The Duleep Trophy 2025 begins on August 28 in Bengaluru: here's all you need to know about the tournament, including latest news and updates from the competition.
The Duleep Trophy returns to its zonal format this year, with five teams set to play: North, South, East, West and North-East. This season, the tournament will be held in Bengaluru, at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. In the recent past, domestic fixtures in Bengaluru have been held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium or in Alur, but the stadium inside the city is currently off-limits, having been deemed "unsafe" in a court order.
Also read: Full squads for the Duleep Trophy
Duleep Trophy 2025: Fixtures
Aug 28 - Aug 31
North Zone vs East Zone, 1st Quarter-Final
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru
Central Zone vs North East Zone, 2nd Quarter-Final
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru
Sep 04 - Sep 07
South Zone vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru
West Zone vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru
Sep 11 - Sep 15
TBC vs TBC, Final
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru
The tournament will see prominent Indian international and domestic cricketers in action as the 2025/26 domestic season kicks off in India. There's curiosity over the participation of certain international players, especially with the Asia Cup soon to follow.
Shubman Gill, India's vice-captain at the Asia Cup, could miss out the Duleep Trophy due to illness. Among others, Dhruv Jurel, on standby for the Asia Cup, will lead the Central Zone. Ishan Kishan, who was supposed to lead East Zone, is yet to recover from injury. Shreyas Iyer, left out of the Asia Cup squad, will be keenly followed in the West Zone, as would Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan.
