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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1961–62 Duleep Trophy
| image =
| imagesize =
| fromdate = 30 September 1961
| todate = 23 October 1961
| caption =
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket]]
| tournament format = [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host =
| champions = [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]
| count = 1
| participants = 5
| matches = 4
| attendance =
| most runs = [[Salim Durani]] (CZ) (244)<ref>{{cite web|title=Batting and Fielding in Duleep Trophy 1961/62 (Ordered by Runs) |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Duleep_Trophy_1961-62/Batting_by_Runs.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref>
| most wickets = [[Ramakant Desai]] (WZ) (10)<ref>{{cite web|title=Bowling in Duleep Trophy 1961/62 (Ordered by Wickets) |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Duleep_Trophy_1961-62/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref>
| website =
| previous_year =
| previous_tournament =
| next_year = 1962–63
| next_tournament = 1962–63 Duleep Trophy
}}

The '''1961–62 Duleep Trophy''' was the first season of the [[Duleep Trophy]], a [[first-class cricket|first-class]] cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]], [[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]], [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]], [[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]] and [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]].

West Zone won the title, defeating South Zone in the final.

==Results==
{{5TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarterfinal
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''[[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]]'''
| RD1-score1=C
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=[[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]]
| RD1-score2=

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''[[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]'''
| RD2-score1=W
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=[[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]]
| RD2-score2=

| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3='''[[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]]'''
| RD2-score3=W
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=[[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]]
| RD2-score4=

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''[[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]'''
| RD3-score1=W
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=[[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]]
| RD3-score2=
}}

===Final===
{{Test match | date = 20–23 October 1961 | team1 = [[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]] | team2 = [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]
| score-team1-inns1 = 175 (58.6 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[A. G. Kripal Singh]] 73
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Polly Umrigar]] 6/52
| score-team2-inns1 = 234/9 dec (80.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Chandu Borde]] 82*
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[A. G. Kripal Singh]] 4/66
| score-team1-inns2 = 139 (59.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[U. Prabhakar Rao]] 48*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Gulabrai Ramchand]] 4/18
| score-team2-inns2 = 82/0 (14 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Nari Contractor]] 44*
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Bombay]]
| toss = South Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25180.html Scorecard]
| result = West Zone won by 10 wickets
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Duleep_Trophy_1961-62.html Series home at CricketArchive]

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[[Category:Duleep Trophy seasons]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1961–62|Duleep Trophy]]
[[Category:1961 in Indian cricket|Duleep Trophy]]

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1961 62 Duleep Trophy - Revision history

MargretGerken at 22:26, 28 January 2024