2019–20 Indian cricket season

The 2019–20 Indian cricket season is the ongoing and 126th cricket season since the commencement of first-class cricket in India. The international cricket season started in September 2019 with South Africa's tour of India. The T20I series between the nations was drawn 1−1 while India clean swept the test series 3−0.[1][2] India is currently hosting Bangladesh. India won the T20I series 2−1.[3] India will play 2-match test series against Bangladesh which will include the first day/night test match to be played by either side.[4] India will also host tours from West Indies, Sri Lanka and Australia. India will also host home games for Afghanistan which include tours from West Indies and Ireland. South African women toured India. India won the WT20I series 3–1 and WODI series 3–0.[5][6] Originally, Zimbabwe were scheduled to tour India in January 2020.[7] However, in September 2019, India cancelled the Zimbabwe series following the ICC's suspension of Zimbabwe Cricket, with Sri Lanka replacing them.[8]

Cricket in India
Season2019–20
Men's cricket
Ranji TrophySaurashtra
Duleep TrophyIndia Red
Vijay Hazare TrophyKarnataka
Deodhar TrophyIndia B
Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyKarnataka
Indian Premier LeagueMumbai Indians
Women's cricket
T20 LeagueRailways women
T20 Challenger TrophyIndia C Women
Women's T20 ChallengeIPL Trailblazers
2018–19 India 2020–21

The A-team season consisted of tours from Sri Lanka A and South Africa. Sri Lanka A lost the first class series 2-0 and drew the one-day series 2-2.[9][10] South Africa A lost the first class series 1-0 and lost the one-day series 4–1.[11][12]

Paytm retained the title sponsorship of international and domestic Indian cricket tournaments for five years.[13] BCCI partnered with All India Radio for radio commentary of all international and selected domestic games for 2019-20 and 2020–21 season.[14]

The domestic season retained the same format of last year. The domestic season began with Duleep trophy and is scheduled to end in May with 13th season of Indian Premiere League. India Red won the Duleep trophy.[15] Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[16] India B won the Deodhar Trophy.[17] The women's domestic season began in October with the T20 League and is scheduled to end in March with Women's T20 Challenge (Women's IPL). Railways won the T20 League.[18]

International

Men's International tours
Dates Tournament Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
15 September 2019-
23 October 2019
South Africa tour of India  India  South Africa 3−0 [3]1−1 [3]
3 November 2019-
26 November 2019
Bangladesh tour of India  India  Bangladesh 2−0 [2]2−1 [3]
4 November 2019-
1 December 2019
West Indies against Afghanistan in India  Afghanistan  West Indies 0-1 [1]0-3 [3]2-1 [3]
6 December 2019-
22 December 2019
West Indies tour of India  India  West Indies 2−1 [3]2−1 [3]
5 January 2020-
10 January 2020
Sri Lanka tour of India  India  Sri Lanka 2-0 [3]
14 January 2020-
19 January 2020
Australia tour of India  India  Australia 2-1 [3]
6 March 2020-
10 March 2020
Ireland against Afghanistan in India  Afghanistan  Ireland 2-1 [3]
12 March 2020-
18 March 2020
South Africa ODI tour of India  India  South Africa [3]
Women's International tours
Dates Tournament Home team Away team Results [Matches]
WTest WODI WT20I
20 September 2019-
14 October 2019
South Africa women tour of India  India  South Africa 3–0 [3]3–1 [6]
  •   Series part of 2019–21 ICC Test Championship.

India-A, India-B and India U-19 Teams

International tours
Dates Tournament Home team Away team Results [Matches]
FC LA
25 May 2019-
15 June 2019
Sri Lankan A tour of India India India A Sri Lanka Sri Lanka A 2-0 [2]2-2 [6]
29 August 2019-
20 September 2019
South Africa A tour of India India India A South Africa South Africa A 1-0 [2]4-1 [5]

Domestic

BCCI announced the domestic schedule in July 2019. It largely retained the format of previous season with a total of 2036 domestic games being played across various age groups in the men's and women's category.[19] The inter-state T20 tournaments added a semifinal stage after the super league stage.[20] In August it was announced that Chandigarh cricket team will make their debut in the season after BCCI granted affiliation to Union Territory Cricket Association.[21] Due to communication curfew after Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association had to put TV advertisements on local TV channel to contact its players.[22]

Transfers

The following players transfers and staff changes were held during the season.

