The 2016–17 Duleep Trophy was the 55th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India. In June 2016, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the tournament will feature day/night matches and pink ball will be used.[1][2] The tournament was contested by three teams.[3][4]
Dates | 23 August – 1 September 2016 |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Champions | India Blue (1st title) |
Participants | 3 |
Matches | 4 |
Most runs | Cheteshwar Pujara (453) |
Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (17) |
In August 2016 the BCCI confirmed that three teams, India Red, India Blue and India Green would play in a round-robin league stage. Each of these matches will last for four days, with the final scheduled to last five days, starting on 10 September.[4] India Blue won the trophy, beating India Red by 355 runs in the final.[5]
Squads
editIndia Red[4] | India Blue[4] | India Green[4] |
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Fixtures
editRound-robin
edit29 August – 1 September
Scorecard |
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India Red
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- India Red won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play in the 35th over on Day 1, with no further play possible.
- Only 30 overs of play was possible on Day 2 and just 16.2 overs on Day 3.
- No play was possible on Day 4.
Final
editReferences
edit- ^ "Duleep trophy to be D/N affair; Chhattisgarh to debut in Ranji". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "I am really excited about this pink ball in Duleep Trophy: Ajinkya Rahane". Hindustan Times. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "No clarity yet on Duleep format". The Hindu. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Raina, Yuvraj to captain Duleep Trophy teams". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Jadeja's 10 in match gives India Blue title". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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