The 2025-26 domestic cricket season will kick off with the Duleep Trophy beginning on August 28 and extending till September 15.
The Ranji Trophy will once again be held across two phases — the first in October-November and the second from January to February 2026.
The white-ball tournaments — the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy — will be held between the two phases of red-ball cricket.
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The final cricketing action of the season will be the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal Multi-day tournament which will conclude on April 3, 2026.
BCCI Domestic calendar for 2025-26 season
Men’s fixtures:
Duleep Trophy – August 28 to September 15
Irani Cup – October 1 to 5
Ranji Trophy (Elite) Phase 1 – October 15 to November 19
Ranji Trophy (Elite) Phase 2 – January 22, 2026 to February 1
Ranji Trophy Knockouts – February 6 to February 29
Ranji Trophy (Plate League) – October 15 to November 19
Ranji Trophy (Plate final) – January 22, 2026 to January 26
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Elite) – November 26 to December 18
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Plate) – November 26 to December 6
Vijay Hazare Trophy (Elite) – December 24 to January 18
Vijay Hazare Trophy (Plate) – December 24 to January 6
Vinoo Mankad Trophy – October 9 to November 1 (Elite), October 9 to October 19 (Plate)
Col CK Nayudu Trophy (Elite) – October 16 to November 5 (Phase 1), January 23 to February 2 (Phase 2), February 21 to March 12 (Knockouts)
Col CK Nayudu Trophy (Plate) – October 16 to November 5 (Phase 1), January 23 to February 2 (Phase 2), February 6 to 9 (Final)
Men’s U19 One Day Challenger Trophy – November 5 to 11
Men’s U23 State A Trophy – November 9 to December 1 (Elite), November 9 to November 19 (Plate)
Cooch Behar Trophy – November 16 to January 20 (Elite), November 16 to December 27 (Plate)
Vijay Merchant Trophy – December 7 to January 28 (Elite), December 7 to January 7 (Plate)
Vizzy Trophy – March 1 to 7
Women’s fixtures:
Senior Women’s T20 Trophy – October 8 to October 31 (Elite), October 8 to 17 (Plate)
Senior Women’s One Day trophy – February 6 to February 28 (Elite), February 6 to 16 (Plate)
Women’s U19 T20 Trophy – October 26 to November 12 (Elite), October 26 to November 4 (Plate)
Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 Trophy – November 4 to 14
Women’s U23 T20 Trophy – November 24 to December 11 (Elite), November 24 to December 3 (Plate)
Women’s U19 One Day trophy – December 13 to January 1 (Elite), December 13 to December 23 (Plate)
Women’s U15 One Day trophy – January 2 to 21 (Elite), January 2 to 12 (Plate)
Women’s U23 One Day trophy – March 3 to 22 (Elite), March 3 to 13 (Plate)
Senior Women’s Interzonal One Day trophy – March 5 to 15
Senior Women’s Interzonal Multi Day trophy – March 20 to April 3