Transfers
Name From To Note Ref
C. M. GautamKarnatakaGoa[23]
Arun KarthikKeralaPuducherry[23]
Vinay KumarKarnatakaPuducherryPlayer-cum-mentor role[23]
K. B. PawanNagalandMizoram[24]
Abrar KaziNagalandMizoram[24]
Iqbal AbdullahMumbaiSikkim[25]
Milind KumarSikkimTripura[26]
Yashpal SinghManipurSikkim[27]
Bipul SharmaSikkimChandigarh[27]
Malolan RangarajanUttarakhandTamil Nadu[23]
Robin UthappaSaurashtraKeralaCaptain Role[25]
Stuart BinnyKarnatakaNagaland[25]
Shrikant MundheMaharashtraNagaland[25]
Yogesh TakawaleMaharashtraNagaland[25]
Dwaraka Ravi TejaAndhraMeghalaya[28]
Unmukt ChandDelhiUttarakhandCaptain Role[25]
Tanmay SrivastavaUttar PradeshUttarakhand[29]
Rahil ShahTamil NaduUttarakhand[29]
Barinder SranPunjabChandigarh[23]
Manan VohraPunjabChandigarhCaptain Role[30]
Uday KaulPunjabChandigarh[30]
Karn SharmaAndhraRailways[31]
T PradeepKarnatakaRailways[32][33]
Karthik RamanAndhraRailways[34][33]
Vikrant RajputChhattisgarhRailways[35][33]
Mangal MahrourBiharRailways[36][33]
Jiwanjot SinghPunjabChhattisgarh[37][38]
Puneet DateyMadhya PradeshChhattisgarh[39][38]
Shashank SinghPuducherryChhattisgarh[40][38]
Pulkit NarangDelhiServices[41][42]
Arpit PannuPunjabChandigarh[37][43]
Ankit KaushikHimachal PradeshChandigarh[44][43]
Shresth NirmohiHimachal PradeshChandigarh[44][43]
Gurinder SinghMeghalayaChandigarh[45][43]
Vikas YadavServicesBihar[46][47]
Rahul DalalHaryanaArunachal Pradesh[48][49]
Devika VaidyaMaharashtra womenChhattisgarh women[50]
Staff changes
Divakar VasuTamil NaduAppointed as Coach[23]
Vinayak SamantMumbaiReappointed as Coach[23]
KP BhaskarUttarakhandDelhiAppointed as Coach[23]
Gursharan SinghArunachal PradeshUttarakhandAppointed as Coach[23]
Sunil JoshiUttar PradeshAppointed as Coach[23]
Sanjeev SharmaArunachal PradeshAppointed as Coach[51]
Ajay RatraAssamAppointed as Coach[23]
Sairaj BahutuleBengalGujaratAppointed as Coach[23]
Sanath KumarMeghalayaBarodaAppointed as Coach[23]
V. R. V. SinghChandigarhAppointed as Coach[52]

Men's

2019–20 (2019–20) India's Men's domestic cricket season
Ranji Trophy
ChampionsSaurashtra
Runners-upBengal
Most runsRahul Dalal (1,340)[53]
Most wicketsJaydev Unadkat (67)[54]
Duleep Trophy
ChampionsIndia Red
Runners-upIndia Green
Most runsKarun Nair (375)[55]
Most wicketsAkshay Wakhare (14)[56]
Vijay Hazare Trophy
ChampionsKarnataka
Runners-upTamil Nadu
Most runsDevdutt Padikkal (609)[57]
Most wicketsPritam Das (23)
Gaurav Yadav (23)[58]
Deodhar Trophy
ChampionsIndia B
Runners-upIndia C
Most runsBaba Aparajith (167)[59]
Most wicketsJalaj Saxena (10)[60]
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
ChampionsKarnataka
Runners-upTamil Nadu
Most runsDevdutt Padikkal (580)[61]
Most wicketsRavisrinivasan Sai Kishore (20)[62]
Indian Premier League
ChampionsMumbai Indians
Runners-upDelhi Capitals
Most runsIndiaK. L. Rahul (670) (KXIP)[63]
Most wicketsSouth AfricaKagiso Rabada (30) (DC)[64]
2020–21

