The Deodhar Trophy is an annual Indian domestic List A 50-over cricket tournament.
Named after former Indian First-Class cricketer Dinkar Balwant Deodhar, the Deodhar Trophy was introduced as an inter-zonal tournament in the 1973-74 season.
Between 1973-74 and 2014-15, the Deodhar Trophy witnessed two zonal teams clash in a quarter-final. The winner of the quarter-final joined the other three zonal teams in the semi-finals. From there on, it was a straight knockout cricket competition.
South Zone won the inaugural Deodhar Trophy in the 1973-74 season.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) changed the Deodhar Trophy format from the 2015-16 season.
The winner of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as well as India A and India B clashed in a round-robin format in the Deodhar Trophy from 2015-16 till the 2017-18 season. The top two teams later advanced to the Deodhar Trophy final.
Tamil Nadu is the only state team to win the Deodhar Trophy in the 2016-17 season.
For the 2018-19 and 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy seasons, India A, India B and India C played each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams at the end of the round-robin games clashed in the Deodhar Trophy final.
Deodhar Trophy will make a return to the Indian domestic cricket calendar after a four-year hiatus in the 2023-24 season. It will once again be played in an inter-zonal format for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
North Zone are the most successful team in the Deodhar Trophy with 13 trophies, while West Zone have bagged 12 titles. South Zone have won the 50-over competition on eight occasions so far.
India B won the last edition of the Deodhar Trophy in 2019 after defeating India C by 51 runs.
Deodhar Trophy winners list
|
Season |
Winner |
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1973-74 |
South Zone |
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1974-75 |
South Zone |
|
1975-76 |
West Zone |
|
1976-77 |
Central Zone |
|
1977-78 |
North Zone |
|
1978-79 |
South Zone |
|
1979-80 |
West Zone |
|
1980-81 |
South Zone |
|
1981-82 |
South Zone |
|
1982-83 |
West Zone |
|
1983-84 |
West Zone |
|
1984-85 |
West Zone |
|
1985-86 |
West Zone |
|
1986-87 |
North Zone |
|
1987-88 |
North Zone |
|
1988-89 |
North Zone |
|
1989-90 |
North Zone |
|
1990-91 |
West Zone |
|
1991-92 |
South Zone |
|
1992-93 |
East Zone |
|
1993-94 |
East Zone |
|
1994-95 |
Central Zone |
|
1995-96 |
North Zone |
|
1996-97 |
East Zone |
|
1997-98 |
North Zone |
|
1998-99 |
Central Zone |
|
1999-00 |
North Zone |
|
2000-01 |
South Zone and Central Zone (shared) |
|
2001-02 |
South Zone |
|
2002-03 |
North Zone |
|
2003-04 |
East Zone |
|
2004-05 |
North Zone |
|
2005-06 |
North Zone |
|
2006-07 |
West Zone |
|
2007-08 |
Central Zone |
|
2008-09 |
West Zone |
|
2009-10 |
North Zone |
|
2010-11 |
North Zone |
|
2011-12 |
West Zone |
|
2012-13 |
West Zone |
|
2013-14 |
West Zone |
|
2014-15 |
East Zone |
|
2015-16 |
India A |
|
2016-17 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
2017-18 |
India B |
|
2018-19 |
India C |
|
2019-20 |
India B |
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