Countries | India |
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Administrator | BCCI |
Format | First-class cricket |
Latest edition | 2023–24 |
Next edition | 2024–25 |
Current champion | Mumbai U-16 |
The Vijay Merchant Trophy is a domestic cricket championship played in India between under-16 teams representing various state and regional cricket associations. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is named after India's first-class cricket dominated cricketer Vijay Merchant.[1] Each match is played over four-days.
The following teams have won the tournament:
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
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2009-10 | |||
2010-11 | |||
2011-12 | |||
2012-13 | Match Drawn
(Mumbai U-16 & Delhi U-16) |
[2] | |
2013-14 | Madhya Pradesh Under-16 | Punjab Under-16 | [3] |
2014-15 | Punjab Under-16 | Madhya Pradesh Under-16 | [4] |
2015-16 | Match Drawn
(Mumbai U-16 & Punjab U-16) |
[5] | |
2016-17 | Vidarbha Under-16 | Uttar Pradesh Under-16 | [6] |
2017-18 | Punjab Under-16 | Uttar Pradesh Under-16 | [7] |
2018-19 | Match drawn (Haryana Under-16s won on first innings)
|
[8] | |
2019-20 | Mumbai Under-16 | Punjab Under-16 | [9] |
2020–21 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10] | ||
2021-22 | |||
2022-23 | Punjab Under-16 | Madhya Pradesh Under-16 | [11] |
2023-24 | Mumbai Under-16 | Gujarat Under-16 | [12] |