| Winner | Runner-up | |
| The tournament was played between the five zonal teams on a knockout basis with two zonal teams playing in a quarter-final, the winner of which joined the other three zonal teams in the semi-finals. The winners of the two semi-finals played the final. | ||
| 1973/74 | South Zone | West Zone |
| 1974/75 | South Zone | West Zone |
| 1975/76 | West Zone | South Zone |
| 1976/77 | Central Zone | South Zone |
| 1977/78 | North Zone | West Zone |
| 1978/79 | South Zone | North Zone |
| 1979/80 | West Zone | North Zone |
| 1980/81 | South Zone | West Zone |
| 1981/82 | South Zone | Central Zone |
| 1982/83 | West Zone | North Zone |
| 1983/84 | West Zone | North Zone |
| 1984/85 | West Zone | North Zone |
| 1985/86 | West Zone | North Zone |
| 1986/87 | North Zone | West Zone |
| 1987/88 | North Zone | West Zone |
| 1988/89 | North Zone | South Zone |
| 1989/90 | North Zone | South Zone |
| 1990/91 | West Zone | East Zone |
| 1991/92 | South Zone | Central Zone |
| 1992/93 | East Zone | North Zone |
| The tournament was played on a league basis with no finals. The winner and runner-up were decided on the basis of points. | ||
| 1993/94 | East Zone | South Zone |
| 1994/95 | Central Zone | North Zone |
| 1995/96 | North Zone | South Zone |
| 1996/97 | East Zone | West Zone |
| 1997/98 | North Zone | West Zone |
| 1998/99 | Central Zone | North Zone |
| 1999/00 | North Zone | West Zone |
| The tournament was played on a knockout basis. | ||
| 2000/01 | South Zone | |
| Central Zone | ||
| The tournament was played on a league basis with no finals. The winner and runner-up were decided on the basis of points. | ||
| 2001/02 | South Zone | West Zone |
| 2002/03 | North Zone | West Zone |
| 2003/04 | East Zone | South Zone |
| 2004/05 | North Zone | West Zone |
| 2005/06 | North Zone | South Zone |
| 2006/07 | West Zone | Central Zone |
| 2007/08 | Central Zone | West Zone |
| Six teams (five zonal teams + one visiting team) were divided into two groups and played each other. The two group toppers played the final. | ||
| 2008/09 | West Zone | East Zone |
| The tournament was played on a knockout basis with two zonal teams playing in a quarter-final and the winner joining the other three zonal teams in the semi-finals. The winners of the two semi-finals played the final. | ||
| 2009/10 | North Zone | West Zone |
| 2010/11 | North Zone | West Zone |
| 2011/12 | West Zone | North Zone |
| 2012/13 | West Zone | North Zone |
| 2013/14 | West Zone | North Zone |
| 2014/15 | East Zone | West Zone |
| The winner of Vijay Hazare Trophy, India A and India B played each other in a round-robin format with the top two teams progressing to the final. | ||
| 2015/16 | India A | India B |
| 2016/17 | Tamil Nadu | India B |
| 2017/18 | India B | Karnataka |
| Three teams – India A, India B and India C – played each other in a round-robin format with the top two teams progressing to the final. | ||
| 2018/19 | India C | India B |
| 2019/20 | India B | India C |
| After a lengthy break following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Deodhar Trophy returned with six zonal teams – a new side, North East Zone joined the traditional Central, East, North, South and West Zones – playing each other in a round-robin format, and the top two teams progressing to the final. | ||
| 2023 | South Zone | East Zone |
Rajneesh Gupta
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