The Duleep Trophy 2024 will start on September 5 and run till September 22.

Organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Duleep Trophy 2024 will be held in a revamped structure as the board decided to discontinue the zonal format.

India A, India B, India C and India D are the four teams that will compete in the upcoming Duleep Trophy.

As per the Duleep Trophy 2024 schedule, each team will play the other sides once in a round-robin format with no knockout games schedule. The team finishing at the top of standings after all the six matches will clinch the Duleep Trophy 2024 title.

The first round matches of the Duleep Trophy 2024 will be played in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh and M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Shreyas lyer, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh are some of the international stars that will feature in the Duleep Trophy 2024. 

However, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin have not been selected in any of the squads.

Meanwhile, Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas lyer are the four captains for Duleep Trophy.

Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as Duleep), the first edition of Duleep Trophy was played during the 1961-62 season. West Zone won the inaugural edition of the tournament after defeating South Zone by 10 wickets in the final.

The zonal teams were replaced by five new teams - Elite A, Elite B, Elite C, Plate A and Plate B during the 2002-03 season. However, this format was used for only one season.

Later from the 2003-04 season till 2008, the Duleep Trophy featured five zonal teams and another guest team from a foreign nation.

This domestic cricket competition was not held during the 2015-16 season, but later made a comeback with a new format in 2016-17.

India Blue, India Green and India Red were the three teams that competed for the Duleep Trophy for next three years till the 2019-20 season.

In the 2022-23 season, the BCCI once again introduced the zonal format with the addition of a new team - North East Zone, apart from the original five zones. 

South Zone are the defending champions of the Duleep Trophy, having defeated West Zone by 75 runs in the 2023 final. 

Meanwhile, West Zone are the most successful team in Duleep Trophy history with 19 titles.

Where to watch Duleep Trophy 2024 live

The Duleep Trophy 2024 will be telecast live on Sports18 Network’s TV channels. 

Live streaming of Duleep Trophy 2024 will be available on the JioCinema app and website.

Duleep Trophy 2024 teams and squads 

Team A: Shubman Gill (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (wicket-keeper), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat

Team B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy (subject to fitness), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (wicket-keeper) 

Team C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Umran Malik, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (wicket-keeper), Sandeep Warrier

Team D: Shreyas lyer (captain), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Saurabh Kumar

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The Arun Jaitley Stadium is one of the world's oldest cricket grounds located in New Delhi, India.

Established in 1883, the stadium was earlier known as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium and is the second oldest international cricket stadium in India after the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Located near the Kotla Fort, the  Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium was renamed to Arun Jaitley Stadium in September 2019 in memory of former Finance Minister of India and former Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Arun Jaitley. 

The Arun Jaitley Stadium is the home ground of the Delhi cricket team and Delhi franchise in the Indian T20 League.

The stadium hosted its first international match, a Test between India and West Indies, in November 1948. Since then, the venue has staged 35 Tests, 31 ODIs and seven T20Is.

Apart from international matches, it has also staged several Indian T20 League matches and other T20 matches in domestic as well as at club levels.

Let’s have a closer look at the Arun Jaitley Stadium T20 records and stats.

Arun Jaitley Stadium T20 records and stats

Highest total

Team Hyderabad holds the record for the highest total at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in T20 cricket. During an Indian T20 League match in 2024, the Pat Cummins-led Hyderabad posted a mammoth 266/7 in their 20 overs against Team Delhi. Put into bat, Hyderabad rode on fifties from Travis Head (89) and Shahbaz Ahmed (59 not out), along with contributions from Abhishek Sharma (46) and Nitish Reddy (37) to post a record T20 total at the venue. In reply, Delhi were bowled out for 199 in 19.1 overs as Hyderabad won the game by 67 runs.