The men's season began in August with Duleep Trophy. India Red won the Duleep trophy, beating India Green by an innings and 38 runs in the final.[15] The Vijay Hazare Trophy was played in September and October. Karnataka won the rain-affected final, beating Tamil Nadu by 60 runs to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[16] The Deodhar Trophy was held in October and November. India B beat India C by 51 runs in the final to win the Deodhar Trophy.[17] The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is being held early in November and December to facilitate franchisees for the auction of Indian Premier League.[65] The Ranji Trophy will start in December to February and will finish with knockouts being played in February and March 2020. Winner of Ranji Trophy will play Rest of India in a Best vs Rest format one-off match for Irani Cup in March. The men's season will end with the 13th season of IPL.[66][20]

Dates Tournament Matches Format Teams Format
(No. of Teams)
Tournament format
(No. of Matches)
Winners
17 August 2019-
8 September 2019
Duleep Trophy First-class Intra-national
(3 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(4 Matches)
India Red
24 September 2019-
25 October 2018
Vijay Hazare Trophy List A Inter-state
(38 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(169 Matches)
Karnataka
31 October 2019-
4 November 2019
Deodhar Trophy List A Intra-national
(3 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(4 Matches)
India B
8 November 2019-
1 December 2019
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty20 Inter-state
(38 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(149 Matches)
Karnataka
9 December 2019-
13 March 2020
Ranji Trophy First-class Inter-state
(38 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(169 Matches)
Saurashtra
November 2020-
November 2020
Irani Cup First-class State and
Intra-national
(2 Teams)
Single match
(1 Match)
19 September 2020-
10 November 2020
Indian Premier League Twenty20 Inter-franchise
(8 Teams)
Double Round-robin
and Playoff format
(60 Matches)
Mumbai Indians

Women's

2019–20 (2019–20) India's Women's domestic cricket season
T20 League
ChampionsRailways women
Runners-upBengal women
Most runsShafali Verma (265) (Har)[67]
Most wicketsNupur Kohale (11) (Vid)[68]
T20 Challenger Trophy
ChampionsIndia C Women
Runners-upIndia B Women
Most runsShafali Verma (189) (Ind C)
Most wicketsRajeshwari Gayakwad (8) (Ind C)
Women's T20 Challenge
ChampionsIPL Trailblazers
Runners-upIPL Supernovas
Most runsSri LankaChamari Atapattu (117) (Sup)[69]
Most wicketsIndia Radha Yadav (8) (Sup)[70]
2020–21

The women's season began with T20 League in October and November. Railways women defeated Bengal women by 8 wickets to win the T20 League for the record 9th time.[18] It will be followed by T20 Challenger Trophy in January 2020. The One-Day League will be played in February and March. It will be followed by Challenger Trophy in March. The season will conclude with Women's T20 Challenge.[66][20]

Dates Tournament Matches Format Teams Format
(No. of Teams)
Tournament format
(No. of Matches)
Winners
14 October 2019-
10 November 2019
T20 League Women's Twenty20 Inter-state
(37 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(142 Matches)
Railways women
4 January 2020-
11 January 2020
T20 Challenger
Trophy
Women's Twenty20 Intra-national
(3 Teams)
Double Round-robin
and Finals
(7 Matches)
India C Women
18 February 2020-
20 March 2020
One-Day League Women's List A Inter-state
(37 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(160 Matches)
Knockout stage Cancelled
26 March 2020-
30 March 2020
Challenger Trophy Women's List A Intra-national
(3 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(4 Matches)
Cancelled
4 Nov 2020-
9 May 2020
Women's T20 Challenge Women's Twenty20 Intra-national
(3 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(4 Matches)
IPL Trailblazers

Junior Level

Contents
1 International
Under-23 Men's
2 Domestic Men's 3 Domestic Women's
1.1
Under-23
One-Day Series
vs Bangladesh
2.1
Col C K
Nayudu
Trophy
2.2
U23
One-Day
League
2.3
Vizzy
Trophy
2.4
Cooch
Behar
Trophy
2.5
Vinoo
Mankad
Trophy
2.6
U19
One-Day
Challenger
Trophy
2.7
Vijay
Merchant
Trophy
3.1
U23
One-Day
League
3.2
U23
One-Day
Challenger
Trophy
3.3
U23 T20
League
3.4
U23 T20
Challenger
Trophy
3.5
U19
One-Day
League
3.6
U19 T20
League
3.7
U19 T20
Challenger
Trophy

Similar to senior domestic schedule, the season retained all the tournaments and format of previous season across various age groups in the men's and women's category. Chandigarh will make its debut and were added to the Plate group (north zone for Vijay Merchant Trophy). Similar to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the women's inter-state T20 tournaments also added a semifinal stage after the super league stage.[20][66]


