Deodhar Trophy

The Prof. D.B. Deodhar Trophy or simply Deodhar Trophy (also known as IDFC First Bank Deodhar Trophy due to sponsorship reasons),^[1] is a List A cricket 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.^[2]

Deodhar Trophy

Countries	India
Administrator	BCCI
Format	List A cricket
First edition	1973–74
Latest edition	2023
Next edition	2024
Tournament format	Round Robin and Finals
Number of teams	6
Current champion	South Zone (9th title)
Most successful	North Zone (13 titles)
Most runs	Riyan Parag
Most wickets	Vidwath Kaverappa
Website
2023 Deodhar Trophy

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.^[3]

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

Season	Winner[4]
1973–74	South Zone
1974–75	South Zone
1975–76	West Zone
1976–77	Central Zone
1977–78	North Zone
1978–79	South Zone
1979–80	West Zone
1980–81	South Zone
1981–82	South Zone
1982–83	West Zone
1983–84	West Zone
1984–85	West Zone
1985–86	West Zone
1986–87	North Zone
1987–88	North Zone
1988–89	North Zone
1989–90	North Zone
1990–91	West Zone
1991–92	South Zone
1992–93	East Zone
1993–94	East Zone
1994–95	Central Zone
1995–96	North Zone
1996–97	East Zone
1997–98	North Zone
1998–99	Central Zone
1999–2000	North Zone
2000–01	South Zone and Central Zone (shared)
2001–02	South Zone
2002–03	North Zone
2003–04	East Zone
2004–05	North Zone
2005–06	North Zone
2006–07	West Zone
2007–08	Central Zone
2008–09	West Zone
2009–10	North Zone
2010–11	North Zone
2011–12	West Zone
2012–13	West Zone
2013–14	West Zone
2014–15	East Zone
2015–16	India A
2016–17	Tamil Nadu
2017–18	India B
2018–19	India C
2019–20	India B
2023–24	South Zone