The 2018–19 Duleep Trophy was the 57th season of the
Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy, also known as Mastercard Duleep trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as 'Duleep'), the competition wa ...
, a
first-class cricket tournament in India, which took place in August and September 2018.
India Red were the defending champions.
All of the matches took place at the
NPR College Ground in
Dindigul
Dindigul, also spelt Thindukkal (), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dindigul district. Dindigul is located southwest from the state capital, Chennai, away from Tiruchirappalli, away ...
.
The BCCI's technical committee structured the tournament to have four teams from four
Ranji Trophy Groups, similar to the
2002–03 Duleep Trophy, but on the day of team selections, the format of the
previous season was retained.
All three round-robin matches finished as draws. The first match, India Red took three points, as a result of a first-innings lead, with India Green getting one point. The second match, India Red had a first-innings lead over India Blue, therefore gaining three points, and advancing to the final. In the third and final match, India Blue finished with a first-innings lead against India Green, and advanced to the final.
India Blue won the tournament, beating India Red by an innings and 187 runs in the final.
Squads
Akshay Wadkar replaced
Abhishek Gupta in India Red's squad, as Gupta's doping ban was going to expire after the start of the Duleep Trophy.
On 22 August,
Siddhesh Lad and
Ricky Bhui were released from their
Quadrangular Series squads and added to the India Red and Blue teams respectively.
Points table
* Top two teams advance to the
Final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to:
* Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
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.
Fixtures
Round-robin
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Final
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Duleep Trophy seasons
Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy, also known as Mastercard Duleep trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as 'Duleep'), the competition wa ...
Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy, also known as Mastercard Duleep trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as 'Duleep'), the competition wa ...
Duleep Trophy Final