Franchise Directory

The Founding Derby Teams (2)

The two permanent franchise clubs contesting the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Trophy.

Permanent Invitational Franchises

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Tournament is contested exclusively as a marquee bilateral championship between Destroyers Cricket Club (DES) and Dread Eleven (DE). Across 34 official matches from 2021 to 2026, the overall series titles stand level at 3–3.

All-Time Derby Head-to-Head Record

Franchise Captain Titles Won Match Wins Win % Home Ground Portal
Destroyers Cricket Club (DES) Pranav Dwivedi (c) → 3 (2024, 2025, 2026) 19 55.9% APSU University Stadium Destroyers Portal →
Dread Eleven (DE) Akhil Mishra (c) → 3 (2021, 2022, 2023) 15 44.1% Martand School Ground No. 3 Dread Eleven Stadium →

Franchise Club Dossiers

Destroyers Cricket Club Official Crest

Destroyers Cricket Club

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh • Established 2021

3 Titles (2024, 2025, 2026 Reigning Champions)

The reigning three-time champion powerhouse of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Tournament, captained by premier all-rounder Pranav Dwivedi. Renowned for disciplined tactical bowling, explosive middle-order aggression, and a dominant 19-15 series rivalry record.

Franchise Captain: Pranav Dwivedi

Primary Home Ground: Divisional Cricket Stadium, Neem Chauraha / APSU Stadium

Official Registered Squad (48 Players)

Pranav Dwivedi (Captain & All-rounder) Aryan Deshmukh (Player) Shivam Shukla (Player) Anubhav Agarwal (Player) Venkatesh Iyer (Captain) Rahul Batham (Captain) Ajay Rohera (Wicketkeeper) Rohit Rajawat (Player) Shubham Sharma (Captain) Harsh Gawli (Player) Kanishk Dubey (Player) Atharv Mahajan (Player) Chanchal Rathore (Player) Ramveer Singh Gurjar (Player) Ritesh Shakya (Player) Rajat Patidar (Batsman) Sagar Pratap Singh (Player) Kumar Kartikeya (Player) Anant Verma (Wicketkeeper) Prabhanshu Shukla (Player) Subhranshu Senapati (Player) Mohd Arham Aquil (Player) Avesh Khan (Player) Radhakrishna Dwivedi (Player) Mohd Arshad Khan (Player) Jaydev Singh (Player) Aditya Shrivastava (Player) Kulwant Khejroliya (Player) Akshat Raghuwanshi (Player) Saransh Jain (Captain) Yash Dubey (Wicketkeeper) Ankit Singh Kushwaha (Player) Himanshu Mantri (Wicketkeeper) Arshad Khan (Captain) Naveen Singh Chouhan (Player) Ashwin Das (Player) Amarjeet Kumar Singh (Player) Sagar Solanki (Player) Saransh Surana (Player) Prithviraj Singh Tomar (Captain) Kuldeep Sen (Player) Somil Khan (Player) Sani Patel (Player) Avinash Sen (Player) Rohit Gupta (All-rounder) Atul Tiwari (Batter) Shivam Bansal (Player) Rishab Verma (Player)
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Dread Eleven Cricket Club Official Crest

Dread Eleven Cricket Club

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh • Established 2021

3 Titles (2021, 2022, 2023 Champions)

The fierce, relentless arch-rivals of Destroyers CC, captained by top-order talisman Akhil Mishra. Inaugural winners of the tournament with three consecutive titles from 2021 to 2023, playing an aggressive, high-octane brand of cricket.

Franchise Captain: Akhil Mishra

Primary Home Ground: Martand School Ground No. 3 / Neem Chauraha Stadium

Official Registered Squad (43 Players)

Akhil Mishra (Top-Order All-Rounder & Captain) Ritesh Shakya (Player) Kuldeep Sen (Express Fast Bowler) Anubhav Agarwal (Player) Yash Dubey (Wicketkeeper) Saransh Jain (Captain) Prithviraj Singh Tomar (Captain) Anant Verma (Wicketkeeper) Naveen Singh Chouhan (Player) Avesh Khan (Player) Venkatesh Iyer (Captain) Subhranshu Senapati (Player) Ajay Rohera (Wicketkeeper) Radhakrishna Dwivedi (Player) Akshat Raghuwanshi (Player) Rohit Rajawat (Player) Himanshu Mantri (Wicketkeeper) Ramveer Singh Gurjar (Player) Shubham Sharma (Captain) Mohd Arshad Khan (Player) Kumar Kartikeya (Lead Spin Bowler) Rajat Patidar (Batsman) Arshad Khan (Captain) Saransh Surana (Player) Chanchal Rathore (Player) Mohd Arham Aquil (Player) Aryan Deshmukh (Player) Prabhanshu Shukla (Player) Rahul Batham (Captain) Aditya Shrivastava (Player) Jaydev Singh (Player) Ankit Singh Kushwaha (Player) Kulwant Khejroliya (Player) Sagar Pratap Singh (Player) Ashwin Das (Pace All-Rounder) Amarjeet Kumar Singh (Player) Atharv Mahajan (Player) Kanishk Dubey (Player) Shivam Shukla (Player) Harsh Gawli (Player) Sagar Solanki (Player) Aryan Shrivastava (Player) Aryan Dwivedi (Player)
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