1965–66 Duleep Trophy

The 1965–66 Duleep Trophy was the fifth season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.

1965–66 Duleep Trophy
Dates23 October 1965 – 26 December 1965
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsSouth Zone (2nd title)
Participants5
Matches4
Most runsAbbas Ali Baig (SZ) (302)[1]
Most wicketsB. S. Chandrasekhar (SZ) (16)[2]

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

Results

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Quarterfinal Semifinals Final
         
South Zone FIL
West Zone
South Zone FIL
North Zone
South Zone W
Central Zone
East Zone
Central Zone FIL

Final

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25–26 December 1965
Scorecard
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123 (58 overs)
Salim Durani 36
E. A. S. Prasanna 6/19
310 (78.3 overs)
Budhi Kunderan 100
Salim Durani 5/120
167 (50.4 overs)
Salim Durani 40
B. S. Chandrasekhar 5/39
South Zone won by an innings and 20 runs
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras
  • Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Duleep Trophy 1965/66 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Bowling in Duleep Trophy 1965/66 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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