Template:Infobox cricket tournament main The Prof. D.B. Deodhar Trophy or simply Deodhar Trophy (also known as IDFC First Bank Deodhar Trophy due to sponsorship reasons),[1] is a List A cricket domestic cricket tournament of India. It is named after D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 3 national level teams - India A, India B and India C. India B are the current champions, winning the 2019-20 after defeating India C by 51 runs in the final.[2]
History and format
The competition was introduced in 1973-74 season as an inter-zonal tournament. From 1973–74 to 2014–15, two zonal teams played in a quarter-final, with the winner joining the other three zonal teams in the semi-finals. From there, it was a simple knockout tournament. From 2015–16 to 2017-18, the winners of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India A and India B play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.[3]
From 2018–19, India A, India B and India C play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.
Past winners
See also
References
- ↑ Latest Business and Financial News : The Economic Times on mobile. m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Deodhar Trophy final: India B ride on Kedar Jadhav, Shahbaz Nadeem show to beat India C, Sen, Rohan. India Today(4 November 2019). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ BCCI revamps Deodhar and Vijay Hazare trophy(21 July 2015).
- ↑ Deodhar Trophy. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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