Deodhar Trophy

The Deodhar Trophy, also spelled Devdhar Trophy, is a List A cricket tournament competition in Indian domestic cricket. 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.[1]

Deodhar Trophy
Countries India
AdministratorBCCI
FormatList A cricket
First edition1973-74
Latest edition2019-20
Tournament formatRound Robin and Finals
Number of teams3
Current championIndia B (2nd title)
Most successfulNorth Zone (13 titles)
Most runsBaba Aparajith (2019-20)
Most wicketsJalaj Saxena (2019-20)
WebsiteBCCI

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.

From 2018–19, 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[2]
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

See also

References
  1. Sen, Rohan (November 4, 2019). "Deodhar Trophy final: India B ride on Kedar Jadhav, Shahbaz Nadeem show to beat India C". India Today. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  2. "Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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