International

Men's U-23 International tours
Dates Tournament Home team Away team Results [Matches]
FC LA
19 September 2019-
27 September 2019
India Under-23 vs Bangladesh Under-23
One-Day Series
 India U23  Bangladesh U23 3−1 [5]

Under-23 Men's One-Day Series vs Bangladesh

Bangladesh Under-23 cricket team in India in 2019
   India U23  Bangladesh U23
Dates 19 September – 27 September 2019
Captains Priyam Garg Saif Hassan
LA series
Result  India U23 won the 5-match series 3–1
Most runs Priyam Garg (168)[71] Saif Hassan (110)[71]
Most wickets Atit Sheth (8)[72] Abu Hider (8)[72]

In September 2019, Bangladesh Under-23 cricket team toured India to play a five-match one-day series against India Under-23 cricket team. All the matches were played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Originally the series was scheduled to be held at Raipur but the venue was changed to Lucknow due to inclement weather conditions in Raipur.[73] India Under-23 won the series 3−1.[74]

Match Date Batting 1st Batting 2nd Result
1st One-Day 20 September 2019[lower-alpha 1]  India U23
192/9 (50 overs)
 Bangladesh U23
158/9 (48.4 overs)
India U23
won by 34 Runs
2nd One-Day 21 September 2019  India U23
212/7 (36 overs)
 Bangladesh U23
149/2 (36 overs)
Bangladesh U23
won by 5 Runs
(DLS method)
3rd One-Day 23 September 2019  India U23
114/0 (22 overs)
 Bangladesh U23
124 (21.4 overs)
India U23
won by 49 Runs
(DLS method)
4th One-Day 25 September 2019  Bangladesh U23
201/6 (50 overs)
 India U23
202/6 (42.2 overs)
India U23
won by 4 Wickets
5th One-Day 27 September 2019  India U23 vs  Bangladesh U23 Match
abandoned
  1. Match was abandoned on originally scheduled day of 19 September and hence was played on reserve day of 20 September.[75]

Domestic Men's

Vinoo Mankad Trophy was held from October to November. Uttar Pradesh won the Vinoo Mankad Trophy.[76] Vijay Merchant Trophy is being held from October to December. Men's U23 One-Day League is being held from October to December. Men's U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy is being held in November. Cooch Behar Trophy will be held from November to February. Col C K Nayudu Trophy will be held from December to March. Vizzy Trophy will be held in March.[66]

During the season, BCCI also had to face serious issue of age fraud.[77] In September 2019, former India captain and Junior team coach Rahul Dravid said that the issue is "Seriously detrimental" to the health of sport and "leads to an erosion of culture".[78] BCCI relaxed the age fraud punishment during the second year of the punishment. Many BCCI member associations expressed shock over the decision.[79] BCCI also started a 24x7 helpline for reporting the age fraud.[80] Several players were suspended due to the age fraud.[81][82][83][84]

2019-20 (2019-20) India's Junior Men's domestic cricket season
Col C K Nayudu Trophy (U-23)
ChampionsVidarbha U-23
Runners-upMadhya Pradesh U-23
Men's U23 One-Day League (U-23)
ChampionsBengal U-23 Men's
Runners-upGujarat U-23 Men's
Cooch Behar Trophy (U-19)
ChampionsBaroda U-19 Men's
Runners-upVidarbha U-19 Men's
Vinoo Mankad Trophy (U-19)
ChampionsUttar Pradesh U-19 Men
Runners-upMumbai U-19 Men
Most runsKumar Kushagra (479)[85]
Most wicketsManishi Singh (19)[86]
Men's U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy (U-19)
ChampionsIndia A Men's
Runners-upIndia B Men's
Vijay Merchant Trophy (U-16)
ChampionsMumbai U-16 Men's
Runners-upPunjab U-16 Men's
2020–21
Dates Tournament Age-Group
(Matches Format)
Teams Format
(No. of Teams)
Tournament format
(No. of Matches)
Winners
4 October 2019-
5 November 2019
Vinoo Mankad
Trophy
Men's U-19
(One-Day)
Inter-state
(36 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(152 Matches)
Uttar Pradesh
U-19 Men
11 October 2019-
19 December 2019
Vijay Merchant
Trophy
Men's U-16
(Multi-Day)
Inter-state
(36 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(102 Matches)
Mumbai U-16 Men's
31 October 2019-
1 December 2019
Men's U23 One-Day
League
Men's U-23
(One-Day)
Inter-state
(36 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(160 Matches)
Bengal U-23 Men's
11 November 2019-
17 November 2019
Men's U19 One-Day
Challenger Trophy
Men's U-19
(One-Day)
National and Intra-national
(4 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(8 Matches)
India A Men's
22 November 2019-
15 February 2020
Cooch Behar
Trophy
Men's U-19
(Multi-Day)
Inter-state
(35 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(143 Matches)
Baroda U-19 Men's
11 December 2019-
14 March 2020
Col C K Nayudu
Trophy
Men's U-23
(Multi-Day)
Inter-state
(37 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(160 Matches)
Vidarbha U-23
19 March 2020-
25 March 2020
Vizzy Trophy Men's Inter-University
(One-Day)
Inter-zonal
(4 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(7 Matches)
Cancelled

