The Duleep Trophy 2024 will start on September 5 and run till September 22.

Organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Duleep Trophy 2024 will be held in a revamped structure as the board decided to discontinue the zonal format.

India A, India B, India C and India D are the four teams that will compete in the upcoming Duleep Trophy.

As per the Duleep Trophy 2024 schedule, each team will play the other sides once in a round-robin format with no knockout games schedule. The team finishing at the top of standings after all the six matches will clinch the Duleep Trophy 2024 title.

The first round matches of the Duleep Trophy 2024 will be played in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh and M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Shreyas lyer, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh are some of the international stars that will feature in the Duleep Trophy 2024. 

However, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin have not been selected in any of the squads.

Meanwhile, Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas lyer are the four captains for Duleep Trophy.

Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as Duleep), the first edition of Duleep Trophy was played during the 1961-62 season. West Zone won the inaugural edition of the tournament after defeating South Zone by 10 wickets in the final.

The zonal teams were replaced by five new teams - Elite A, Elite B, Elite C, Plate A and Plate B during the 2002-03 season. However, this format was used for only one season.

Later from the 2003-04 season till 2008, the Duleep Trophy featured five zonal teams and another guest team from a foreign nation.

This domestic cricket competition was not held during the 2015-16 season, but later made a comeback with a new format in 2016-17.

India Blue, India Green and India Red were the three teams that competed for the Duleep Trophy for next three years till the 2019-20 season.

In the 2022-23 season, the BCCI once again introduced the zonal format with the addition of a new team - North East Zone, apart from the original five zones. 

South Zone are the defending champions of the Duleep Trophy, having defeated West Zone by 75 runs in the 2023 final. 

Meanwhile, West Zone are the most successful team in Duleep Trophy history with 19 titles.

Where to watch Duleep Trophy 2024 live

The Duleep Trophy 2024 will be telecast live on Sports18 Network’s TV channels. 

Live streaming of Duleep Trophy 2024 will be available on the JioCinema app and website.

Duleep Trophy 2024 teams and squads 

Team A: Shubman Gill (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (wicket-keeper), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat

Team B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy (subject to fitness), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (wicket-keeper) 

Team C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Umran Malik, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (wicket-keeper), Sandeep Warrier

Team D: Shreyas lyer (captain), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Saurabh Kumar

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Team India will face South Africa in the third ODI of the South Africa Tour of India 2022 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, October 11. The match will commence at 1:30 PM IST.

IND vs SA third ODI Dream11 prediction

After an agonising loss in the first ODI, Team India bounced back in style to defeat the Proteas by seven wickets in the second ODI, making the final ODI a series decider.

With one eye on next year’s 50-over World Cup, Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer’s stellar form is welcome news for India. The duo will look to continue their form and cement their place in the ODI team.

On the other hand, South Africa’s defeat in the previous fixture further jeopardised their chances of direct qualification for World Cup 2023. Thus, a win in the final ODI will be crucial for them as they cannot afford to lose more ground in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League standings.

Nonetheless, analysing the recent performances of the two teams, the hosts are the favourites to win the final ODI, which will also help stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan clinch his third consecutive ODI series as a skipper. 

IND vs SA third T20I Dream11 team tips 

Top tip: Best batter

Team India batter Shreyas Iyer will be a no-brainer pick among batters. The 27-year-old has been in superb form as he scored a fifty in the first match followed by a brilliant 111-ball 113* in the last game. Moreover, he is the leading run-scorer in the series with 163 runs. The 8.5-credit man can be a captaincy favourite too, given his form.

Top tip: Best bowler

Kagiso Rabada will be a good pick from the bowling department. The right-arm pacer has been the lead bowler for the Proteas in this series, picking up three wickets in two encounters at a respectable economy of 5.27. Available for 9.0 credits, he has the potential to bowl maiden overs and has three to show for it. With the ownership of more than 80% of the fantasy teams, he is the most selected bowler by fantasy managers.

Top tip: Best all-rounder and wicket-keeper

Shardul Thakur is our recommendation from the all-rounders�?section. The bowling all-rounder has picked up three wickets so far in this series. The 8.5-credit all-rounder also scored a steady 31-ball 33 in the first ODI and can contribute with important runs towards the toe end of the innings.

Sanju Samson will be the go-to pick from the wicket-keeper role. Samson’s mature knock of 86* off 63 balls in the first ODI went in vain after the visitors emerged victorious by nine runs. However, he played a gritty 36-ball 30* In the previous ODI to take India over the line. The 8.5-credit player can prove to be an intelligent pick for any fantasy manager.

