The Duleep Trophy has returned for its 2026-27 edition. This also marks the commencement of India's 2026-27 domestic season, with the red-ball tournament getting the proceedings underway. The Central Zone, led by Rajat Patidar, are the defending champions and will be looking to retain the silverware with them following a dominant run in 2025.
Looking back at the 2025 edition, while the Central Zone won the event, the South Zone ended as the runners-up. Central Zone had defeated North East Zone in the quarter-final while securing a first-innings lead against the Shardul Thakur-led West Zone in the semis to earn a place in the grand finale. South Zone had a direct entry into the semi-final, where they beat East Zone to make their way through.
Among batters who impressed the most, Rajat Patidar was the leading run-getter with 382 runs from just five innings. The Indore-born batted at a brilliant average of 76.40, which helped his team massively in lifting the trophy. The next two in the list of top scorers were also from the Central Zone, as Vidarbha batters Yash Rathod and Danish Malewar scored 374 and 352 from five innings, respectively.
Speaking of bowlers, off-spinner Saransh Jain spun a web around the opposition, claiming a scintillating 16 wickets in just two matches, delivering at an average of 24.00. Saransh was the Player of the Match in the final while also receiving the Player of the Series award for his all-round contributions. Gurjapneet Singh of South Zone and young all-rounder Harsh Dubey claimed 10 wickets each to impress with their bowling.
Duleep Trophy 2026: Full Schedule, Venues, Dates and Timings
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| August 23-26, 2026 | Quarter-Final 1, East Zone vs North-East Zone | Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru | 9:30 AM |
| August 23-26, 2026 | Quarter-Final 2, North Zone vs West Zone | Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru | 9:30 AM |
| August 30-September 02, 2026 | Semi-Final 1, Central Zone vs Winner of QF1 | Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru | 9:30 AM |
| August 30-September 02, 2026 | Semi-Final 2, South Zone vs Winner of QF2 | Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru | 9:30 AM |
| September 06-10, 2026 | Final, Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 9:30 AM |
Duleep Trophy 2026: Full Squads
North Zone Squad
Kanhaiya Wadhawan (Captain & Wicketkeeper) (Jammu & Kashmir), Ayush Badoni (Vice-captain) (Delhi), Sanat Sangwan (Delhi), Yash Dhull (Delhi), Ayush Doseja (Delhi), Nishant Sindhu (Haryana), Anshul Kamboj (Haryana), Nikhil Kashyap (Haryana), Qamran Iqbal (Jammu & Kashmir), Abdul Samad (Jammu & Kashmir), Abid Mushtaq (Jammu & Kashmir), Sunil Kumar (Jammu & Kashmir), Yudhvir Singh (Jammu & Kashmir), Arshdeep Singh (Punjab), and Arjun Sharma (Services).
North East Zone Squad
Jonathan Rongsen (Captain) (Nagaland), Bishworjit Singh Konthoujam (Vice-Captain) (Manipur), Techi Neri (Arunachal Pradesh), Priyojit K (Manipur), Ronald Meitei (Manipur), Jotin Singh Pheiroijam (Manipur), Kishan Lyngdoh (Meghalaya), Arpit Subhas (Wicketkeeper) (Meghalaya), Akash Kumar Choudhary (Meghalaya), Joseph Lalthankhuma (Mizoram), Lalrempouia (Mizoram), Imliwati Lemtur (Nagaland), Vino G Zhimomi (Nagaland), Robin Limboo (Sikkim), and Ashish Thapa (Wicketkeeper) (Sikkim).
East Zone Squad
Ishan Kishan (Captain & Wicketkeeper) (Jharkhand), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Vice-Captain) (Bihar), Denish Das (Assam), Abhimanyu Easwaran (Bengal), Sudip Kumar Gharami (Bengal), Shahbaz Ahmed (Bengal), Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal (Bengal), Mohd Shami (Bengal), Mukesh Kumar (Bengal), Kumar Kushagra (Wicketkeeper) (Jharkhand), Shikhar Mohan (Jharkhand), Anukul Roy (Jharkhand), Virat Singh (Jharkhand), Subhranshu Senapati (Odisha), and Abhijit Sarkar (Tripura)
Central Zone Squad
Rajat Patidar (Captain) (Madhya Pradesh), Rinku Singh (Vice-captain) (Uttar Pradesh), Ayush Pandey (Chhattisgarh), Saransh Jain (Madhya Pradesh), Aryan Pandey (Madhya Pradesh), Arshad Khan (Madhya Pradesh), Kunal Singh Rathod (Wicketkeeper) (Rajasthan), Aryan Juyal (Wicketkeeper) (Uttar Pradesh), Zeeshan Ansari (Uttar Pradesh), Kunal Chandela (Uttarakhand), Aman Mokhade (Vidarbha), Yash Rathod (Vidarbha), Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha), Yash Thakur (Vidarbha), and Nachiket Bhute (Vidarbha).
West Zone Squad
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain) (Maharashtra), Shams Mulani (Vice-captain) (Mumbai), Atit Sheth (Baroda), Shivalik Sharma (Baroda), Jaymeet Patel (Gujarat), Urvil Patel (Wicketkeeper) (Gujarat), Siddharth Desai (Gujarat), Prithvi Shaw (Maharashtra), Mukesh Choudhary (Maharashtra), Shardul Thakur (Mumbai), Musheer Khan (Mumbai), Tushar Deshpande (Mumbai), Tanush Kotian (Mumbai), Harvik Desai (Wicketkeeper) (Saurashtra), and Jay Gohil (Saurashtra).
South Zone Squad
Tilak Varma (Captain) (Hyderabad), Ricky Bhui (Vice-captain & Wicketkeeper) (Andhra), SK Rasheed (Andhra), K Sai Teja (Andhra), T Vijay (Andhra), Abhinav Tejrana (Goa), K Himateja (Hyderabad), T Thyagarajan (Hyderabad), R Smaran (Karnataka), Karun Nair (Karnataka), Shreyas Gopal (Karnataka), V Kaverappa (Karnataka), MD Nidheesh (Kerala), N Jagadeesan (Wicketkeeper) (Tamil Nadu), and Aman Khan (Pondicherry).
Duleep Trophy 2026: Live Streaming and Broadcast Details
All the matches of Duleep Trophy 2026 will be live streamed on the JioHotstar mobile app and website.
All the matches of the Duleep Trophy 2026 will be broadcast on a linear television network via JioStar Network Channels.
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