The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the complete Indian domestic cricket schedule 2026-27 on Wednesday.
Slated to start from August 23, the Duleep Trophy will flag off the new season.
The Duleep Trophy will continue in the zonal format introduced last season, with six teams - North, South, East, West, Central and North-East - taking part in the competition. The tournament will run till September 10.
The Irani Cup is scheduled from October 1 to 5, while the Ranji Trophy season will once again be conducted in two phases from October 2026 to March 2027. The Elite division will feature 32 teams across four groups, while six teams will compete in the Plate division.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy will continue with the Elite and Plate group structure introduced last season. Only one team will be promoted and relegated between the divisions after the completion of the season.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will also retain the Super League stage introduced last season.
The same format will also be used in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy as well.
The women’s domestic calendar will also include the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy, Senior Women’s Interzonal tournaments and the multi-day interzonal competition scheduled in March 2027.
India domestic cricket 2026-27 season schedule
Tournament | League Start Date | League End Date | Knockout Start | Knockout End |
Duleep Trophy | – | – | August 23, 2026 | September 10, 2026 |
Irani Cup | – | – | October 1, 2026 | October 5, 2026 |
Ranji Trophy (Elite) | Phase 1: October 11, 2026 Phase 2: January 17, 2027 | Phase 1: November 5, 2026 Phase 2: February 4, 2027 | February 9, 2027 | March 3, 2027 |
Ranji Trophy (Plate) | October 11, 2026 | November 5, 2026 | January 24, 2027 | January 28, 2027 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Elite) | November 14, 2026 | November 26, 2026 | November 30, 2026 | December 6, 2026 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Plate) | November 14, 2026 | November 22, 2026 | November 24, 2026 | November 24, 2026 |
Vijay Hazare Trophy (Elite) | December 14, 2026 | December 29, 2026 | January 2, 2027 | January 8, 2027 |
Vijay Hazare Trophy (Plate) | December 14, 2026 | December 24, 2026 | December 27, 2026 | December 27, 2026 |
Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy (Elite) | Phase 1: October 12, 2026 Phase 2: January 18, 2027 | Phase 1: November 6, 2026 Phase 2: February 5, 2027 | February 10, 2027 | March 1, 2027 |
Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy (Plate) | Phase 1: October 12, 2026 Phase 2: January 18, 2027 | Phase 1: November 6, 2026 Phase 2: January 21, 2027 | January 25, 2027 | January 28, 2027 |
Men’s U23 State A Trophy (Elite T20) | December 1, 2026 | December 13, 2026 | December 17, 2026 | December 23, 2026 |
Men’s U23 State A Trophy (Plate T20) | December 1, 2026 | December 9, 2026 | December 11, 2026 | December 11, 2026 |
Vinoo Mankad Trophy (Elite) | October 8, 2026 | October 16, 2026 | October 20, 2026 | October 27, 2026 |
Vinoo Mankad Trophy (Plate) | October 8, 2026 | October 16, 2026 | October 18, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
Cooch Behar Trophy (Elite) | November 26, 2026 | December 29, 2026 | January 3, 2027 | January 30, 2027 |
Cooch Behar Trophy (Plate) | November 26, 2026 | December 29, 2026 | January 3, 2027 | January 6, 2027 |
Vijay Merchant Trophy (Elite) | November 14, 2026 | December 8, 2026 | December 12, 2026 | January 5, 2027 |
Vijay Merchant Trophy (Plate) | November 14, 2026 | December 8, 2026 | December 12, 2026 | December 15, 2026 |
Senior Women’s T20 Trophy (Elite) | October 26, 2026 | November 6, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | November 20, 2026 |
Senior Women’s T20 Trophy (Plate) | October 26, 2026 | November 2, 2026 | November 4, 2026 | November 4, 2026 |
Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 | November 24, 2026 | December 2, 2026 | December 4, 2026 | December 4, 2026 |
Senior Women’s One Day Trophy (Elite) | December 19, 2026 | December 31, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 10, 2027 |
Senior Women’s One Day Trophy (Plate) | December 19, 2026 | December 27, 2026 | December 29, 2026 | December 29, 2026 |
Senior Women’s Interzonal One Day | February 17, 2027 | February 25, 2027 | February 27, 2027 | February 27, 2027 |
Senior Women’s Interzonal Multi-Day | – | – | March 13, 2027 | March 28, 2027 |
Women’s U23 T20 Trophy (Elite) | November 14, 2026 | November 21, 2026 | November 25, 2026 | December 1, 2026 |
Women’s U23 T20 Trophy (Plate) | November 14, 2026 | November 21, 2026 | November 23, 2026 | November 23, 2026 |
Women’s U23 One Day Trophy (Elite) | February 19, 2027 | February 27, 2027 | March 3, 2027 | March 10, 2027 |
Women’s U23 One Day Trophy (Plate) | February 19, 2027 | February 27, 2027 | March 1, 2027 | March 1, 2027 |
Women’s U19 T20 Trophy (Elite) | October 9, 2026 | October 16, 2026 | October 20, 2026 | October 26, 2026 |
Women’s U19 T20 Trophy (Plate) | October 9, 2026 | October 16, 2026 | October 18, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
Women’s U19 T20 Challenger Trophy | October 30, 2026 | November 3, 2026 | November 5, 2026 | November 5, 2026 |
Women’s U19 One Day Trophy (Elite) | January 4, 2027 | January 12, 2027 | January 16, 2027 | January 23, 2027 |
Women’s U19 One Day Trophy (Plate) | January 4, 2027 | January 12, 2027 | January 14, 2027 | January 14, 2027 |
Women’s U15 One Day Trophy (Elite) | January 5, 2027 | January 13, 2027 | January 17, 2027 | January 24, 2027 |
Women’s U15 One Day Trophy (Plate) | January 5, 2027 | January 13, 2027 | January 15, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
Vizzy Trophy (T20) | February 22, 2027 | February 26, 2027 | February 28, 2027 | February 28, 2027 |
Rajasthan will feature in the Elite Groups of all three major senior men’s tournaments this season - the Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy - across all formats.
For the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season, Rajasthan have been placed in Elite Group D alongside defending champions Mumbai, Haryana, Railways, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh.
In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Rajasthan are in Elite Group A with Jharkhand, Baroda, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Karnataka and Mizoram.
For the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Rajasthan have been drawn in Elite Group C with Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and Chandigarh.
Several Rajasthan Royals players, including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag and others, are expected to be in action during the domestic season.
Overall, the upcoming season will feature 1788 matches across age groups and formats in men’s and women’s cricket during the course of the season.
