BCCI announces the return of domestic cricket for 2021-22 season, confirms schedule

The season is set to commence on September 21.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for the 2021-22 domestic season. Last season, not much cricket was played in India due to outbreak of COVID-19. However, this time around, the whole season has been announced with Senior Men’s, Women’s, U19, U23 – all players to be in action from September 2021 to April 2022.

The season is set to commence on September 21 this year with the Senior Women’s One Day League and will be followed by the Senior Women’s One Day Challenger Trophy, which will take place from October 27, 2021. As for Senior Men, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, T20 tournament, will get underway on October 20 with the final to be played on November 12.

The coveted first-class tournament, Ranji Trophy, was cancelled last season due to complexities in maintaining the bio-bubble. However, the competition will take place this season and will be played in a three-month window from November 16, 2021 to February 19, 2022. Vijay Hazare Trophy, Men’s One-Day competition, is set to be played from February 23, 2022 to March 26, 2022 which will be the end of the season.

Total 2127 matches to be played

BCCI has also confirmed that overall 2127 matches will be played across all levels in the next domestic season which is a huge boost to the cricketers in the country. The board is also confident that all the matches can be organised safely.

“A total of 2127 domestic games will be played this season across various age groups in the men’s & women’s category.The BCCI is confident of hosting the domestic season with health and safety of players and all people involved being paramount,” the board said in a statement.

Here’s the complete breakdown of the domestic schedule for 2021-22 season

Men’s

CategoryTournamentStart DateEnd DateNo. of Matches
Men’s SeniorSyed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy20 October, 202112 November 2021149
Ranji Trophy16 November, 202119 February, 2022177
Vijay Hazare Trophy23 February 202226 March, 2022169
Men’s U23CK Nayudu Trophy18 November 202112 February, 2022160
Mens State A One-Day23 February, 202226 March, 2022160
Men’s U19Vinoo Mankad Trophy28 September, 202129 October, 2021152
Men’s U19 One-Day Challenger3 November, 20219 November, 20217
Men’s U16Cooch Behar Trophy14 November, 20217 February, 2022152
Vijay Merchant Trophy U161 October, 20216 December, 2021102

Women’s

CategoryTournamentStart DateEnd DateNo. of Matches
Women’s SeniorOne-Day League21 September, 202122 October, 2021160
One-Day Challenger Trophy27 October, 202131 October, 20214
T20 League19 March, 202211 April, 2022142
Women’s U23T20 League17 January, 20227 February, 2022142
One-Day League11 February, 202215 March, 2022160
Women’s U19One-Day League1 October, 202131 October, 2021152
T20 League4 November, 202127 November, 2021135
One-Day Challenger Trophy1 December, 20215 December, 20214

How are the teams split in groups in One-Day and Multi-Day tournaments?

CategoryTournamentNo. of TeamsElite AElite BElite CPlate
Men’s SeniorVijay Hazare Trophy38991010
Ranji Trophy38991010
Men’s U23CK Nayudu Trophy3799910
State One-Day League3799910
Men’s U19Vinoo Mankad Trophy3699810
Cooch Behar Trophy3699810
Women’s SeniorOne-Day League3799910
Women’s U23One-Day League3699810
Women’s U19One-Day League3699810

How are the teams split in T20 tournaments?

CategoryTournamentNo. of TeamsGroup AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup E
Men’s SeniorSyed Mushtaq Ali Trophy3877888
Women’s SeniorT20 league3777788
Women’s U23T20 League3677778
Women’s U19T20 League3677778

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