BCCI announce changes to Indian cricket domestic structure

Start Date: August 28, 2025 (Duleep Trophy)
End Date: April 3, 2026 (Senior Women&#39;s Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy)

June 15, 2025

BCCI Announces Changes to Indian Cricket Domestic Structure

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made key changes to the Indian domestic season starting in 2025/26.

Key Changes:

Duleep Trophy: Returns to a zonal team format, selected by zonal selectors.
Ranji Trophy: Only one team will be promoted/relegated from the Plate and Elite Groups.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Adopts a Super League stage instead of a traditional knockout. The top two teams from each group will contest the final. This change also applies to the Senior Women's T20 Trophy.
Vijay Hazare Trophy, Senior Women's One Day Trophy, and Men's U23 State A Trophy: Will follow a new grouping format with four Elite Groups and a Plate Group. Teams are ranked based on points, wins, and NRR to determine their group placement. The lowest-ranked teams are automatically relegated to the Plate Group.

Season Schedule:

Tournament Schedule:

Tournament	Start Date (League)	End Date (League)	Start Date (Knockout)	End Date (Knockout)
Duleep Trophy	NA	NA	28-Aug-25	15-Sep-25
Irani Cup	NA	NA	01-Oct-25	05-Oct-25
Ranji Trophy – Elite	15-Oct-25 to 19-Nov-25 (Phase 1)	22-Jan-26 to 01-Feb-26 (Phase 2)	06-Feb-26	28-Feb-26
Ranji Trophy – Plate	15-Oct-25	19-Nov-25	22-Jan-26	26-Jan-26
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Elite	26-Nov-25	08-Dec-25	12-Dec-25	18-Dec-25
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Plate	26-Nov-25	04-Dec-25	06-Dec-25	06-Dec-25
Vijay Hazare Trophy – Elite	24-Dec-25	08-Jan-26	12-Jan-26	18-Jan-26
Vijay Hazare Trophy – Plate	24-Dec-25	03-Jan-26	06-Jan-26	06-Jan-26
Senior Women's T20 Trophy – Elite	08-Oct-25	19-Oct-25	25-Oct-25	31-Oct-25
Senior Women's T20 Trophy – Plate	08-Oct-25	15-Oct-25	17-Oct-25	17-Oct-25
Senior Women's One Day Trophy – Elite	06-Feb-26	18-Feb-26	22-Feb-26	28-Feb-26
Senior Women's One Day Trophy – Plate	06-Feb-26	14-Feb-26	16-Feb-26	16-Feb-26

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