IND vs SA third ODI playing XI (probable)

India (probable): Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan

South Africa (probable): Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

 

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With Hardik Pandya named as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the Ireland tour, the board and fans are looking forward to the next era of captains past the big names of MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have also been captains of the national side in recent times. Pant, who led India in the South Africa T20 series at home, also captained Delhi in the Indian T20 League in 2021 and 2022. KL Rahul has also been captaining the Punjab team and more recently, Team Lucknow.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul has been captaining in the Indian T20 League since the past three years, first with the Punjab franchise and more recently, with Lucknow. Overall, he has captained 42 matches and won 20 of them, with his most successful season coming in 2022 as Lucknow qualified for the playoffs. With a win record of exactly 50 percent (two non decided matches), KL is deemed as a rather conservative captain. This comes from his slow batting approach while chasing.

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant has also been leading the Delhi franchise for the last two years. His record in the league has been better, albeit with fewer games captained. He has led in 30 matches, while winning 16, at a win percentage of 55. Under his tutelage in 2021, Delhi finished top of the league stage. The left handed wicketkeeper batsman has been termed as an unorthodox captain by the experts, and is still learning his craft.

Hardik Pandya

The swashbuckling all rounder was appointed as the captain of his newly formed home franchise in Gujarat. In a splendid season, he led them to the title of the Indian T20 league in spectacular fashion, winning 11 of 15 matches. His win percentage thus is a superb 73.33 percent. He has been described as a risk taker and captains the way he plays - fearlessly.

Shreyas Iyer

The most experienced IPL captain on the list, Shreyas Iyer captained the Delhi franchise and shifted to the Kolkata franchise last year after the mega auction. He is thought to be a patient and calm captain. He has captained 55 matches in the Indian T20 league in a span of 2018-2022, missing out in 2021 due to injury. Out of these 55 matches, he has won 27, at a win percentage of 50.9.

Four players, four leaders and four styles. It is an abundance of leadership riches that India currently has, and it is yet to be seen as to who is groomed into the full time captain of Team India.

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Team Delhi will lock horns with Team Kolkata in match 41 of the Indian T20 League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, April 28. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).

Delhi vs Kolkata odds for Indian T20 League 2022

Delhi: 1.89

Kolkata: 1.92

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Delhi vs Kolkata recent form

Both Delhi and Kolkata will look to turn their respective seasons around after making a disappointing start to their Indian T20 League campaign. The Rishabh Pant-led Delhi franchise head into the Kolkata game after suffering a 15-run defeat against Rajasthan at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. Having registered three wins and four defeats this season, Delhi are currently placed seventh in the Indian T20 League standings with six points from seven matches. 

Similarly, Kolkata have had a torrid run this season and are currently on a four-match winless run. Led by Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata succumbed to an eight-run defeat against newcomers Gujarat in their previous outing and will look to put an end to their winless streak against Delhi on Thursday. 

Delhi: L, W, L, W, L

Kolkata: L, L, L, L, W

Delhi vs Kolkata head-to-head in Indian T20 League

Kolkata have a superior head-to-head record against Delhi in the Indian T20 League, winning 16 of the 29 matches that they have played so far. Delhi have secured 13 victories.

However, Delhi defeated Kolkata by 44 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in their previous outing in Indian T20 League 2022 in early April.

Delhi vs Kolkata prediction and tips for Indian T20 League 2022

While Rishabh Pant’s Delhi have been inconsistent in Indian T20 League 2022, Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata have struggled more in the ongoing edition. Based on current form, Delhi hold slightly better odds of defeating Kolkata on Thursday.

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Team Rajasthan will square off against Team Kolkata in match 30 of the  Indian T20 League 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday, April 18. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).

Rajasthan vs Kolkata odds for Indian T20 League 2022

Rajasthan: 1.83

Kolkata: 1.98

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Rajasthan vs Kolkata recent form

Rajasthan suffered a 37-run defeat against newcomers Gujarat at the DY Patil Stadium in their previous fixture on Thursday. Put into bat, Gujarat rode on captain Hardik Pandya’s unbeaten knock of 87 off 52 balls and Abhinav Manohar’s 28-ball 43 to post 192/4 in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, Rajasthan were restricted to 155/9 in their 20 overs as the debutants secured another convincing victory. With six points from five matches, Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan are currently placed fourth in the Indian T20 League 2022 standings.

Similarly, Kolkata succumbed to a seven-wicket thrashing against in-form Hyderabad in their last Indian T20 League encounter. After Nitish Rana (54) and Andre Russell (49 not out) powered Kolkata to 175/8 in their 20 overs, the two-time champions failed to defend the total as their former batter Rahul Tripathi (71) and Aiden Markram (68 not out) smashed fifties to claim Hyderabad’s third victory on the trot. Kolkata will look to bounce back after succumbing to consecutive defeats against Hyderabad and Delhi in the previous two matches. Led by new captain Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata have accumulated six points from as many matches and are currently sixth in the Indian T20 League points table.