Lowest total

Team Delhi registered the lowest total at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the T20 format. Chasing 213, Delhi were bundled out for 66 in 13.4 overs by Team Mumbai during an Indian T20 League encounter in 2017. Karun Nair top-scored for Delhi with 21 off 15 balls. For Mumbai, Harbhajan Singh and Karn Sharma bagged three wickets each while Lasith Malinga took two scalps. Earlier, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai posted 212/3 in their 20 overs courtesy half-centuries from Kieron Pollard (63 not out) and Lendl Simmons (66). Mumbai won by 146 runs in Delhi.

Most runs

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag scored the most runs at the venue in T20 cricket. Between 2007 and 2015, the flamboyant right-handed batter amassed 1,199 runs in 40 matches at an average of 31.55 and a strike rate of 158.80. He slammed nine fifties at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in cricket’s shortest format. Sehwag represented the likes of the Indian cricket team, Team Delhi and Punjab in the Indian T20 League as well as the Delhi cricket team in domestic cricket at this venue.

Most wickets

Veteran spinner Amit Mishra has scalped the most wickets at this cricket ground in the T20 format. Representing the likes of Team Deccan, Team Delhi and Team Hyderabad in the Indian T20 League as well as the Haryana cricket team in domestic cricket at this venue, the leg-spinner bagged 76 wickets in 60 matches at an average of 19.28 and an economy of 7.03. His best T20 bowling figures at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is 5/17 against Team Deccan in Indian T20 League 2008. Umesh Yadav is second on the list with 31 wickets in 30 matches.  

Highest individual score

Chris Gayle and Rishabh Pant hold the record for the highest individual score at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in T20 cricket. Opening the batting, former Bengaluru opener Chris Gayle smashed 128 not out off just 62 balls against Delhi in an Indian T20 League match in 2012. Later in 2018, Delhi wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant equalled the record after he slammed 128 not out off 63 balls against Hyderabad in an Indian T20 League match.

Best bowling figures

Former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga registered the best bowling figures at this venue in the T20 format. Former Mumbai fast bowler Lasith Malinga recorded magnificent figures of 3.4-1-13-5 against Delhi during an Indian T20 League encounter in 2011. Malinga dismissed David Warner, Unmukt Chand, Venugopal Rao, Morne Morkel and Ashok Dinda to help bowl out Delhi for 95 in 17.4 overs. Delhi later successfully chased down the required target in 16.5 overs as they won the match by eight wickets. Apart from Malinga, Amit Mishra, P Saravana Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat and Nischal Gaur have scalped five wicket-hauls in the T20 format at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Highest partnership

Team Bangalore’s Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli hold the record for the highest partnership at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in T20 cricket. During an Indian T20 League match in 2012, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli forged an unbeaten 204-run partnership for the second wicket against Team Delhi. While Gayle slammed 128 not out, Kojli remained unbeaten on 73 to power Bangalore to 215/1 in their 20 overs. Bangalore later restricted Delhi to 194/9 in their allotted overs to win the match by 21 runs.

Highest successful chase

Team Mumbai holds the record for the highest successful chase at this venue against Team Chennai during an Indian T20 League match in 2021. Chasing a target of 219, Mumbai rode on Kieron Pollard’s unbeaten 34-ball 87 along with contributions from Quinton de Kock (38), Rohit Sharma (35) and Krunal Pandya (32) to chase down the target with four wickets in hand. Earlier, Moeen Ali (58) and Faf du Plessis (50) powered Chennai to 218/4 in their 20 overs.

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India’s flamboyant batter Rishabh Pant holds the record for the fastest century in Ranji Trophy history.

Representing Delhi in domestic cricket, Rishabh Pant etched his name into the history books as he scored a 48-ball hundred against Jharkhand in Thiruvananthapuram in the 2016-17 season.

The Delhi batter broke Naman’s Ojha record, who hammered a century off just 69 balls against Karnataka in Indore in the 2014-15 edition.

Assam’s Riyan Parag has the second-fastest century in Ranji Trophy. The right-handed batter slammed a 56-ball ton against Chhattisgarh in the 2023-24 season.

