Indian domestic cricket calendar 2025-26: Full schedule, format changes and highlights

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the complete domestic cricket calendar for 2025-26, featuring a number of important tournaments. You are being promised a season full of action, thrill and indulgence.

The headline update is the return of the Duleep Trophy to its traditional zonal format, a nostalgic nod to India’s rich cricketing history. The finalists of the last zonal edition in 2023 are entering directly into the semi finals.

You can expect a lot of incredible performances and familiar faces. For example, the Duleep Trophy starting later this month is going to feature Shubman Gill, Dhruv Jurel, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur and Tilak Varma, among others.

Indian domestic cricket calendar 2025-26: Schedule

1. Season Opener – Duleep Trophy

August 28 to September 15

2. Ranji Trophy – Elite

Phase 1: October 15 to November 19

Phase 2: January 22 to February 1

Knockouts: February 6 to 28

3. Senior Women’s T20 Trophy

Elite: October 8 to 31

Plate: October 8 to 17

4. Vijay Hazare Trophy

Elite: December 24 to January 18

Plate: December 24 to January 6

5. Z R Irani Cup

October 1 to 5

6. Ranji Trophy – Plate

League: October 15 to November 19

Final: January 22 to 26

7. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Elite: November 15 to December 18

Plate: November 26 to December 6

8. Senior Women’s One Day Trophy

Elite: February 6 to 28

Plate: February 6 to 16

Keep an eye out for more information.

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