2017–18 Deodhar Trophy

The 2017–18 Deodhar Trophy was the 45th edition of the Deodhar Trophy, a List A cricket competition in India. It was contested between Karnataka, the winner of the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy and two other teams selected by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It was played from 4 to 8 March 2018.[1] India B defeated Karnataka in the final by 6 wickets to win the trophy.[2]

2017–18 Deodhar Trophy
Dates4 March 2018 – 8 March 2018
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and Knockout
Host(s)Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
ChampionsIndia B (1st title)
Participants3
Matches4
Most runsRavikumar Samarth (309)
Most wicketsShreyas Gopal (7)

Squads

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India A[3][4] India B[3][4] Karnataka[5]

Ravichandran Ashwin was ruled out ahead of the series due to injury. He was replaced by Shahbaz Nadeem. Ankit Bawne was appointed as captain of the India A squad. Bawne was originally in the India B squad; Akshdeep Nath was moved to the India B squad from the India A squad to facilitate the change.[4]

Group stage

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Points table

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Team[6] Pld W L Tie N/R Pts NRR
Karnataka 2 2 0 0 0 8 +0.710
India B 2 1 1 0 0 4 +1.049
India A 2 0 2 0 0 0 –1.927

Matches

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4 March 2018
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India A
178 (41.2 overs)
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India B
175/2 (26.2 overs)
Ricky Bhui 78 (107)
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja 4/36 (9 overs)
Hanuma Vihari 95* (76)
Krunal Pandya 1/21 (6 overs)
  • India B won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain interrupted the match after 14 overs of India A's innings, reducing the match to 43 overs a side.
  • India B were set a revised target of 175 runs from 43 overs.

5 March 2018
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karnataka
296/8 (50 overs)
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India B
290/9 (50 overs)
Ravikumar Samarth 117 (115)
Siddarth Kaul 3/49 (9 overs)
Manoj Tiwary 120 (110)
Shreyas Gopal 3/29 (6 overs)
  • Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.

6 March 2018
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karnataka
339/4 (50 overs)
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India A
274 (39.5 Overs)
Pavan Deshpande 95 (87)
Mohammed Shami 2/96 (10 overs)
Unmukt Chand 81 (70)
Krishnappa Gowtham 4/52 (10 overs)
  • Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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Final
8 March 2018
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karnataka
279/8 (50 overs)
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India B
281/4 (48.2 overs)
Ravikumar Samarth 107 (120)
Khaleel Ahmed 3/49 (10 overs)
Abhimanyu Easwaran 69 (82)
Shreyas Gopal 2/55 (10 overs)
India B won by 6 wickets
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
Umpires: C. K. Nandan and Anil Chaudhary
Player of the match: Ravikumar Samarth (Karnataka)
  • Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "BCCI reschedules limited over tournaments and Irani Cup". The Hindu. 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ "All-round India B take Deodhar title". Wisden India. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Ashwin, Iyer to lead Deodhar Trophy squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "'Niggling issue' rules Ashwin out of Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Karnataka Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Deodhar Trophy, 2017-18 Points table". bcci. bcci.tv. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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