Rajasthan: L, W, L, W, W

Kolkata: L, L, W, W, L

Rajasthan vs Kolkata head-to-head in Indian T20 League

Looking at the Rajasthan vs Kolkata head-to-head record in the Indian T20 League, Kolkata have secured 13 victories while Rajasthan have won 11 matches. One match was abandoned.

Additionally, Kolkata have won three of their last five matches against Rajasthan in the Indian T20 League.

Rajasthan vs Kolkata prediction and tips for Indian T20 League 2022

Rajasthan will have a slight edge over Kolkata going into Monday’s Indian T20 League 2022 encounter because of their current form. While Kolkata’s top order has struggled this season, Rajasthan’s top three have looked in great form. Hence, Rajasthan will start as favourites to bag maximum points from this fixture.

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Hyderabad will lock horns with Kolkata in match 25 of the Indian T20 League 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Friday, April 15. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.

Hyderabad vs Kolkata odds for Indian T20 League 2022

Hyderabad: 2.24

Kolkata: 1.66

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Hyderabad vs Kolkata recent form

Hyderabad have bounced back strongly after suffering back-to-back defeats against Rajasthan and Lucknow in Indian T20 League 2022. Led by Kane Williamson, Hyderabad thrashed defending champions Chennai by eight wickets and followed it up with another eight-wicket win over newcomers Gujarat. 

With four points from as many matches, Hyderabad are currently placed eighth in the Indian T20 League 2022 standings.

On the other hand, Kolkata will look to return to winning ways after succumbing to a 44-run defeat against Delhi on Sunday. Under newly-appointed captain Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata have beaten Chennai, Punjab and Mumbai while losing to Bangalore in the tournament so far. The two-time champions are currently placed second in the standings with six points from five matches.

Hyderabad: W, W, L, L, L

Kolkata: L, W, W, L, W

Hyderabad vs Kolkata head-to-head in Indian T20 League

Kolkata have dominated Hyderabad in the Indian T20 League, winning 14 of the 21 matches that they have played so far. Hyderabad have secured just seven victories. 

Furthermore, Kolkata have won their last four encounters against Hyderabad in the Indian T20 League.

Hyderabad vs Kolkata prediction and tips for Indian T20 League 2022

Hyderabad will be brimming with confidence ahead of their clash against Kolkata on Friday. On the other hand, Kolkata will hope for an improved showing from their top-order in the batting department. 

However, going by past head-to-head record, Kolkata have odds in their favour and will start as favourites to clinch another victory against Hyderabad at Brabourne.

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Team Kolkata will take on Team Mumbai in Match 14 of Indian T20 League 2022 at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Wednesday, April 6. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.

While Mumbai have lost two games on the trot, Kolkata have won two of their three games thus far in Indian T20 League 2022.

Mumbai are favourites to win the tie based on their superior head-to-head against Kolkata - 22 wins in 29 meetings. However, Kolkata’s strong start to the latest season gives them a psychological edge heading into Wednesday’s fixture.

Kolkata vs Mumbai key player battles

Shreyas Iyer vs Jasprit Bumrah

Shreyas Iyer has begun his Kolkata career on a confident note as a batter and a captain. The Kolkata captain has scored 59 runs in three matches and will be eager to consolidate his head-to-head against Jasprit Bumrah.

In eight meetings, Iyer has hit 59 runs off 40 deliveries at a strike rate of 147.50. Bumrah, in turn, has dismissed the former just once. While he has grabbed three wickets in two Indian T20 League 2022 games, an economy rate of 8.18 is something Jasprit Bumrah will look to improve when facing Kolkata and Shreyas Iyer.

Shreyas Iyer’s record vs Jasprit Bumrah
Innings	Runs scored	Balls faced	Dismissed	Strike rate
8	59	40	1	147.50

Rohit Sharma vs Umesh Yadav

With Rohit Sharma opening for Mumbai, Kolkata will look up to the experienced Umesh Yadav to keep the Hitman at bay.

In 14 head-to-head meetings, Rohit has hit 143 runs off 94 deliveries while being dismissed on four occasions. While the Mumbai captain has had a slow start to the latest campaign, Umesh Yadav currently leads the wickets charts with eight scalps and will be out to disrupt Rohit and Mumbai’s plans of scoring runs on a whim.

Rohit Sharma’s record vs Umesh Yadav
Innings	Runs scored	Balls faced	Dismissed	Strike rate
14	143	94	4	152.12

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