Men's Under-23

The Under-23 age group will consist of Col C K Nayudu Trophy (Multi-day competition) and One-Day League.[20]


Col C K Nayudu Trophy

Col C K Nayudu Trophy will begin on 11 December 2019. The league stage will run till 17 February 2020. The knockouts will run from 22 February to 14 March 2020.[66] The tournament follows the group and knockout structure of Ranji Trophy.[20]


Men's U23 One-Day League
Men's U23 One-Day League
Dates31 October – 1 December 2019
Cricket formatMen's U-23 One-day
Participants36
Matches160
Official websitebcci.tv

Men's U23 One-Day League began on 31 October 2019. The league stage will run till 22 November 2019. The knockouts will run from 26 November to 1 December 2019.[66] The tournament follows the group and knockout structure of Vijay Hazare Trophy.[20]

League

Points table

Elite Group-A[87] Elite Group-B[87] Elite Group-C[87] Plate[87]
Pos Team Pts Pos Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts
1Punjab0 2Mumbai0 Chhattisgarh0 Assam0
4Maharashtra0 3Delhi0 Odisha0 Bihar0
5Vidarbha0 6Railways0 Himachal0 Nagaland0
8Karnataka0 7Andhra0 Saurashtra0 Manipur0
9Madhya Pradesh0 10Bengal0 Haryana0 Puducherry0
12Gujarat0 11Uttar Pradesh0 Hyderabad0 Arunachal Pradesh0
13Jammu & Kashmir0 14Rajasthan0 Goa0 Mizoram0
16Tamil Nadu0 15Kerala0 Tripura0 Sikkim0
17Baroda0 18Jharkhand0 Uttarakhand0 Meghalaya0
Chandigarh0
  •   Top five teams across Groups A and B will advance to the knockout stage. Top two teams from Group C will advance to the knockout stage and will be promoted to Groups A and B for the next season. Top team from Plate Group will advance to the knockout stage and will be promoted to Group C for the next season.
  •   The lowest-ranked two teams across Groups A and B will be relegated to the Group C for the next season. The lowest-ranked team from Group C will be relegated to the Plate Group for the next season.
Quarter-finals
26 November 2019
Scorecard
AB1
v
P1
26 November 2019
Scorecard
AB2
v
C2
27 November 2019
Scorecard
AB3
v
C1
27 November 2019
Scorecard
AB4
v
AB5
Semi-finals
29 November 2019
Scorecard
Winner of QF-1
v
Winner of QF-4
29 November 2019
Scorecard
Winner of QF-2
v
Winner of QF-3
Final
1 December 2019
Scorecard
Winner of SF-1
v
Winner of SF-2

Men's Inter-University

The Inter-University competition will consist of sole Vizzy Trophy tournament (One-day competition).[20]


Vizzy Trophy

Vizzy Trophy will be played from 19 March to 25 March 2020.[66] In the tournament, the zonal teams will play a round-robin group stage followed by the final.[20]


Men's Under-19

The Under-19 age group will consist of Cooch Behar Trophy (Multi-day competition), Vinoo Mankad Trophy (One-day competition) and One-Day Challenger Trophy.[20]


Cooch Behar Trophy

Cooch Behar Trophy will begin on 22 November 2019. The league stage will run till 20 January 2020. The knockouts will run from 26 January to 15 February 2020.[66] The tournament follows the group and knockout structure of Ranji Trophy.[20]


