The Duleep Trophy 2025 schedule has been announced. This time, the tournament will be held from August 28 to September 15, and all matches will be played at the Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru.
Duleep Trophy 2025 Schedule: The schedule for the prestigious Indian domestic cricket tournament, the Duleep Trophy 2025, has been announced. This time, the tournament will once again be organized in an inter-zonal format. Starting from August 28 and running until September 15, 2025, the tournament will feature a total of 6 teams from the South, Central, West, East, North, and North East zones.
Every match of this season will be played at the Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru. The BCCI has decided to organize the tournament in a knockout format, which is expected to make the matches even more exciting.
Duleep Trophy 2025 Full Schedule
| Match | Date | Venue |
| North Zone vs East Zone (Quarter Final 1) | August 28 - August 31 | Centre of Excellence |
| Central Zone vs North East Zone (Quarter Final 2) | August 28 - August 31 | Centre of Excellence |
| Semi-Final 1 | September 4 - September 7 | Centre of Excellence |
| Semi-Final 2 | September 4 - September 7 | Centre of Excellence |
| Final | September 11 - September 14 | Centre of Excellence |
South and West Receive Direct Entry to Semi-Finals
A special feature of this tournament is that the South Zone and West Zone teams have been given direct entry into the semi-finals. The remaining four zones (North, East, Central, and North East) will face each other in the quarter-finals first. The quarter-final matches will be played from August 28 to August 31. After this, both semi-finals will be held between September 4 and 7, and the title match will be held from September 11 to September 14.
The Duleep Trophy was played between BCCI's selected teams India A, B, C, and D from 2016-17 to 2019-20. In 2022-23, it was changed back to the inter-zonal format, but in 2023, the BCCI once again organized it in the India A-B-C-D format. However, at the BCCI's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 2024, it was decided that the Duleep Trophy would once again be organized in the zonal format, so that more talent from across the country would be represented and regional cricket would be promoted.
Irani Cup 2025 to be Held in Nagpur
The BCCI has also taken a major decision regarding the Irani Trophy 2025. This year's Irani Cup will be played in Nagpur. Vidarbha, the defending champion of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, will face Rest of India in the Irani Cup. However, the date of this match has not yet been announced. The Irani Cup is seen as a prestigious match played between the Ranji Champion and Rest of India, and it has become an important platform for domestic cricketers for national selection.
