Duleep Trophy 2026 Schedule: The 63rd edition of the Duleep Trophy is scheduled to be played between 23 August and 10 September 2026.
The Duleep Trophy 2026 will feature six teams playing in a single-elimination bracket. South Zone and Central Zone will pre-qualify to the semifinals, with the four remaining zonal teams required to play a quarterfinal match to start the competition.
With 19 titles to their name, West Zone dominates the Duleep Trophy winners list as the most successful team in the tournament’s history.
Duleep Trophy 2026 Schedule
As per the Duleep Trophy 2026 Schedule, the first and second quarterfinal matches will begin on 23 August. The final match will be played between September 6 and 10 at BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru.
| Date | Match Stage | Teams | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 23 Aug – 26 Aug 2026 | 1st Quarter Final | East Zone vs North East Zone | 9:30 AM | BCCI COE Ground 2, Bengaluru |
| 23 Aug – 26 Aug 2026 | 2nd Quarter Final | North Zone vs West Zone | 9:30 AM | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
| 30 Aug – 2 Sep 2026 | 1st Semi-Final | Central Zone vs TBC | 9:30 AM | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
| 30 Aug – 2 Sep 2026 | 2nd Semi-Final | South Zone vs TBC | 9:30 AM | BCCI COE Ground 2, Bengaluru |
| 6 Sep – 10 Sep 2026 | Final | TBC vs TBC | 9:30 AM | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
Duleep Trophy 2026 Squad
East Zone
Ishan Kishan (c), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (vc), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Kumar Kushagra, Shikhar Mohan, Anukul Roy, Virat Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Denish Das and Abhijit Sarkar.
Stand-by: Ayush Loharuka, Sridam Paul, Sambit S. Baral, Sharandeep Singh, Swastik Samal
North East Zone
Techi Neri, Robin Limboo, Bishworjit Singh Konthoujam, Imliwati Lemtur, Kishan Lyndoh, Joseph Lal Thankhuma, Arpit Subhas, Priyojit K, Ronald Meitei, Akash Kumar Choudhary, Vino G. Zhimomi, Lalrempuia, Jonathan Rongsen, Jotin Singh Pheiroijam, Ashish Thapa
North Zone
Kanhaiya Wadhawan (wk/c), Sanat Sangwan, Qamran Iqbal, Yash Dhull, Ayush Doseja, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni (vc), Nishant Sindhu, Arjun Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Arshdeep Singh, Sunil Kumar, Anshul Kamboj, Yudhvir Singh, Nikhil Kashyap, Gurnoor Brar
Central Zone
Rajat Patidar (c), Rinku Singh (vc), Aryan Juyal (wk), Saransh Jain, Aman Mokhade, Kunal Chandela, Zeeshan Ansari, Aryan Pandey, Arshad Khan, Ayush Pandey, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Kunal Singh Rathod (wk), Yash Thakur, Nachiket Bhute
South Zone
Tilak Varma (c), Ricky Bhui (vc), Abhinav Tejrana, Shaik Rasheed, K. Himateja, R. Smaran, N. Jagadeesan, Karun Nair, Tanay Thyagarajan, Shreyas Gopal, K. Sai Teja, Tripurana Vijay, Vidwath Kaverappa, Aman Khan, M.D. Nideesh
West Zone
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Shams Mulani (vice-captain), Harvik Desai (wk), Urvil Patel (wk), Jaymeet Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Shivalik Sharma, Siddharth Desai, Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Atit Seth, Mukesh Chaudhary, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande.
Reserve players: Jay Gohil, Aarya Desai, Arshin Kulkarni, Mahesh Pithiya, Vishal Jayswal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.
