The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced the return of Domestic Cricket in India, for the upcoming 2021-22 season. The season will commence on September 21, 2021 with the Senior Women One Day League and will be followed by the Senior Women`s One Day Challenger Trophy, which will take place from October 27, 2021.

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will kickstart on October 20, 2021 with the final to be played on November 12, 2021. The coveted Ranji Trophy, which was cancelled last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be played in a three-month window from November 16, 2021 to February 19, 2022.

The Vijay Hazare Trophy will take place from February 23, 2022 to March 26, 2022. A total of 2127 domestic games will be played this season across various age groups in the men and women category.

BCCI DOMESTIC SCHEDULE 2021-22:

MEN:
10 Oct-12 Nov, 2021: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Senior Men T20 Tournament (38 teams, 149 matches).
16 Nov 2021-19 Feb 2021: Ranji Trophy Senior Men Multi-Day Tournament (38 teams, 177 matches).
23 Feb-26 March 2022: Vijay Hazare Trophy Senior Men One-Day Tournament (38 teams, 169 matches).
18 Nov 2021-12 Feb 2022: Col CK Nayudu Trophy U-23 Men Multi-Day Tournament (37 teams, 160 matches).
23 Feb-26 March 2022: U-23 Men State A One-Day Tournament (37 teams, 160 matches).
28 Sept-29 Oct 2021: Vinoo Mankad Trophy U-19 Men One-Day Tournament (36 teams, 152 matches).
3 Nov-11 Nov 2021: U-19 Men Challenger Trophy One-Day Tournament (4 teams, 7 matches).
14 Nov 2021-7 Feb 2022: Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 Men Multi-Day Tournament (36 teams, 152 matches).
1 Oct-6 Dec 2021: Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 Men Multi-Day Tournament (36 teams, 102 matches).

WOMEN:
21 Sept-22 Oct 2021: Senior Women One-Day League (37 teams, 160 matches).
27-31 October 2021: Senior Women One-Day Challenger Trophy (3 teams, 4 matches).
19 March-11 April 2022: Senior Women T20 League (37 teams, 142 matches).
17 Jan-7 Feb 2022: U-23 Women T20 League (36 teams, 142 matches).
11 Feb-15 March 2022: U-23 Women One-Day League (36 teams, 160 matches).
1-31 Oct 2021: U-19 Women One-Day League (36 teams, 152 matches).
4-27 Nov 2021: U-19 Women T20 League (36 teams, 135 matches).
1-5 Dec 2021: U-19 Women One-Day Challenger Trophy (3 teams, 4 matches).