Duleep Trophy 2024 Team B Schedule, Squad, Venues, Date Time in IST, Captain, Vice Captain, Match List

Duleep Trophy 2024 is all set to commence on September 5 and Team B commences their journey with the clash against Team A. Team B, led by Abhimanyu Easwaran, will clash with Team A in the tournament opener in Anantpur stadium.

Duleep Trophy 2024 comprises a total of 4 teams that will battle with each other for the title. So far, only the schedule for the first round has been released where these teams will play 4-day matches with each other team.

Team B will face Team C in their second game from September 12 to Sept 15. Later, they will clash with Team D in their final game of the opening round from September 19 to 22.

After the first round, the top two teams in the points table will qualify for the final of Duleep Trophy 2024.

Last season, South Zone was the winner of the tournament. This time, there are no Zones and all teams are only named A, B, C, D.

All these teams have popular national players and domestic members. Some of them are quite popular in the Indian Premier League too. Below we glance at Team B's full schedule, full squad, and SWOT analysis ahead of Duleep Trophy 2024.

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Duleep Trophy 2024 Team B Schedule, Squad, Venues, Date Time in IST, Captain, Vice Captain, Match List

Duleep Trophy 2024 Team B Schedule

Duleep Trophy 2024 Team B Captain and Vice-Captain

Abhimanyu Easwaran is the captain of Team B in the Duleep Trophy 2024. They have not named a vice-captain so far and will only name one if Easwaran leaves the tournament due to an injury or national duty.

Duleep Trophy 2024 Team B Squad

Below is the full squad of Team B led by Abhimanyu Easwaran in the tournament.

Team B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK).

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Duleep Trophy 2024 Team B SWOT Analysis

If we glance at the Team B squad in detail, we see that they have only one experienced powerful batsman in the top order, Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-handed batsman is one of the emerging openers for Team India and is a dominant batter in Tests.

Abhimanyu Easwaran is also a powerful batsman in the domestic circuit but lacks international experience. Among all-rounders, Team B has gemstones like Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar, who have a lot of experience in international cricket. Rishabh Pant is also a powerful wicketkeeper for the side.

In the pace department, Team B has two big names, Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar. While Siraj has been a regular member of the Indian Team in Tests for the last few years, Mukesh Kumar has gained a lot of limelight in the last few years. Yash Dayal is the third pacer but he lacks international exposure.

Among spinners, R Sai Kishore and Rahul Chahar are two key names in the squad. Although they have good IPL experience, they lack international experience. However, players with expertise in domestic stadiums have a lot of value in Duleep Trophy 2024.

Ultimately, we can conclude that Abhimanyu Easwaran-led Team B has a powerful set of all-rounders and middle-order batsmen. They have a strong pace attack but lack experienced members in the spin department.