The Prof. D.B. Deodhar Trophy or simply Deodhar Trophy (also known as IDFC First Bank Deodhar Trophy due to sponsorship reasons), is a List A cricket domestic cricket tournament of India. It is named after D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the three national level teams – India A, India B and India C. India B are the current champions, winning the 2019–20 after defeating India C by 51 runs in the final.
History and format The competition was introduced in 1973–74 season as an inter-zonal tournament. From 1973–74 to 2014–15, two zonal teams played in a quarter-final, with the winner joining the other three zonal teams in the semi-finals. From there, it was a simple knockout tournament. From 2015–16 to 2017–18, the winners of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India A and India B play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.
From 2018 to 2019, India A, India B and India C play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams progress to the finals.
Past winners Season Winner 1973–74South Zone 1974–75 1975–76West Zone 1976–77Central Zone 1977–78North Zone 1978–79South Zone 1979–80West Zone 1980–81South Zone 1981–82 1982–83West Zone 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87North Zone 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91West Zone 1991–92South Zone 1992–93East Zone 1993–94 1994–95Central Zone 1995–96North Zone 1996–97East Zone 1997–98North Zone 1998–99Central Zone 1999–2000North Zone 2000–01South Zone andCentral Zone (shared) 2001–02South Zone 2002–03North Zone 2003–04East Zone 2004–05North Zone 2005–06 2006–07West Zone 2007–08Central Zone 2008–09West Zone 2009–10North Zone 2010–11 2011–12West Zone 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15East Zone 2015–16India A 2016–17Tamil Nadu 2017–18India B 2018–19India C 2019–20 India B 2023–24 South Zone
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