The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that there will be two Irani Cup matches in the upcoming months. The board also revealed that Kolkata and Ahmedabad will host the knockout stages of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) and Vijay Hazare Trophy, respectively.

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy will take place from October 11 to November 5 while the Vijay Hazare one-day competition will run from November 12 to December 2.

Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, Punjab, and Jaipur will host the league stage of SMAT while Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, and Ranchi will stage the Vijay Hazare league fixtures.

This will be the first time BCCI conducts a full domestic season since 2020 when the pandemic caused a complete halt to cricket in India and 2021 had a truncated domestic season.

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In other news, BCCI will host two Irani Cup ties will be held at the start and end of the season. 2020 Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra will host the Rest of India from October 1-5 while current champions Madhya Pradesh host ROI from March 1-5 next year, as per the schedule shared by BCCI to state units.

The inaugural women's under-15 event will be played from December 26 to January 12 across five venues including Bangalore, Ranchi, Rajkot, Indore, Raipur, and Pune.

"BCCI is glad to announce a girls U-15 One Day tournament. This tournament is introduced to create a pathway for our youngsters which will help introduce fresh talent," read a BCCI note to state units.

The domestic season will commence with the Duleep Trophy in September 8 to 25. The Ranji Trophy will return to the traditional home and away format and will run from December 12 to February 20.

(PTI inputs)