EXCLUSIVE: From Ranji Trophy to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, here's complete schedule for India's 2025–26 domestic season

The schedule for India's upcoming 2025-2026 domestic cricket season has been revealed amidst the BCCI's 28th Apex Council meeting. The action-packed India's domestic season 2025-2026 will kick off with the prestigious Duleep Trophy, followed by the Irani Cup. Ranji Trophy will then kick off with all pomp and show, with the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy being played in between.

The prestigious Ranji Trophy will continue to be structured in two distinct phases. The first phase of the tournament is scheduled to get underway on October 15 and will run until November 19. Following a break, the second phase of the Ranji Trophy will resume on January 22.

This decision to conduct the tournament in two stages was made by the BCCI apex council during their meeting on Saturday, June 14. The primary rationale behind this phase-wise approach is to facilitate better workload management for the players, ensuring sufficient rest and recovery periods between the intense phases of the competition.

In women's domestic cricket, the players will first participate in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy in October. This will be followed by the One Day Trophy and then the Inter-Zonal One Day Trophy. Thus, the upcoming domestic cricket season in India, starting in October 2025, will conclude in the middle weeks of March next year. All tournaments will be held within this window, as the IPL 2026 season is likely to begin towards the end of March.

Here's the complete schedule for Indian domestic cricket 2025-2026 season:

Tournament	Category	League (Start Date)	League (End Date)	Knockout (Start Date)	Knockout (End Date)
DULEEP TROPHY	Men's Seniors	_	_	28-Aug-25	15-Sep-25
IRANI CUP	Men's Seniors	_	_	01-Oct-25	05-Oct-25
RANJI TROPHY ELITE	Men's Seniors	15-Oct-25 to 19-Nov-25 (Phase 1)	22-Jan-26 to 01-Feb-26 (Phase 2)	06-Feb-26	28-Feb-26
RANJI TROPHY PLATE	Men's Seniors	15-Oct-25	19-Nov-25	22-Jan-26	26-Jan-26
SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY ELITE	Men's Seniors	26-Nov-25	08-Dec-25	12-Dec-25	18-Dec-25
SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY PLATE	Men's Seniors	26-Nov-25	04-Dec-25	06-Dec-25	06-Dec-25
VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY ELITE	Men's Seniors	24-Dec-25	08-Jan-26	12-Jan-26	18-Jan-26
VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY PLATE	Men's Seniors	24-Dec-25	03-Jan-26	06-Jan-26	06-Jan-26
COL. C K NAYUDU TROPHY ELITE	Men's U-23	16-Oct-25 to 05-Nov-25 (Phase 1)	23-Jan-26 to 16-Feb-26 (Phase 2)	21-Feb-26	12-Mar-26
COL. C K NAYUDU TROPHY PLATE	Men's U-23	16-Oct-25 to 05-Nov-25 (Phase 1)	23-Jan-26 to 02-Feb-26 (Phase 2)	06-Feb-26	09-Feb-26
MENS U23 STATE A TROPHY ELITE	Men's U-23	09-Nov-25	21-Nov-25	25-Nov-25	01-Dec-25
MENS U23 STATE A TROPHY PLATE	Men's U-23	09-Nov-25	17-Nov-25	19-Nov-25	19-Nov-25
VINOO MANKAD TROPHY ELITE	Men's U-19	09-Oct-25	17-Oct-25	25-Oct-25	01-Nov-25
VINOO MANKAD TROPHY PLATE	Men's U-19	09-Oct-25	17-Oct-25	19-Oct-25	19-Oct-25
MENS U19 ONE DAY CHALLENGER TROPHY	Men's U-19	05-Nov-25	09-Nov-25	11-Nov-25	11-Nov-25
COOCH BEHAR TROPHY ELITE	Men's U-19	16-Nov-25	19-Dec-25	24-Dec-25	20-Jan-26
COOCH BEHAR TROPHY PLATE	Men's U-19	16-Nov-25	19-Dec-25	24-Dec-25	27-Dec-25
VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY ELITE	Men's U-16	07-Dec-25	31-Dec-25	04-Jan-26	28-Jan-26
VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY PLATE	Men's U-16	07-Dec-25	31-Dec-25	04-Jan-26	07-Jan-26

Women's Domestic cricket schedule for 2025-2025 season:

Senior Women's T20 Trophy - October 8th to October 31st
Senior Women's Inter-Zonal T20 Trophy - November 4th to November 14th
Senior Women's One Day Trophy - February 6th to February 28th
Senior Women's Inter-Zonal One Day Trophy - February 6th to February 16th
Senior Women's Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy - March 20th to April 3rd
Women's Under-23 T-20 Trophy - November 24th to December 11th
Women's Under-23 One Day Trophy - March 3rd to March 22nd
Women's Under-19 T-20 Trophy - October 26th to November 12th
Women's Under-19 One Day Trophy - December 13th to January 1st
Women's Under-15 One Day Trophy - January 2nd to January 21st
Vizzy Trophy - March 1st to March 7th