Indian home Cricket 2023: The yr that was

Indian cricket in 2023 scaled new heights because the home system continued to seek out expertise throughout the nation. There have been a number of firsts and information damaged as properly. 

From Railway ladies persevering with their dominance within the Senior One Day Trophy to BCCI mountaineering prize cash within the home competitions, from Assam marking its presence via the T20 format to Yuvraj Singh’s 16-year-old report being damaged, listed below are a few of the highlights.

February 7 – Railways wins Girls’s Senior One Day Trophy

Railways secured its 14th Girls’s Senior One Day Trophy title by trumping Karnataka with a four-wicket victory within the ultimate held on the JSCA complicated in Ranchi.

February 19 – Saurashtra wins second Ranji Trophy title

Saurashtra, led by Jaydev Unadkat, received its second Ranji Trophy ultimate in three seasons, defeating Bengal by 9 wickets on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Unadkat, named the Participant of the Match, took 9 wickets, together with a notable 6/85 within the third innings.

April 16 – BCCI will increase value cash for home competitions

The BCCI introduced a rise in prize cash for the home tournaments, with the Ranji Trophy winner set to obtain a money reward of Rs 5 crore. The money prize for the Irani Cup too has been doubled, with the winner getting Rs 50 lakh as a substitute of Rs 25 lakh. In a giant enhance to ladies’s cricket within the nation, the winner of the Senior Girls’s One Day trophy will get Rs 50 lakh, and the runner-up will obtain Rs 25 lakh.

July 16 – South Zone wins Duleep Trophy a decade lengthy wait

South Zone gamers pose for a bunch photograph after profitable over the West Zone.
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South Zone defeated West Zone by 75 runs within the Duleep Trophy ultimate in Bengaluru to win its first title after a decade. The Hanuma Vihari-led South clinched its total 14th title (together with two shared) and first after 2013–14, when it shared the title with the North Zone. Vidwath Kaverappa was named Participant of the Match within the ultimate for his eight wickets, together with a 7/53 within the first innings.

July 24 – North Zone information lowest rating Deodhar Trophy

South Zone’s Vidwath Kaverappa took 5/17, triggering a batting collapse that noticed North Zone get bowled out for the bottom recorded complete in Deodhar Trophy historical past. The match was performed in Puducherry.

August 3 – South Zone clinches Deodhar Trophy

South Zone with Deodhar Trophy after defeating East Zone.
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KUMAR SS / The Hindu

Underneath the captaincy of Mayank Agarwal, South Zone secured its ninth Deodhar Trophy title by defeating East Zone within the ultimate, profitable by 45 runs in Puducherry. The Participant of the Match was Rohan Kunnummal, who hit an excellent 107.

October 3 – Remainder of India wins Irani Cup

Hanuma Vihari-led Remainder of India facet defeated Saurashtra by 175 runs within the Irani Cup performed in Rajkot. Saurabh Kumar picked up 10 wickets within the match, together with a 6/43, and was adjudged the Participant of the Match.

October 17 – Ashutosh Sharma scores quickest T20 fifty by an Indian

Railways’ batter Ashutosh Sharma smashed the quickest T20 fifty by an Indian batter throughout a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy league match in opposition to Arunachal Pradesh. Ashutosh reached his fifty in 11 balls, breaking Yuvraj Singh’s 16-year-old report of a 12-ball half-century.

October 17 – Punjab smashes highest T20 rating by an Indian crew

Punjab broke the report for the very best rating by an Indian T20 crew throughout its Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 match in opposition to Andhra Pradesh. Punjab posted 275/ 6, beating the earlier report of 263 set by IPL facet Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2013. The crew additionally broke the report for essentially the most sixes hit by an Indian T20 crew with 22, surpassing RCB’s 21.

October 31 – Riyan Parag information seven consecutive T20 fifties

Riyan Parag in motion.
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Assam’s Riyan Parag arrange the world report of scoring seven consecutive fifties in T20s through the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023. Parag scored a fifty in opposition to Bihar, Companies, Sikkim, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Bengal to jot down his title within the report books.

November 2 – Assam reaches Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals first time

Assam, led by 22-year-old Parag, certified for the semifinals of the premier home T20 match for the primary time ever. It beat Kerala within the quarterfinals in Mohali by six wickets to make historical past. 

November 6 – Punjab wins maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title

Punjab clinches maiden SMAT title.
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Mandeep Singh-led Punjab clinched its maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after beating Baroda by 20 runs within the ultimate performed on the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Anmolpreet Singh was adjudged Participant of the Match for his century.

November 9 – Mumbai wins Senior ladies’s T20 Trophy first time

Mumbai clinched the Senior Girls’s T20 Trophy title after beating Uttarakhand within the ultimate in Raipur. Jemimah Rodrigues led the crew to its first ever home T20 trophy. Prakashika Naik was the Participant of the Match for her 3/14.

December 16 – Haryana clinches maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy title

Haryana crew with the Vijay Hazare Trophy after they beat Rajasthan.
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Haryana received its first ever Vijay Hazare Trophy after beating Rajasthan by 30 runs within the ultimate performed on the Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium, Rajkot. Ashok Maneria, who performed for Rajasthan earlier than this season, led Haryana to the title.