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Duleep Trophy stat look: Most runs, wickets, wins

By Mumbai Indians

Are you ready, Paltan? It is time to gear up for yet another domestic cricket season as the Duleep trophy kicks off on September 5 at Bangalore and Anantapur. The zonal rivalry will take a pause as this year’s tournament will feature four teams, with players being selected not based on their states.

As we start our red-ball cricket fascination, let us also satiate the stats geek within us who is constantly on the lookout for numbers. From the top run-getter to the most successful team, here is all you need to know about the 60-year history of the Duleep Trophy.

Most runs in Duleep Trophy

Player

Zone

Matches

Runs

Wasim Jaffer

West Zone

30

2545

Vikram Rathour

North Zone

25

2265

Anshuman Gaekwad

West Zone

26

2004

Ajay Sharma

North Zone

26

1961

Aakash Chopra

Central Zone/North Zone

24

1918

Most wickets in Duleep Trophy

Player

Zone

Matches

Wickets

Narendra Hirwani

Central Zone

29

126

Sairaj Bahutule

West Zone

30

112

BS Chandrasekhar

South Zone

24

99

S Venkataraghavan

South Zone

26

95

EAS Prasanna

South Zone

24

83

Most Duleep Trophy titles

Team

Number of Duleep Trophy titles

West Zone

19

North Zone

18

South Zone

14

Central Zone

6

East Zone

2

Recent winners of Duleep Trophy

Year

Team

Player of the Final

2023

South Zone

Vidwath Kaverappa

2022

West Zone

Yashasvi Jaiswal

2019

India Red

Abhimanyu Easwaran

2018

India Blue

Nikhil Gangta

2017

India Red

Washington Sundar 

2016

India Blue

Cheteshwar Pujara

2014

Central Zone

KL Rahul

2013

South Zone/North Zone (shared)

No Result*

2012

East Zone

Ishank Jaggi

2011-12

East Zone

Wriddhiman Saha

2011

South Zone

S Badrinath

2010

West Zone

Yusuf Pathan