBCCI
FormatList A cricket
First edition1973–74
Latest edition2023 Deodhar Trophy
Next edition2024 Deodhar Trophy
Tournament formatRound Robin and Finals
Number of teams6
Current championSouth Zone (9th title)
Most successfulNorth Zone (13 titles)
Most runsRiyan Parag
Most wicketsVidwath Kaverappa
Website

History and format

The competition was introduced in 1973–74 season as an inter-zonal tournament. From 1973–74 to 2014–15, two zonal teams played in a quarter-final, with the winner joining the other three zonal teams in the semi-finals. From there, it was a simple knockout tournament. From 2015–16 to 2017–18, the winners of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India A and India B play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.[3]

From 2018 to 2019, India A, India B and India C play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.

Past winners
SeasonWinner[4]
1973–74South Zone
1974–75South Zone
1975–76West Zone
1976–77Central Zone
1977–78North Zone
1978–79South Zone
1979–80West Zone
1980–81South Zone
1981–82South Zone
1982–83West Zone
1983–84West Zone
1984–85West Zone
1985–86West Zone
1986–87North Zone
1987–88North Zone
1988–89North Zone
1989–90North Zone
1990–91West Zone
1991–92South Zone
1992–93East Zone
1993–94East Zone
1994–95Central Zone
1995–96North Zone
1996–97East Zone
1997–98North Zone
1998–99Central Zone
1999–2000North Zone
2000–01South Zone and
Central Zone (shared)
2001–02South Zone
2002–03North Zone
2003–04East Zone
2004–05North Zone
2005–06North Zone
2006–07West Zone
2007–08Central Zone
2008–09West Zone
2009–10North Zone
2010–11North Zone
2011–12West Zone
2012–13West Zone
2013–14West Zone
2014–15East Zone
2015–16India A
2016–17Tamil Nadu
2017–18India B
2018–19India C
2019–20 India B
2023–24 South Zone

References
  1. "Latest Business and Financial News : The Economic Times on mobile". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. Sen, Rohan (4 November 2019). "Deodhar Trophy final: India B ride on Kedar Jadhav, Shahbaz Nadeem show to beat India C". India Today. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "BCCI revamps Deodhar and Vijay Hazare trophy". Indiatoday. 21 July 2015.
  4. "Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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