1965–66 Duleep Trophy

1965–66 Duleep Trophy

Dates	23 October 1965 – 26 December 1965
Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	South Zone (2nd title)
Participants	5
Matches	4
Most runs	Abbas Ali Baig (SZ) (302)[1]
Most wickets	B. S. Chandrasekhar (SZ) (16)[2]

The 1965–66 Duleep Trophy was the fifth season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.

South Zone won the title, defeating Central Zone in the final.

Results

Quarterfinal

Semifinals

Final

South Zone

FIL

West Zone

South Zone

FIL

North Zone

South Zone

W

Central Zone

East Zone

Central Zone

FIL

Final

25–26 December 1965 Scorecard

Central Zone	v	South Zone
123 (58 overs) Salim Durani 36 E. A. S. Prasanna 6/19		310 (78.3 overs) Budhi Kunderan 100 Salim Durani 5/120
167 (50.4 overs) Salim Durani 40 B. S. Chandrasekhar 5/39

South Zone won by an innings and 20 runs Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras

• Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "Batting and Fielding in Duleep Trophy 1965/66 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
2. "Bowling in Duleep Trophy 1965/66 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

External links

• Series home at CricketArchive