Vinoo Mankad Trophy
Vinoo Mankad Trophy
Dates4 October – 5 November 2019
Cricket formatMen's U-19 One-day
ChampionsUttar Pradesh U-19 Men
Runners-upMumbai U-19 Men
Participants36
Matches152
Most runsKumar Kushagra (479)[85]
Most wicketsManishi Singh (19)[86]
Official websitebcci.tv

Vinoo Mankad Trophy was stated to begin on 1 October 2019 but was changed to 4 October in the final schedule. The league stage ran till 26 October 2019. The knockouts ran from 31 October to 5 November 2019.[66] The tournament followed the group and knockout structure of Vijay Hazare Trophy.[20] Several cricketers from Bengal and Bihar were disqualified after caught of trying to do age fraud.[81][82] Uttar Pradesh defeated Mumbai by 6 Wickets in the final to win the tournament.[76]

League

Points table

Elite Group-A[88] Elite Group-B[88] Elite Group-C[88] Plate[88]
Pos Team Pts Pos Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts
2Madhya Pradesh28 1Uttar Pradesh30 Baroda28 Chandigarh32
3Mumbai24 5Karnataka20 Saurashtra18 Goa30
4Haryana24 6Delhi20 Bihar16 Uttarakhand28
7Tamil Nadu20 8Hyderabad18 Himachal14 Puducherry22
10Jharkhand18 9Punjab16 Assam12 Nagaland20
11Andhra16 12Gujarat14 Kerala12 Arunachal Pradesh16
13Vidarbha12 14Bengal12 Jammu & Kashmir10 Mizoram12
16Chhattisgarh4 15Rajasthan12 Odisha2 Sikkim8
18Maharashtra0 17Tripura0 Meghalaya8
Manipur4
  •   Top five teams across Groups A and B advanced to the knockout stage. Top two teams from Group C advanced to the knockout stage and were promoted to Groups A and B for the next season. Top team from Plate Group advanced to the knockout stage and were promoted to Group C for the next season.
  •   Bottom two teams across Groups A and B were relegated to the Group C for the next season. The bottom-ranked team from Group C were relegated to the Plate Group for the next season.
Quarter-finals
31 October 2019
Scorecard
Uttar Pradesh U-19 Men (AB1)
155 (41.5 overs)
v
Chandigarh U-19 Men (P1)
131 (44.4 overs)
Uttar Pradesh U-19 Men won by 24 Runs
Daly College Ground, Indore
31 October 2019
Scorecard
Saurashtra U-19 Men (C2)
277/6 (50 overs)
v
Madhya Pradesh U-19 Men (AB2)
105/3 (22.4 overs)
Saurashtra U-19 Men won by 24 Runs (VJD Method)
Emerald High School Ground, Indore
1 November 2019
Scorecard
Mumbai U-19 Men (AB3)
136 (36.4 overs)
v
Baroda U-19 Men (C1)
86 (31.2 overs)
Mumbai U-19 Men won by 50 Runs
Daly College Ground, Indore
1 November 2019
Scorecard
Haryana U-19 Men (AB4)
196/4 (23 overs)
v
Karnataka U-19 Men (AB5)
139 (19.2 overs)
Haryana U-19 Men won by 57 Runs
Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Semi-finals
3 November 2019
Scorecard
Uttar Pradesh U-19 Men (AB1)
132/9 (40 overs)
v
Haryana U-19 Men (AB4)
No Result (Uttar Pradesh U-19 Men qualified on the basis of more wins in the tournament)
Daly College Ground, Indore
3 November 2019
Scorecard
Mumbai U-19 Men (AB3)
12/1 (2 overs)
v
Saurashtra U-19 Men (C2)
No Result (Mumbai U-19 Men qualified on the basis of more wins in the tournament)
Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Final
5 November 2019
Scorecard
Mumbai U-19 Men (AB3)
195 (48.5 overs)
v
Uttar Pradesh U-19 Men (AB1)
198/4 (43.5 overs)
Uttar Pradesh won by 6 Wickets
Daly College Ground, Indore

Men's U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy
Men's U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy
Dates11 – 17 November 2019
Cricket formatU-19 One-day
Participants4
Matches8
Official websitebcci.tv

Men's U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy is being played from 11 to 17 November 2019 at Hyderabad. The tournament was initially scheduled to be held from 9 to 15 November 2019.[66] The tournament group stage will be round-robin followed by the final. A third-position play-off match was also added to the tournament.[20] Nepal A under-19 team marked the comeback of an international team in the tournament after being absent last season. Nepal A Under-19 team replaced India Green Under-19. India Red, Blue and Yellow Under-19 teams were replaced by India-A, B & C Under-19 teams respectively.