The likes of Uttar Pradesh’s Eklavya Dwivedi and Rishabh Pant complete the top five list. Know the top five list of the fastest century in Ranji Trophy.

Fastest century in Ranji Trophy: Get top five list

Player	For	Against	Balls	Venue	Year
Rishabh Pant	Delhi	Jharkhand	48	Thiruvananthapuram	2016
Riyan Parag	Assam	Chhattisgarh	56	Raipur	2024
Naman Ojha	Madhya Pradesh	Karnataka	69	Indore	2015
Eklavya Dwivedi	Uttar Pradesh	Railways	72	Delhi	2015
Rishabh Pant	Delhi	Jharkhand	82	Thiruvananthapuram	2016

Rishabh Pant | 48 balls vs Jharkhand | 2016-17

Delhi’s Rishabh Pant smashed back-to-back centuries against Jharkhand during a Ranji Trophy Group B fixture in November 2016. After Jharkhand scored 493 in their first innings, Delhi rode on Pant’s 106-ball 117 and captain Unmukt Chand’s 109 off 181 balls to post 334 in reply. Interestingly, Pant scored his first innings hundred off 82 balls, which is now the fifth-fastest century in Ranji Trophy. Later after following on, Pant played a knock for the ages. The southpaw slammed his second consecutive ton of the match and in the process smashed the fastest Ranji century off just 48 balls. While Pant was later dismissed for a 67-ball 135, his knock helped Delhi secure a draw. 

Riyan Parag | 56 balls vs Chhattisgarh | 2023-24

Assam captain Riyan Parag joined the elite list after his blistering century against Chhattisgarh during a Group B clash in January 2024. After following on, Parag produced an exceptional knock as he scored the second-fastest century in Ranji Trophy history. Batting at number four, Parag hit a 56-ball ton against a formidable Chhattisgarh bowling attack to keep his side in the game. Having showcased his incredible batsmanship, Parag concluded his innings with an outstanding score of 155 runs off 87 balls, laced with 11 fours and 12 maximums. Despite his scintillating knock, Assam lost the match by 10 wickets.

Naman Ojha | 56 balls vs Karnataka | 2014-15

Former India cricketer Naman Ojha features third on the list. Representing Madhya Pradesh, Naman Ojha scored a 56-ball century against Karnataka in the second innings of a Ranji Trophy Group A fixture in January 2015. Having trailed Karnataka by 219 runs after the first innings, Madhya Pradesh rode on centuries from Ojha (115) and Aditya Shrivastava (108 not out) to produce a spirited comeback. In the process, Ojha slammed the then fastest Ranji ton in just 56 balls. His knock included eight fours and nine sixes. Ojha played an important role in helping Madhya Pradesh secure a draw in the game. 

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After a disappointing Asia Cup 2022 campaign, the Indian cricket team will look to bounce back when they square off against Australia in a three-match T20I series starting on Tuesday, September 20.

The first T20I of the series will be played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali while the second match is scheduled at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on September 23. The final match of Australia’s tour of India 2022 will take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on September 25.

Led by talismanic captain Rohit Sharma, India will hope to make best use of the T20I series against the mighty Australians to prepare for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 scheduled to be held in Australia in October-November.

Ahead of the forthcoming Australia series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 16-member squad.

Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel have returned to the squad after recovering from a back injury and a side strain, respectively. Both the players underwent rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.

Swashbuckling batters Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik have retained their place in the T20I set-up ahead of Sanju Samson.

Axar Patel has also been included in the squad as a like-for-like replacement for star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who recently underwent knee injury and has been ruled out of upcoming India’s assignments.

Additionally, ahead of the first T20 in Mohali, pacer Mohammed Shami, who was a surprise inclusion in India’s T20I squad, has tested positive for Covid-19 and been ruled out of the three-match series. Fast bowler Umesh Yadav has been drafted into the squad and is likely to play his first T20I since 2019.

