Mumbai, May 20: The Under-23 men’s One Day International (ODI) tournament will shift to a T20 format in the upcoming 2026/27 domestic season. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced this change on Wednesday. Additionally, the match between the Colonel C.K. Nayudu Trophy winner and the rest of India will return to the domestic calendar.
In the 2026-27 domestic season, a total of 1,788 matches will be played across various age categories in men’s and women’s cricket. The season will kick off with the prestigious Duleep Trophy, scheduled from August 23 to September 10 at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Following this, the Irani Cup will commence on October 1, likely to be held in Jammu or Srinagar, as Jammu and Kashmir are the current Ranji Trophy champions, having secured the title earlier this year in Hubli.
The Ranji Trophy will continue in a two-phase format. The Elite Group will consist of 32 teams divided into four groups, while the Plate Group will feature six teams playing in a standard ‘home-and-away’ format. The match between the Colonel C.K. Nayudu Trophy winner and the rest of India will be held again from October 1 to 4.
In addition to converting the Men’s Under-23 State ‘A’ Trophy to a T20 format, the Vijay Trophy will also be played in T20 format instead of ODIs. The knockout stages of the Koch Bihar Trophy (Elite Group) will take place in Bengaluru and Mysuru to maintain competitive balance during January.
The Vijay Merchant Trophy (Under-16) has been rescheduled to November-January for better planning and player preparation. The league matches for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Elite Group) will occur from September 27 to October 10 in Visakhapatnam, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Mohali, with knockout matches scheduled from October 14 to 25 in Nagpur. The Plate Group’s league phase will run from September 27 to October 6, with knockout matches from October 8 to 10 in Dimapur.
The league phase of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (Elite Group) will be held from November 12 to December 1 in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Ranchi, and Rajkot, with knockout matches from December 5 to 17 in Visakhapatnam. The Plate Group’s league phase will also run on November 12, with knockout matches from November 23 to 25 in Indore.
The women’s domestic season will commence with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy (Elite), running from October 26 to November 6 in Lucknow, Pune, Mumbai, and Mohali. Knockout matches will take place from November 14 to 20 in Ahmedabad, while the Plate Group matches and knockout will occur from October 26 to November 4 in Dimapur.
The Senior Women’s ODI Trophy (Elite) will be held from December 19 to 31 in Cuttack, Jaipur, Baroda, and Raipur, with knockout matches scheduled from January 4 to 10, 2027, in Chennai.
The Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal Multi-Day competition will take place next year from March 13 to 28 in Dehradun. At the Under-23 level, the Women’s T20 Trophy (Elite) will occur from November 14 to 21, with knockout matches from November 25 to December 1.
The Under-19 Women’s T20 Trophy (Elite) will be played between October 9 and 16, with knockout matches from October 20 to 26. Meanwhile, the Under-15 Women’s ODI Trophy (Elite) will run from January 5 to 13, with knockout matches from January 17 to 24.
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