1972–73 Duleep Trophy

1972–73 Duleep Trophy
Dates10 November 1972 – 26 November 1972
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsCentral Zone (7th title)
Participants5
Matches4
Most runsAjit Wadekar (WZ) (322)[1]
Most wicketsPandurang Salgaoncar (WZ) (18)[2]

The 1972–73 Duleep Trophy was the 12th 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.

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

Results

Quarterfinal Semifinals Final
         
East Zone
Central Zone FIL
North Zone
East Zone FIL
Central Zone
West Zone W
South Zone
West Zone W

Final

24–26 November 1972
Scorecard
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246 (87.3 overs)
Kailash Gattani 46*
Pandurang Salgaoncar 7/72
530/7 dec (127 overs)
Ajit Wadekar 171
Ashok Jagdale 2/90
112 (38.3 overs)
Ashok Jagdale 45
Abdul Ismail 3/30
West Zone won by an innings and 172 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
  • Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Duleep Trophy 1972/73 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Bowling in Duleep Trophy 1972/73 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2016.