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{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2019–20 Duleep Trophy
| image = 
| imagesize = 
| fromdate = 17 August
| todate = 8 September 2019
| caption = 
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket]]
| tournament format =[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Playoff format|Finals]] 
| host = 
| champions = India Red
| count = 2
| participants = 3
| matches = 4
| most runs = [[Karun Nair]] (375)
| most wickets = [[Akshay Wakhare]] (14)
| website = 
| previous_year = 2018–19
| previous_tournament = 2018–19 Duleep Trophy
| next_year = 
| next_tournament = 
}}
{{2019–20 Indian domestic cricket season}}
The '''2019–20 Duleep Trophy''' was the 58th season of the [[Duleep Trophy]], a [[first-class cricket|first-class]] cricket tournament in India. It took place in August and September 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-announces-domestic-schedule-for-2019-20-season/article28272112.ece# |title=BCCI announces domestic schedule for 2019-20 season |work=Sport Star |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/mushtaq-ali-trophy-to-be-held-ahead-of-ipl-auction-as-bcci-announces-domestic-schedule/articleshow/70058827.cms |title=Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be held ahead of IPL auction as BCCI announces domestic schedule |work=Times of India |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref> starting the 2019–20 domestic cricket season in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27100900/ranji-trophy-set-finish-march-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-gets-pre-ipl-auction-window |title=Ranji Trophy set to finish in March; Mushtaq Ali T20s gets pre-IPL auction window |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/neutral-curators-to-pick-wickets-in-ranji-trophy-2019-20-domestic-season-to-begin-in-august-with-duleep-trophy-874725 |title=Neutral curators to pick wickets in Ranji Trophy, 2019–20 domestic season to begin in August with Duleep Trophy |work=Cricket Country |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref> India Blue were the defending champions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/sports/india-blue-trounce-india-red-to-win-duleep-trophy-3293384/|title=India Blue Thrash India Red to Win Duleep Trophy|work=Press Trust of India|date=7 September 2018|access-date=7 September 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8630/report/1153169/day/4/india-red-vs-india-blueduleep-trophy |title=Nikhil Gangta, spinners drive India Blue to Duleep title |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> Unlike the previous three seasons, the tournament was played as day games, played with a red ball. The final was initially announced as a [[Day/night cricket|day/night match]] with the pink ball.<ref name="squ"/> However, the final was changed and was played as a day game. The change was attributed due to players' preference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27535375/red-ball-not-pink-bcci-domestic-cricketers-make-their-preference-known |title=Red ball, not pink - BCCI, domestic cricketers make their preference known |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=4 September 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109734/duleep-trophy-final-begins-amidst-confusion |title= Duleep Trophy final begins amidst confusion|work=Cricbuzz|date=4 September 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>

The first match, between India Blue and India Green, saw only 49 overs bowled, all on the first day. Rain and a wet outfield prevented any further play, with both teams awarded one point each in the drawn match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1198129.html |title=Rain ruins Duleep Trophy opener in Bengaluru |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref> The second match, between India Red and India Blue, also ended in a draw with India Red securing enough points to be the first team to advance to the final. During the match, [[Jalaj Saxena]] completed the double of scoring 6,000 runs and taking 300 wickets in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8630/report/1197355/india-blue-vs-india-red-duleep-trophy-2019-20 |title=Karun Nair's 166 and 99 puts India Red in Duleep Trophy day-night final |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> The third match, between India Green and India Red, was also drawn. India Green progressed to the final due to a superior [[Runs Per Wicket Ratio|quotient]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8630/report/1197357/india-green-vs-india-red-duleep-trophy-2019-20 |title=India Green set up title bout with India Red |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref>

India Red won the tournament, beating India Green by an innings and 38 runs in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/akshay-wakhare-picks-up-a-fifer-as-india-red-beat-india-green-to-lift-duleep-trophy/articleshow/71024655.cms |title=Akshay Wakhare picks up a fifer as India Red beat India Green to lift Duleep Trophy |work=Times of India |access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; margin:auto"
|-
! India Blue<ref name="squ">{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
! India Green<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109243/gill-fazal-and-panchal-to-lead-in-duleep-trophy |title=Gill, Fazal and Panchal to lead in Duleep Trophy |work=CricBuzz |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
! India Red<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Shubman Gill]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ashutosh Aman]]
* [[Ankit Bawne]]
* [[Ricky Bhui]]
* [[Aniket Choudhary]]
* [[Tushar Deshpande]]
* [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]
* [[Shreyas Gopal]]
* [[Saurabh Kumar (cricketer)|Saurabh Kumar]]
* [[Snell Patel]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Diwesh Pathania]]
* [[Rajat Patidar]]
* [[Jalaj Saxena]]
* [[Anmolpreet Singh]]
* [[Basil Thampi]]
|
* [[Faiz Fazal]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Rahul Chahar]]
* [[Priyam Garg]]
* [[Dharmendrasinh Jadeja]]
* [[Milind Kumar]]
* [[Siddhesh Lad]]
* [[Mayank Markande]]
* [[Rajesh Mohanty]]
* [[Akshdeep Nath]]
* [[Ishan Porel]]
* [[Ankit Rajpoot]]
* [[Akshath Reddy]]
* [[Dhruv Shorey]]
* [[Tanveer Ul-Haq]]
* [[Akshay Wadkar]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Jayant Yadav]]
|
* [[Priyank Panchal]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Varun Aaron]]
* [[Harpreet Singh Bhatia]]
* [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]]
* [[Ankit Kalsi]]
* [[Avesh Khan]]
* [[Ishan Kishan]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[KS Bharat]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Mahipal Lomror]]
* [[Ronit More]]
* [[Karun Nair]]
* [[Axar Patel]]
* [[Aditya Sarwate]]
* [[Jaydev Unadkat]]
* [[Akshay Wakhare]]
* [[Sandeep Warrier]]
|}