League
Team[89] P W L T NR Pts NRR
India A U-19 Men 000000±0.000
India B U-19 Men 000000±0.000
India C U-19 Men 000000±0.000
Nepal A U-19 Men 000000±0.000

  Top two teams advanced to the final

Third place play-off
17 November 2019
Scorecard
3rd Position
v
4th Position
Final
17 November 2019
Scorecard
1st Position
v
2nd Position

Men's Under-16

The Under-16 age group will consist of sole Vijay Merchant Trophy tournament (multi-day competition).[20]


Vijay Merchant Trophy
Vijay Merchant Trophy
Dates11 October – 19 December 2019
Cricket formatMen's U-16 Multi-Day
Participants36
Matches102
Official websitebcci.tv

Vijay Merchant Trophy began on 11 October 2019. The league stage will run till 20 November 2019. The knockouts will run from 25 November to 19 December 2019.[66] In the tournament's league stage, the teams compete in round-robin groups (based on Zonal Basis). The top two teams from each group will play in the knockouts.[20] Several cricketers from Mumbai and Kerala were disqualified after they failed the age fraud test.[83][84] Meghalaya's Nirdesh Baisoya took all 10 wickets in an innings in a league stage match against Nagaland.[90]

League

Points table

Central Zone[91] East Zone[91] North Zone[91] North-East Zone[91] South Zone[91] West Zone[91]
Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts
Uttar Pradesh0 Bengal0 Haryana0 Meghalaya0 Tamil Nadu0 Mumbai0
Madhya Pradesh0 Jharkhand0 Delhi0 Nagaland0 Karnataka0 Maharashtra0
Vidarbha0 Odisha0 Punjab0 Manipur0 Andhra0 Saurashtra0
Chhattisgarh0 Bihar0 Himachal0 Mizoram0 Kerala0 Gujarat0
Rajasthan0 Tripura0 Jammu & Kashmir0 Arunachal Pradesh0 Hyderabad0 Baroda0
Uttarakhand0 Assam0 Chandigarh0 Sikkim0 Puducherry0
Goa0
Pre-Quarter-finals
25–28 November 2019
Scorecard

v

25–28 November 2019
Scorecard

v

25–28 November 2019
Scorecard

v
North-East 1
25–28 November 2019
Scorecard

v
North-East 2
Quarter-finals
2–5 December 2019
Scorecard
Draw 1
v
Winner Of PQF1
2–5 December 2019
Scorecard
Draw 2
v
Winner Of PQF2
2–5 December 2019
Scorecard
Draw 3
v
Winner Of PQF3
2–5 December 2019
Scorecard
Draw 4
v
Winner Of PQF4
Semi-finals
9–12 December 2019
Scorecard
Winner Of QF1
v
Winner Of QF4
9–12 December 2019
Scorecard
Winner Of QF2
v
Winner Of QF3
Final
16–19 December 2019
Scorecard
Winner Of SF1
v
Winner Of SF2

Domestic Women's

Women's U23 T20 League is being held from November to December. Women's U23 T20 Challenger Trophy will be held in December. Women's U23 One-Day League will be held from January to February. Women's U19 One-Day League will be held from February to March. Women's U23 One-Day Challenger Trophy will be held in March. Women's U19 T20 League will be held from March to April.Women's U19 T20 Challenger Trophy will be held in April. U19 T20 League and Challenger Trophy were initially scheduled to be held in October to November and November to December, respectively, but were rescheduled.[66]

