The 2023 Deodhar Trophy was the 48th edition of the Deodhar Trophy, a domestic List A cricket competition that was played in India.[1] It took place from 24 July to 3 August 2023.[2] The tournament was played across six zones, forming part of the 2023 Indian domestic cricket season, announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in April 2023.[3] Deodhar Trophy was last held in 2019,[4] and this was also the first time it was played in zonal format since 2014.[5][6]
| Dates | 24 July – 3 August 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | South Zone (9th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series | Riyan Parag (East Zone) |
| Most runs | Riyan Parag (354) (East Zone) |
| Most wickets | Vidwath Kaverappa (13) (South Zone) |
In the final, South Zone defeated East Zone by 45 runs to win their ninth title.[7]
Teams edit
The following teams took part in the tournament:[8]
Squads edit
Source:[9]
| Central Zone | East Zone | North Zone | North East Zone | South Zone | West Zone |
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- Mohsin Khan, Pheiroijam Jotin and Prithvi Shaw were withdrawn from the squad ahead of the series and were replaced by Saransh Jain, Priyojit Singh Kangabam and Kathan Patel respectively.
- Mayank Dagar, Shubham Arora and Abhijeet Saket were added as cover for Harshit Rana, Nishant Sindhu and Riyan Parag, who were not available for the opening fixture due to 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
- Aryan Juyal and Devdutt Padikkal were replaced by Pratham Singh and Sai Sudharsan respectively ahead of the fourth round of matches.
Group stage edit
Points table edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | N/R | Pts | NRR |
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| South Zone | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.820 |
| East Zone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.385 |
| West Zone | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.161 |
| North Zone | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.179 |
| Central Zone | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.018 |
| North East Zone | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.302 |
Matches edit
South Zone
303/8 (50 overs) |
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North Zone
60 (23 overs) |
- South Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
- North Zone were set a revised target of 246 runs from 28 overs.
Central Zone
207 (50 overs) |
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East Zone
208/4 (46.1 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
North East Zone
207 (47 overs) |
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West Zone
208/1 (25.1 overs) |
- West Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Anup Ahlawat and Jehu Anderson (North East Zone) both made their List-A debut.
North Zone
307/8 (50 overs) |
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Central Zone
259 (47.4 overs) |
- Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.
North East Zone
169 (48 overs) |
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East Zone
170/2 (31.3 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
South Zone
206 (46.4 overs) |
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West Zone
194 (36.2 overs) |
- West Zone won the toss and elected to field.
East Zone
337/8 (50 overs) |
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North Zone
249 (45.3 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
Central Zone
243/7 (50 overs) |
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West Zone
244/9 (49.4 overs) |
- Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
North East Zone
136 (49.2 overs) |
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South Zone
137/1 (19.3 overs) |
- North East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
North Zone
259/6 (50 overs) |
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West Zone
260/4 (48.5 overs) |
- North Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
East Zone
229 (46 overs) |
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South Zone
230/5 (44.2 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
North East Zone
164 (49 overs) |
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Central Zone
165/2 (33 overs) |
- Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.
North East Zone
101 (32.1 overs) |
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North Zone
102/1 (12.5 overs) |
Himanshu Rana 52* (33)
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- North East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
East Zone
319/7 (50 overs) |
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West Zone
162 (34 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
Central Zone
261/9 (50 overs) |
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South Zone
262/3 (48.2 overs) |
Yash Dubey 77 (99)
Mohit Redkar 3/51 (9 overs) |
- Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
Final edit
South Zone
328/8 (50 overs) |
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East Zone
283 (46.1 overs) |
- South Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
References edit
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- ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2023-24". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy returns after a gap of 3 years; Ranji Trophy to begin from January 5". Circle of Cricket. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy set to return after 3 years per BCCI's tentative 2023/24 schedule". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "BCCI wakes up finally, to live stream Duleep Trophy final and Deodhar games". The Times of India. 10 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2023 Final, Highlights: South Zone beats East Zone by 45 runs; Kunnummal stars with century". SportStar. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "India's domestic cricket season 2023-24 to begin with Duleep Trophy from June 28". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Deodhar Trophy Squads". ESPNcricinfo.