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Duleep Trophy: A decade long wait ends for South Zone

South Zone outclassed West Zone to win the Duleep Trophy with a 75-run victory at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. In pursuit of a target of 298 runs, West Zone, who resumed their innings at 182/5 on the final day, were eventually bowled out for 222. This victory marked South Zone’s 14th Duleep Trophy title, and it held special significance as a form of redemption. In the previous year’s final, West Zone had triumphed over South Zone by a massive margin of 294 runs.

South Zone faced a major hurdle in their quest for the title in the form of Priyank Panchal, who had resumed his innings on 92. However, Panchal could only add three runs to his overnight score before edging a delivery from pacer Vidwath Kaverappa, who was later named the ‘Man of the Match’, to wicketkeeper Ricky Bhui.

Duleep Trophy winners list

Season Winner Runner-up Result Venue
1961–62 West Zone South Zone West Zone by 10 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
1962–63 West Zone South Zone West Zone by an innings and 20 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata
1963–64 West Zone & South Zone (shared) Draw Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
1964–65 West Zone Central Zone West Zone by an innings and 89 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
1965–66 South Zone Central Zone South Zone by an innings and 20 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
1966–67 South Zone West Zone South Zone won on 1st innings lead Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
1967–68 South Zone West Zone South Zone won on 1st innings lead Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
1968–69 West Zone South Zone West Zone won on 1st innings lead Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1969–70 West Zone North Zone West Zone by an innings and 81 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
1970–71 South Zone East Zone South Zone won by 10 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
1971–72 Central Zone West Zone Central Zone won by 2 wickets Central College Ground, Bangalore
1972–73 West Zone Central Zone West Zone by an innings and 172 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
1973–74 North Zone Central Zone Central Zone won by 76 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
1974–75 South Zone West Zone South Zone won by 9 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1975–76 South Zone North Zone South Zone won by 37 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
1976–77 West Zone North Zone West Zone won by 9 wickets Moti Bagh Stadium, Baroda
1977–78 West Zone North Zone West Zone won on 1st innings lead Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
1978–79 North Zone West Zone North Zone won on 1st innings lead Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
1979–80 North Zone West Zone North Zone won by 104 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
1980–81 West Zone East Zone West Zone won on 1st innings lead Eden Gardens, Kolkata
1981–82 West Zone East Zone West Zone won on 1st innings lead Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
1982–83 North Zone South Zone North Zone won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
1983–84 North Zone West Zone North Zone won on 1st innings lead Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
1984-85 South Zone North Zone South Zone won by 83 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
1985–86 West Zone South Zone West Zone won by 9 wickets M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
1986–87 South Zone West Zone South Zone won on 1st innings lead Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
1987–88 North Zone West Zone North Zone won on 1st innings lead Jayanti Stadium, Bhilai
1988–89 North Zone & West Zone (shared) Draw Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
1989–90 South Zone Central Zone South Zone won by 322 runs Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad
1990–91 North Zone West Zone North Zone won on 1st innings lead Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
1991–92 North Zone West Zone North Zone won by 236 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad
1992–93 North Zone Central Zone North Zone won on 1st innings lead Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
1993–94 North Zone West Zone Round Robin
1994–95 North Zone South Zone Round Robin
1995–96 South Zone Central Zone Round Robin
1996–97 Central Zone South Zone Central Zone won by 161 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
1997–98 Central Zone & North Zone (shared) Draw MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
1998–99 Central Zone West Zone Central Zone won by 122 runs N2 Stadium, Aurangabad
1999–2000 North Zone West Zone North Zone won on 1st innings lead Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2000–01 North Zone Central Zone Round Robin
2001–02 West Zone North Zone Round Robin
2002–03 Elite C Plate Group B Round Robin
2003–04 North Zone East Zone North Zone won by 59 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
2004–05 Central Zone North Zone Central Zone won by 9 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
2005–06 West Zone East Zone West Zone won by 5 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
2006–07 North Zone Sri Lanka A North Zone won by 8 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2007–08 North Zone West Zone North Zone won by 6 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
2008–09 West Zone South Zone West Zone won by 274 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2009–10 West Zone South Zone West Zone won by 3 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
2010–11 South Zone North Zone South Zone won by 7 wickets ACA-VDCA Stadium, Vizag
2011–12 East Zone Central Zone East Zone by an innings and 20 runs Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
2012–13 East Zone Central Zone East Zone won on 1st innings lead M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2013–14 North Zone & South Zone (shared) Draw Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
2014–15 Central Zone South Zone Central Zone won by 9 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
2016–17 India Blue India Red India Blue by 355 runs Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida
2017–18 India Red India Blue India Red by 163 runs Lucknow International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
2018–19 India Blue India Red India Blue won by an innings and 187 runs NPR College Ground, Dindigul
2019–20 India Red India Green India Red won by an innings and 38 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
2022-23 West Zone South Zone West Zone won by 294 runs SNR College Cricket Ground,Coimbatore
2023 South Zone West Zone South Zone won by 75 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

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