The Deodhar Trophy 2023 will start on July 24 and conclude on August 3 in Puducherry.

Organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Deodhar Trophy returns to the Indian domestic cricket calendar after a hiatus of four years. The Deodhar Trophy 2023 will be played in the inter-zonal format for the first time since the 2014-15 season.

Central Zone, East Zone, North East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone are the six teams that will compete for the Deodhar Trophy 2023.

As per the Deodhar Trophy 2023 schedule, each team will play the other side once in a round-robin format. The top two teams in the standings after all the league matches will qualify for the Deodhar Trophy 2023 final.

Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2 and Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3 are the three venues that are set to host the Deodhar Trophy 2023 matches.

The Deodhar Trophy 2023 final will be played at the Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground on August 3.

India A, India B and India C featured in the last edition of Deodhar Trophy in 2019. India B defeated India C by 51 runs in the 2019 final to clinch the Deodhar Trophy.

North Zone are the most successful team in the Deodhar Trophy with 13 triumphs, while West Zone have won it 12 times and South Zone have emerged triumphant in the 50-over competition on eight occasions.

Deodhar Trophy 2023 schedule and match times

All times are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date

Match

Venue

Time

Monday, July 24

North Zone vs South Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Monday, July 24

East Zone vs Central Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Monday, July 24

West Zone vs North East Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Wednesday, July 26

North Zone vs Central Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Wednesday, July 26

East Zone vs North East Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Wednesday, July 26

West Zone vs South Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Friday, July 28

South Zone vs North East Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Friday, July 28

Central Zone vs West Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Friday, July 28

North Zone vs East Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Sunday, July 30

North Zone vs West Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Sunday, July 30

East Zone vs South Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Sunday, July 30

Central Zone vs North East Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Tuesday, August 1

North Zone vs North East Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Tuesday, August 1

East Zone vs West Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 3, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Tuesday, August 1

Central Zone vs South Zone

Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Thursday, August 3

Deodhar Trophy 2023 final

Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

9:00 AM

Where to watch Deodhar Trophy 2023 live in India?

Live streaming of Deodhar Trophy 2023 will be available on bcci.tv website and the official BCCI app.

There will be no live telecast of the Deodhar Trophy 2023 on any TV channel in India.

Deodhar Trophy 2023 teams and squads

Central Zone: Venkatesh Iyer (captain), Aniket Chaudhary (vice-captain), Madhav Kaushik, Shivam Chaudhary, Yash Dubey, Yash Kothai, Rinku Singh, Aryan Juyal, Upendra Yadav, Karan Sharma, Aditya Sarvatey, Yash Thakur, Shivam Mavi, Mohsin Khan, Akash Madhwal

East Zone: Saurabh Tiwary (captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vice-captain), Sudip Gharami, Subhranshu Senapati, Reshab Das, Utkarsh Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Abishek Porel, Virat Singh, Riyan Parag, Shahbaz Ahmed, Avinav Chowdhury, Mura Singh, Muktar Hussain, Akash Deep

North East Zone: Rongsen Jonathan (captain), Nilesh Lamichaney (vice-captain), Kishan Lyngdoh, Langlonyamba Meitan Keishangbam, A.R. Ahlawat, Joseph Lalthankhuma, Prafullamani, Dippu Sangma, Jotin Pheiroijam, Imliwati Lemtur, Palzor Tamang, Kishan Sinha, Akash Kumar Choudhary, Rajkumar Rex Singh, Nagaho Chishi. Reserves: Lee Yong Lepcha, Nabam Abo, Dika Ralte

North Zone: Nitish Rana (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, SG Rohilla, S Khajuria, Mandeep Singh, Himanshu Rana, Vivrant Sharma, Nishant Sindhu, Rishi Dhawan, Yudhvir Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande

South Zone: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Rohan Kunnummal (vice-captain), N Jagadeesan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Rayadu, KB Arun Karthik, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, V. Kaverappa, V Vyshak, Kaushik V, Mohit Redkar, Sijomon Joseph, Arjun Tendulkar, Sai Kishore

Stand-bys: Sai Sudharsan, Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranajn Paul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, KS Bharat

West Zone: Priyank Panchal (captain), Rahul Tripathi, Harvik Desai, Het Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Ankeet Bawane, Samarth Vyas, Shivam Dube, Atit Seth, Parth Bhut, Shams Mulani, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Chintan Gaja, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Kathan Patel

Stand-bys: Chetan Sakariya, Tushar Deshpande, Yuvraj Dodiya, A Kazi

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