History of cricket in India from 1985–86 to 2000

(Redirected from 1993-94 Indian cricket season)

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1985–86 season to 2000.

Events

From the 1993–94 season, the Duleep Trophy was converted from a knockout competition to a league format.

Several team names and spellings were altered during the 1990s when traditional Indian names were introduced to replace those that were associated with the British Raj. Most notably, Bombay became Mumbai and the famous venue of Madras became Chennai.

Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

1985–86 – Delhi
1986–87 – Hyderabad
1987–88 – Tamil Nadu
1988–89 – Delhi
1989–90 – Bengal
1990–91 – Haryana
1991–92 – Delhi
1992–93 – Punjab
1993–94 – Bombay
1994–95 – Bombay
1995–96 – Karnataka
1996–97 – Mumbai
1997–98 – Karnataka
1998–99 – Karnataka
1999–2000 – Mumbai

Duleep Trophy winners

1985–86 – West Zone
1986–87 – South Zone
1987–88 – North Zone
1988–89 – North Zone & 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 & West Zone (shared)
1998–99 – Central Zone
1999–2000 – North Zone

International tours of India

1986–87 Australia

1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – tied match
2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn

1986–87 Sri Lanka

1st Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – India won by an innings and 106 runs
3rd Test at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack – India won by an innings and 67 runs

1990–91 Sri Lanka

1st Test at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh – India won by an innings and 8 runs

1991–92 South Africa

This tour marked South Africa's return to official international cricket. A series of three Limited Overs Internationals was won 2–1 by India.

For details of this tour, see : South African cricket team in India in 1991–92

1992–93 England

1st Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 8 wickets
2nd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by an innings and 22 runs
3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by an innings and 15 runs

For details of this tour, see : English cricket team in India in 1992–93

1992–93 Zimbabwe

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by an innings and 13 runs

1993–94 Sri Lanka

1st Test at KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow – India won by an innings and 119 runs
2nd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by an innings and 95 runs
3rd Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – India won by an innings and 17 runs

1994–95 West Indies

1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 96 runs
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn
3rd Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – West Indies won by 243 runs

1995–96 New Zealand

1st Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by 8 wickets
2nd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn
3rd Test at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack – match drawn

1996–97 Australia

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 7 wickets

1996–97 South Africa

1st Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – India won by 64 runs
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – South Africa won by 329 runs
3rd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 280 runs

1997–98 Sri Lanka

1st Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn
3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – match drawn

1997–98 Australia

1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – India won by 179 runs
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by an innings and 219 runs
3rd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Australia won by 8 wickets

1998–99 Pakistan

1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – Pakistan won by 12 runs
2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 212 runs

1999–2000 New Zealand

1st Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 8 wickets
3rd Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn

1999–2000 South Africa

1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – South Africa Won by 4 wickets
2nd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – South Africa won by an innings and 71 runs

External sources

CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India

History of cricket in India to 1918	1918–19 to 1945 1945–46 to 1960 1960–61 to 1970 1970–71 to 1985 1985–86 to 2000
History of cricket in India from 2000–01	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Teams

National

State-level

Central Zone (Men, Women)	Chhattisgarh (Men, Women) Madhya Pradesh (Men, Women) Railways (Men, Women) Rajasthan (Men, Women) Uttar Pradesh (Men, Women) Uttarakhand (Men, Women) Vidarbha (Men, Women)
East Zone (Men, Women)	Assam (Men, Women) Bengal (Men, Women) Bihar (Men, Women) Jharkhand (Men, Women) Odisha (Men, Women) Tripura (Men, Women)
North Zone (Men, Women)	Chandigarh (Men, Women) Delhi (Men, Women) Haryana (Men, Women) Himachal Pradesh (Men, Women) Jammu and Kashmir (Men, Women) Services (Men) Punjab (Men, Women)
North East Zone (Men, Women)	Arunachal Pradesh (Men, Women) Manipur (Men, Women) Meghalaya (Men, Women) Mizoram (Men, Women) Nagaland (Men, Women) Sikkim (Men, Women)
South Zone (Men, Women)	Andhra (Men, Women) Hyderabad (Men, Women) Karnataka (Men, Women) Kerala (Men, Women) Tamil Nadu (Men, Women) Pondicherry (Men, Women)
West Zone (Men, Women)	Baroda (Men, Women) Goa (Men, Women) Gujarat (Men, Women) Maharashtra (Men, Women) Mumbai (Men, Women) Saurashtra (Men, Women)

IPL/WPL

First-class

Ranji Trophy	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Duleep Trophy	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023 2024–25
Irani Cup	1959–60 1962–63 1963–64 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2023–24

List A

Deodhar Trophy	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2019–20 2023
Vijay Hazare Trophy	1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Senior Women's One Day Trophy	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Senior Women's Challenger Trophy	2008–09 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2015 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 ~~2019–20~~ 2021–22

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