The Prof. D.B. Deodhar Trophy or simply Deodhar Trophy (also known as
IDFC First Bank Deodhar Trophy due to sponsorship reasons), is a
List A cricket
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the num ...
domestic cricket tournament of India. It is named after
D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a
50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 3 national level teams –
India A,
India B and
India C. India B are the current champions, winning the
2019–20 after defeating India C by 51 runs in the final.
History and format
The competition was introduced in 1973–74 season as an inter-zonal tournament. From 1973–74 to 2014–15, two zonal teams played in a quarter-final, with the winner joining the other three zonal teams in the semi-finals. From there, it was a simple knockout tournament. From 2015–16 to 2017–18, the winners of the
Vijay Hazare Trophy,
India A and
India B play each other in a
round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.
From 2018 to 2019,
India A,
India B and
India C play each other in a
round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.
Past winners
References
{{Deodhar Trophy
Indian domestic cricket competitions
List A cricket competitions