BCCI has announced the schedule of India’s domestic cricket season 2022-23. The season, which will start in the first week of September 2022 and last until mid-March 2023, will feature more than 1500 matches.
The 2022-23 Indian domestic season will feature a total of 20 tournaments across a variety of formats and age groups, with the famed Duleep Trophy serving as the season’s kickoff.
Irani Cup is also back in schedule for the upcoming season. The Duleep Trophy will be played between 8-25 September and will be contested between six zones, featuring North, South, Central, West, East and Northeast.
The Irani Cup, which will follow the Duleep Trophy, will be held from October 1. Following that, competition for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy will begin. 38 teams will compete in the two white-ball competitions, divided into three groups of 8 teams and two groups of 7 teams.
Ranji Trophy
There will be two categories for the Ranji Trophy this season, India’s top domestic competition: Elite and Plate. The Elite Group will include 32 teams and be divided into 4 groups of 8 teams, with each team playing 7 games in the league stage. The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance directly to the quarterfinals.
Six teams will compete in the Plate Group, which will have 15 league games. The top four teams will automatically advance to the semifinals, while the bottom two teams will compete for fifth and sixth place. League games for both the Elite Group and Plate Group will begin on December 13 and end on January 29 for the Plate Group and February 20 for the Elite Group, respectively.
The Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, which begins on October 11 and runs through November 5, is the first event on the women’s calendar. Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 and T20 Challenger will come next. The Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy and the inter-zonal One-Day will then switch to the 50-over format.
U-16 event for Girls
This season marks the return of the Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 and one-day competitions. The Board will hold a one-day event for girls in the U-16 age group for the first time. The event will provide the young girls experience playing competitive cricket and ease their transition to the U-19 level.
