The Duleep Trophy will kick off with the two quarterfinals between East Zone and North East Zone, and North Zone and West Zone, at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence grounds in Bengaluru. The winners of these two matches will face Central Zone and South Zone in the semifinals, respectively. The two semis will get underway simultaneously on August 30 at the two CoE grounds in Bengaluru. All four games will be played behind closed doors.
The final of the prestigious competition will be played from September 6 to 10, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The BCCI shifted the summit clash to Chepauk earlier this week, allowing fans to watch the decider. All matches of the tournament will commence at 9:30am local time.
Central Zone, led by Rajat Patidar, defeated South Zone to lift the Duleep Trophy last season. Patidar has been retained as the captain of the Central Zone, while Tilak Varma has been appointed the South Zone skipper.
Kanhaiya Wadhawan, Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rongsen Jonathan will lead North Zone, East Zone, West Zone and North East Zone, respectively.
Duleep Trophy 2026: ScheduleDate
Match
Venue
Timings
August 23 - 26
East Zone vs North East Zone (Quarterfinal)
CoE 2
9:30am local time
August 23 - 26
North Zone vs West Zone (Quarterfinal)
CoE 1
9:30am local time
August 30 - September 2
Central Zone vs TBD (Semifinal 1)
CoE 1
9:30am local time
August 30 - September 2
South Zone vs TBD (Semifinal 2)
CoE 2
9:30am local time
September 6 - 10
Final
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
9:30am local time
Duleep Trophy 2026, where to watch live: TV channels and live streaming details Where to watch in IndiaAll five matches of the Duleep Trophy will be streamed live on JioHotstar. The final will also be telecast live on Star Sports Network.
Where to watch in the rest of the worldThe Duleep Trophy matches will not be telecast or streamed outside India.
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