2019-20 (2019-20) India's Junior Women's domestic cricket season
Women's U23 T20 League
ChampionsMumbai U23 women
Runners-upJharkhand U23 women
Women's U23 T20 Challenger Trophy
ChampionsIndia B U23 women
Runners-upIndia C U23 women
2020–21
Dates Tournament Age-Group
(Matches Format)
Teams Format
(No. of Teams)
Tournament format
(No. of Matches)
Winners
12 November 2019-
5 December 2019
Women's U23
T20 League
Women's U-23
(Twenty20)
Inter-state
(37 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(142 Matches)
Mumbai U23
11 December 2019-
15 December 2019
Women's U23 T20
Challenger Trophy
Women's U-23
(Twenty20)
Intra-national
(3 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(4 Matches)
India B U23
24 January 2020-
29 March 2020
Women's U23
One-Day
League
Women's U-23
(One-Day)
Inter-state
(37 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(160 Matches)
Cancelled
19 February 2020-
21 March 2020
Women's U19
One-Day
League
Women's U-19
(One-Day)
Inter-state
(36 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(152 Matches)
Cancelled
3 April 2020-
7 April 2020
Women's U23
One-Day
Challenger Trophy
Women's U-23
(One-Day)
Intra-national
(3 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(4 Matches)
Cancelled
27 March 2020-
19 April 2020
Women's U19
T20 League
Women's U-19
(Twenty20)
Inter-state
(36 Teams)
Round-robin
and Playoff format
(135 Matches)
Cancelled
24 April 2020-
27 April 2020
Women's U19 T20
Challenger Trophy
Women's U-19
(Twenty20)
Intra-national
(3 Teams)
Round-robin
and Finals
(4 Matches)
Cancelled

Under-23

The Under-23 age group will consist of One-Day League, One-Day Challenger Trophy, T20 League and T20 Challenger Trophy.[20]


Women's U23 One-Day League

Women's U23 One-Day League will begin on 24 January 2020. The league stage will run till 15 February 2020. The knockouts will run from 19 February to 24 February 2020.[66] The tournament follows the group and knockout structure of Vijay Hazare Trophy.[20]


Women's U23 One-Day Challenger Trophy

Women's U23 One-Day Challenger Trophy will be played from 1 to 5 March 2020.[66] The tournament group stage will be round-robin followed by the final.[20]


Women's U23 T20 League
Women's U23 T20 League
Dates12 November – 5 December 2019
Cricket formatWomen's U-23 T20
Participants37
Matches142
Official websitebcci.tv

Women's U23 T20 League began on 12 November 2019. The league stage will run till 21 November. The super league stage will be played from 25 November to 1 December. The knockouts will be played from 3 to 5 December 2019.[66] The tournament follows the group, super league and knockout structure of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[20] Before the start of tournament, Bengal's selectors met with a road accident while going for the selection trial for the tournament.[92]

League

Points table

Group A[93] Group B[93] Group C[93] Group D[93] Group E[93]
Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts
Railways0 Vidarbha0 Baroda0 Bengal0 Mumbai0
Delhi0 Punjab0 Gujarat0 Odisha0 Maharashtra0
Kerala0 Madhya Pradesh0 Jharkhand0 Himachal Pradesh0 Rajasthan0
Assam0 Uttar Pradesh0 Haryana0 Andhra0 Hyderabad0
Tripura0 Karnataka0 Saurashtra0 Goa0 Puducherry0
Uttarakhand0 Jammu & Kashmir0 Nagaland0 Chhattisgarh0 Tamil Nadu0
Bihar0 Meghalaya0 Manipur0 Arunachal Pradesh0 Sikkim0
Chandigarh0 Mizoram0
Super League

Points table

  •  Top 2 teams from both the groups advances to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
3 December 2019
Scorecard
SL Group A1
v
SL Group B2
3 December 2019
Scorecard
SL Group A2
v
SL Group B1
Final
5 December 2019
Scorecard
Winner of SF1
v
Winner of SF2

Women's U23 T20 Challenger Trophy

Women's U23 T20 Challenger Trophy will be played from 11 to 15 December 2019.[66] The tournament group stage will be round-robin followed by the final.[20]


Under-19

The Under-19 age group will consist of One-Day League, T20 League and T20 Challenger Trophy.[20]


Women's U19 One-Day League

Women's U19 One-Day League will begin on 19 February 2020. The league stage will run till 12 March 2020. The knockouts will run from 16 to 21 March 2020.[66] The tournament follows the group and knockout structure of Vijay Hazare Trophy.[20]


Women's U19 T20 League

Women's U19 T20 League will begin on 27 March to 19 April 2020. It was initially scheduled to be held from 31 October to 23 November 2019 but was rescheduled.[66] The tournament follows the group, super league and knockout structure of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[20]


Women's U19 T20 Challenger Trophy

Women's U19 T20 Challenger Trophy will be played from 24 to 27 April 2020. It was initially scheduled to be held from 28 November to 2 December 2019 but was rescheduled.[66] The tournament group stage will be round-robin followed by the final.[20]

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