Defending T20 World Cup champions Australia will be led by Aaron Finch in their short tour of India.

The visitors will miss the services of Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh and Marcus Stoinis due to injuries. While Starc has been ruled out due to a knee injury, Marsh and Stoinis are suffering from ankle injury and side strain, respectively.

Nathan Ellis, Daniel Sams and Sean Abbott have been named replacements for the India series.

Singapore-born cricketer Tim David is expected to make his Australia debut in the upcoming T20I series in India. David received his maiden Australia call-up following his impressive showing in T20 Leagues across the globe. The 26-year-old has already played 11 T20Is for Singapore, amassing 429 runs at an average of 47.67. He is, however, eligible to play for Australia immediately under ICC rules.

Australia head into the India series after whitewashing arch-rivals New Zealand 3-0 in a three-match ODI series.

India vs Australia 2022 T20I squads

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav

Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), Steve Smith, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis (wicket-keeper), Matthew Wade (wicket-keeper), Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott

India vs Australia 2022 schedule, fixtures and live match times

All times are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date	Match	Time (IST)	Venue
Tuesday, September 20	India vs Australia, 1st T20I	7:30 PM IST	Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Friday, September 23	India vs Australia, 2nd T20I	7:30 PM IST	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Sunday, September 25	India vs Australia, 3rd T20I	7:30 PM IST	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Where to watch India vs Australia 2022 series live in India?  

The India vs Australia 2022 T20I series will be telecast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi and their respective HD TV channels in India.

For regional coverage,  India vs Australia 2022 T20I matches will be live on Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu and Star Sports 1 Kannada.

Live streaming of the India vs Australia 2022 T20I series will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. 

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There is no denying that Rishabh Pant is a talented batter, and on his day he can be swashbuckling and win matches by himself. And yet, with just 741 runs scored at an average of 23.63 and a meagre strike rate of 123.91, he has failed to notch onto the international stage.

A promise which has so far kept him in the team is his handy wicketkeeping. With KL Rahul as a backup, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson in and out of the team; Pant’s specialist keeping skills have ensured he plays regularly for Team India. 

Now with Dinesh Karthik making a strong comeback to the Indian cricket team in a defined finisher role, there’s extra pressure on Pant. There is only one position left in a full-strength India batting line-up for Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan to compete for. That is if we imagine the highly probable scenario of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli being untouchable and with KL Rahul the first man to walk into an India T20 batting line-up. It is difficult to picture one of them forcing Karthik out of position and playing out of position under this team management, which values role clarity.

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It is undeniable that Pant has recently struggled because of the wide line, losing his wicket multiple times to the same tactic in the South Africa series. Pant has mishandled wide deliveries 10 times in 19 T20 innings this season. It was "not a good sign," said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who was commentating on the fourth T20I, because Pant kept falling into the same trap. "He hasn't learned," Gavaskar said on Star Sports. "He hasn't learned from his previous three dismissals. They throw wide, and he keeps going for it. He has got to stop looking to go aerial that far outside the off-stump. There is no way he's going to get enough on it.�/span>

Pant obviously did not perform well in the international series against South Africa, but the team's management will not act hastily. Additional advantage for Pant is that he bats left-handed, which greatly benefits him if India decides to field Rohit, Rahul, and Kohli as its top three.

However, there remains an option of dropping Pant if his struggles continue and let Suryakumar Yadav come in as a floater in the middle overs. Or if the left-handed batting approach is too necessary then Ishan Kishan can open the innings with KL Rahul as the floater. Both of these are viable options.

The decision is difficult and onerous for captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid, but if Kohli and Rohit are both certain starters, Pant and Suryakumar will probably be vying for the last position in the batting order. It will be cruel on one of them to sit out, but India will be delighted they have identified a specialised finisher in DK, and will not have to push one of their middle-overs enforcers into a death-overs position.

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