Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy

The Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series between India and Bangladesh. It was first awarded in 2017. The trophy is dedicated to the two great captains of the two countries, Sourav Ganguly and Naimur Rahman Durjoy.[3][4][5]

Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy
Countries Bangladesh
 India
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
FormatTest cricket
First edition2017
Latest edition2019–20
Next edition2022–23
Tournament formatTest Series
Current trophy holder India
Most successful India (2 win)
Most runs Virat Kohli (378)[1]
Most wickets Ishant Sharma (15)
Umesh Yadav (15)[2]
TVStar Sports
2019–20

Background

The Bangladesh Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India determined in 2016 that all future bilateral tours of their sides shall be contested over the Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy. The naming of the series has, much like other named series, helped to offer Test series between the two nations an emotional and auspicious feeling.

The first Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy was contested as a single-match series in February 2017. India emerged as the victor, with Indian captain Virat Kohli top-scoring and claiming the man of the series award.

The second Ganguly–Durjoy trophy consisting 2 tests were played in November 2019. Alongside that Bangladesh played three T20Is. This was the first time Bangladesh played multiple matches in different formats in a bi-lateral series in India.[6]

List of Test series
SeasonHostFirst MatchTestsIndiaBangladeshDrawn Result Holder Player of the series
2017 India9 February 20171100 India  India Virat Kohli
2019 India14 November 20192200 India  India Ishant Sharma
2022–23 BangladeshNovember 20222TBD

Statistics

Highest team total
ScoreOversInningsTeamVenueDate
687/6d1661stIndiaRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, HyderabadFeb 9-13, 2017

[7]

Lowest team total
ScoreOversInningsTeamVenueDate
10630.31stBangladeshEden Gardens, KolkataNov 22–24, 2019

[8]

Most runs
Sl.BatsmanMatInnRunsAvg.HS100s/50sSpan
Virat Kohli3437894.52042/02017-19

[7][9][8]

Most wickets
Sl.BowlerMatInnWicketsAvg.Econ.5WI/10WMSpan
Ishant Sharma361515.872.941/02017-19
Umesh Yadav361519.803.431/02017-19

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See also

References
  1. "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / TEST MATCHES / BATTING RECORDS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / TEST MATCHES / BOWLING RECORDS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Reports: India-Bangladesh Test encounter this year to be called Durjoy-Ganguly Trophy". 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  4. Staff, CricketCountry (2016-05-26). "India vs Bangladesh 2016 Test series to be named Ganguly-Durjoy Trophy". Cricket Country. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  5. Staff, CricketCountry (2016-06-09). "India to play one-off Test vs Bangladesh at Hyderabad". Cricket Country. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  6. "Tests against South Africa and Bangladesh in India's 2019-20 home season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "India vs Bangladesh Only Test". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. "India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test (D/N), 2019". espncricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. "India vs Bangladesh 1st Test, 2019". espncricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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