The schedule for India’s domestic season 2023–24 was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday. Between the final week of June 2023 and March 2024, a total of 1848 matches will be played during the season.
The Duleep Trophy, which is set to begin on June 28, 2023, and Ranji Trophy knockout matches, which are set to begin in March 2024, will serve as the season’s beginning and conclusion, respectively.
The Indian Cricket Board was compelled to shorten the domestic season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and now, three years later, the BCCI has revealed the original and complete schedule for the domestic season.
Deodhar Trophy will make a comeback after a three-year absence. The last season of the Deodhar Trophy was played in Ranchi in 2019.
Ten months will make up the BCCI domestic season. A number of competitions, including the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Irani Cup, Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ranji Trophy Elite, and Ranji Trophy Plate, as well as others, are scheduled to be played throughout those ten months. Check complete details on the 2023-24 domestic cricket schedule.
BCCI 2023-24 Domestic Cricket Schedule
Deodhar Trophy will be played between July 24 and August 3 after the Duleep Trophy, which will take place between June 28 and July 16.
The Irani Cup will begin on October 1 following the monsoon’s end and last until October 5. Starting on October 16 and running through November 6, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Additionally, the Vijay Hazare Trophy will begin on November 23 and continue through December 15. On January 5, 2024, the Ranji Trophy Elite and Plate competitions will begin.
The Indian Cricket Board has assigned Grant Thornton, a consultancy company, the task of upgrading 15 cricket venues in consideration of the ODI World Cup that is planned to take place in India later this year.
Schedule of India’s domestic season 2023/24
- Duleep Trophy – 28th Jun to 16th July.
- Deodhar Trophy – 24th Jul to 3rd Aug
- Irani Cup – 1st to 5th October.
- SMAT – 16th Oct to 6th Nov
- Vijay Hazare – 23rd Nov to 15th Dec.
- Ranji Trophy – 5th Jan to 14th Mar 2024.
India’s domestic season 2023/24: Format
For the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, there will be eight teams in each of the three groups. Each of these clubs must play seven games.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy will feature seven teams divided into two groups. Each of these clubs must play a minimum of six games.
For the Ranji Trophy, there will be eight teams divided into four groups, and each team will play seven matches during the league stage. The competition will thereafter have two semi-finals, the final, and four quarterfinals. The Plate division will consist of six teams in total, aside from these. Before the semifinals and championship match, each team must play five games.
Two teams from each group in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will advance to the knockout stages. Teams will be ranked from 1 to 10, and the top six teams will automatically advance to the quarterfinals. While the teams in positions 7 through 10 will participate in pre-quarterfinal matches, the 7th and 8th-ranked teams will compete in the quarterfinals. The Vijay Hazare Trophy will follow the same rules.
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