Ishan Kishan led East Zone to the Duleep Trophy 2026-27 title on Thursday after the side drew against South Zone in Chennai.
The team’s massive 708-run total in the first innings allowed it to secure a lead worth 372 runs which settled the contest despite not reaching an outright result.
This was only the third instance of East Zone winning the title. It’s previous two triumphs came in succession more than a decade ago — in 2011/12 and 2012/13.
Year-wise winners of Duleep Trophy
- 1961/62 – West Zone
- 1962/63 – West Zone
- 1963/64 – South Zone and West Zone (shared)
- 1964/65 – West Zone
- 1965/66 – South Zone
- 1966/67 – South Zone
- 1967/68 – South Zone
- 1968/69 – West Zone
- 1969/70 – West Zone
- 1970/71 – South Zone
- 1971/72 – Central Zone
- 1972/73 – West Zone
- 1973/74 – North Zone
- 1974/75 – South Zone
- 1975/76 – South Zone
- 1976/77 – West Zone
- 1977/78 – West Zone
- 1978/79 – North Zone
- 1979/80 – North Zone
- 1980/81 – West Zone
- 1981/82 – West Zone
- 1982/83 – North Zone
- 1983/84 – North Zone
- 1984/85 – South Zone
- 1985/86 – West Zone
- 1986/87 – South Zone
- 1987/88 – North Zone
- 1988/89 – North Zone and West Zone (shared)
- 1989/90 – South Zone
- 1990/91 – North Zone
- 1991/92 – North Zone
- 1992/93 – North Zone
- 1993/94* – North Zone
- 1994/95* – North Zone
- 1995/96* – South Zone
- 1996/97 – Central Zone
- 1997/98 – Central Zone and West Zone (shared)
- 1998/99 – Central Zone
- 1999/00 – North Zone
- 2000/01* – North Zone
- 2001/02* – West Zone
- 2002/03* – Elite C
- 2003/04 – North Zone
- 2004/05 – Central Zone
- 2005/06 – West Zone
- 2006/07 – North Zone
- 2007/08 – North Zone
- 2008/09 – West Zone
- 2009/10 – West Zone
- 2010/11 – South Zone
- 2011/12 – East Zone
- 2012/13 – East Zone
- 2013/14 – North Zone and South Zone (shared)
- 2014/15 – Central Zone
- 2015/16 – No competition
- 2016/17 – India Blue
- 2017/18 – India Red
- 2018/19 – India Blue
- 2019/20 – India Red
- 2020/21 – No competition
- 2021/22 – No competition
- 2022/23 – West Zone
- 2023 – South Zone
- 2024/25* – India A
- 2025/26 – Central Zone
- 2026/27 – East Zone
