Over 1500 matches will be held during the season that will commence in the first week of September 2022 and run until mid-March 2023.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Monday that the Duleep Trophy will kick off India’s domestic cricket season.
Over 1500 matches will be played during the full-fledged season, which will begin in the first week of September 2022 and end in the middle of March 2023. The Irani Cup will also return in the 2022-23 season.
The Duleep Trophy will be played on a knockout basis between six zones (North, South, Central, West, East, and Northeast) from September 8 to September 25. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy will follow. The two white-ball tournaments will feature 38 teams divided into three groups of eight teams each.
The Ranji Trophy will be played from December 13 to February 20. The teams will be divided into two categories; 1) Elite and 2) Plate. The Elite Group will comprise 32 teams and will have 4 groups of 8 teams in a home and away format with each team playing 7 matches in the league stage. The top two teams from each of the four groups will directly qualify for the quarterfinals.
The Plate Group will comprise 6 teams with 15 league matches and the top 4 will directly qualify for the semi-final while the bottom two will play against each other for the 5th/6th place.
The women’s calendar begins with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy starting on October 11 and concluding on November 5. It will then be followed by the Senior Women’s Inter-zonal T20 and T20 Challenger. The 50-over format will then take over with Senior Women’s one-day Trophy and the inter-zonal one-day.
The Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 and one-day have been re-introduced this season. For the first time, a one-day tournament for girls U-16 level will be played. The competition will help the girls get a feel of competitive cricket at a young age and help them make a smoother transition to the U-19 level. It will be played between December 26 to January 3.