==Points table==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:120px"|Team<ref name="Points">{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/8630/season/2019/duleep-trophy |title=Duleep Trophy Table - 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="BCCI">{{cite news |url=http://www.bcci.tv/duleep-trophy-2019-20/standings |title=Duleep Trophy 2019 Standings |work=BCCI |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|A|Abandoned}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|[[Runs Per Wicket Ratio|Quot]]}}
|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|style="text-align:left"|India Red
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 ||  '''6'''|| 1.141
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|India Green
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 ||  '''2'''|| 1.197
|-
|style="text-align:left"|India Blue
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 ||  '''2'''|| 0.630
|- 
|}
{{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Top two teams advance to the [[#Final|Final]].

==Fixtures==
===Round-robin===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 17–20 August 2019
| daynight =
| team1 = India Blue
| team2 = India Green
| score-team1-inns1 = 112/6 (49 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] 30 (63)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ishan Porel]] 3/26 (12 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 
| runs-team2-inns1 =
| wickets-team2-inns1 =

| score-team1-inns2 = 
| runs-team1-inns2 = 
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn
| venue = Just Cricket Academy Ground, [[Bengaluru]]
| toss =  India Green won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] and [[Virender Sharma]]
| motm = 
| rain = No play was possible on days 2, 3 and 4 due to rain.
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197354.html Scorecard]
| notes = Points: India Blue 1, India Green 1.
}}
----
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 23–26 August 2019
| daynight =
| team1 = India Red
| team2 = India Blue
| score-team1-inns1 = 285 (124 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ankit Kalsi]] 106 (345)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Diwesh Pathania]] 4/55 (32 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 255 (83.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Ankit Bawne]] 121[[not out|*]] (254)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Avesh Khan]] 4/58 (20 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 297/6[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (88 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Karun Nair]] 166[[not out|*]] (223)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Jalaj Saxena]] 4/105 (38 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn
| venue = [[KSCA Cricket Ground]], Alur
| toss = India Blue won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] and [[Krishnamachari Srinivasan]]
| motm = [[Karun Nair]] (India Red)
| rain = 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197355.html Scorecard]
| notes = Points: India Red 3, India Blue 1.
}}
----
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 29 August–1 September 2019
| daynight = 
| team1 = India Green
| team2 = India Red
| score-team1-inns1 = 440 (131.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Akshath Reddy]] 146 (248)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Akshay Wakhare]] 5/103 (30.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 441 (145.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Mahipal Lomror]] 126 (272)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Dharmendrasinh Jadeja]] 4/135 (45 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 98/3 (54 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Dhruv Shorey]] 44[[not out|*]] (140)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Jaydev Unadkat]] 1/8 (6 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn
| venue = [[KSCA Cricket Ground]], Alur
| toss = India Green won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary]] and [[Yeshwant Barde]]
| motm = [[Mahipal Lomror]] (India Red)
| rain = 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197357.html Scorecard]
| notes = Points: India Red 3, India Green 1.
}}

===Final===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 4–8 September 2019
| daynight = 
| team1 = India Green
| team2 = India Red
| score-team1-inns1 = 231 (72.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Mayank Markande]] 76[[not out|*]] (121)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jaydev Unadkat]] 4/83 (24 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 388 (135 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] 153 (300)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Dharmendrasinh Jadeja]] 3/97 (37 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 119 (39.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Siddhesh Lad]] 42 (80)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Akshay Wakhare]] 5/13 (5.5 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = India Red won by an innings and 38 runs
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| toss = India Green won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] and [[Sundaram Ravi]]
| motm = [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] (India Red)
| rain = 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197358.html Scorecard]
| notes = 
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/8630/season/2019/duleep-trophy Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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