The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced its mega domestic cricket season 2018-19, which will get underway in August with the Duleep Trophy across various age groups in the men’s and women’s category.
A total of 37 teams, including nine new, will take part in the Ranji Trophy this year. The tournament will have nine teams each in Elite Group A and B and 10 teams in the Elite Group C. The nine new teams will form the Plate Group this season. They are Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim & Uttarakhand.
The top team that qualifies for quarter-finals from the Plate group will be promoted to Elite Group C in the next season. The top two teams that qualify for the quarter-finals from Elite Group C will be promoted to Elite Group A & B in the next season.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy will also comprise 37 teams and will be played after the Irani Trophy. This will be a great platform for the domestic players to prepare for the IPL.
The Col C K Nayudu Trophy, Vinoo Mankad Trophy, Cooch Behar Trophy and Vizzy Trophy (Inter-university competition) will cater to the young and budding talent of the country. The senior women`s team will commence their domestic season with the T20 Challenger Trophy.
BCCI DOMESTIC SCHEDULE 2018-19:
SENIOR MEN:
* Duleep Trophy (Multi-Day matches): August 17-Sept 8, 2018 (4 matches)
* Vijay Hazarre Trophy (One-day matches): Sept 19-Oct 20, 2018 (160 matches)
* Prof Deodhar Trophy (One-day matches): Oct 23-27, 2018 (4 matches)
* Ranji Trophy League (Multi-Day matches): Nov 1, 2018-Jan 10, 2019 (153 matches)
* Ranji Trophy Knock-out (Multi-Day matches): Jan 15-Feb 6, 2019 (7 matches)
* Irani Trophy (Multi-Day matches): Feb 11-15, 2019 (1 match)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20 League): Feb 21-March 14, 2019 (140 matches)
U-23 MEN:
* Col C K Nayudu Trophy League (Multi-Day matches): Nov 2, 2018-Jan 12, 2019 (144 matches)
* Col C K Nayudu Trophy Knock-out (Multi-Day matches): Jan 17-Feb 7, 2019 (7 matches)
* U-23 One-day League & Knock-out: Feb 13-March 15, 2019 (151 matches)
U-19 MEN:
* Vinoo Mankad Trophy (One-day matches): Oct 5-Nov 4, 2018 (143 matches)
* Cooch Behar Trophy (Multi-Day matches): Nov 19, 2018-Feb 13, 2019 (143 matches)
U-16 MEN:
* Vijay Merchant Trophy (Multi-Day matches): Oct 3-Dec 14, 2018 (97 matches)
SENIOR WOMEN:
* Challenger Trophy (T20 matches): Aug 13-20, 2018 (7 matches)
* Inter-State One-day League: Dec 1-29, 2018 (151 matches)
* Challenger Trophy (One-day matches): Jan 4-8, 2019 (4 matches)
* Inter-State T20 League: Feb 20-March 13, 2019 (133 matches)
U-23 WOMEN:
* Inter-State T20 League: Jan 14-Feb 4, 2019 (133 matches)
* T20 Challenger Trophy: Oct 4-8, 2018 (4 matches)
* Inter-State One-day League: March 17-April 14, 2019 (151 matches)
* One-day Challenger Trophy: Marach 20-24, 2019 (4 matches)
U-19 WOMEN:
* Inter-State T20 League: Oct 14-Nov 4, 2018 (126 matches)
* T20 Challenger Trophy: Dec 12-16, 2018 (4 matches)
* Inter-State One-day League: Feb 10-March 11, 2019 (143 matches)