1996–97 Duleep Trophy
Cricket tournament
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The 1996–97 Duleep Trophy was the 36th 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.
Dates20 November – 8 December 1996
AdministratorBCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament formatKnockout
| Dates | 20 November – 8 December 1996 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Central Zone (2nd title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Most runs | Rahul Sapru (CZ) (347)[1] |
| Most wickets | Obaid Kamal (CZ) (14)[2] |
Central Zone won the title, defeating South Zone in the final. It was their second win in 25 years.[3]
Results
| Quarterfinal | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| North Zone | ||||||||||||||
| South Zone | W | |||||||||||||
| North Zone | FIL | |||||||||||||
| East Zone | ||||||||||||||
| South Zone | ||||||||||||||
| Central Zone | W | |||||||||||||
| Central Zone | FIL | |||||||||||||
| West Zone | ||||||||||||||
Final
4–8 December 1996 Scorecard |
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- South Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Rahul Sapru (Central Zone), and Amit Pathak and Sadagoppan Ramesh (both South Zone) passed 5,000, 2,000 and 1,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.[4]
- K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (South Zone) claimed his 200th wicket in first-class cricket.[4]
