The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 will commence on December 8 with 19 games across all five Elite and 1 Plate groups. Mumbai are the defending champions, who defeated Uttar Pradesh earlier this to win the domestic 50-over competition.
Some of the best domestic cricketers will feature in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and will be keen to make a mark with the IPL 2022 auction scheduled in a couple of months’ time.
Here are all the details you need to know of the upcoming season.
Prominent squads
Elite Group A
Gujarat: Saurav Chauhan, Bhargav Merai, Dhruv Raval, Het Patel (wk), Ripal Patel, Rahul Shah, Umang Kumar, Karan Patel, Piyush Chawla, Roosh Kalaria, Chintan Gaja, Tejas Patel, Mehul Patel, Abhiinav Tandel, Siddharth Desai, Hardik Patel, Hemang Patel, Parth Vaghani and Kathan Patel.
Vidarbha: Faiz Fazal (C), Akshay Wadkar, Atharva Taide, Ganesh Satish, Apoorv Wankhede, Jitesh Sharma, Yash Rathod, Shubham Dubey, Siddhesh Wath, Aditya Sarvate, Akshay Wakhare, Harsh Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Lalit Yadav, Siddhesh Neral, Aditya Thakre, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Thakur, R Sanjay and Ganesh Bhosale.
Elite Group B
Bengal: Sudip Chatterjee (c), Shreevats Goswami, Abhishek Das, Anustup Majumdar, Sumanta Gupta, Ritwik Roy Chowdhury, Ranjot Singh Khaira, Suvankar Bal, Kaif Ahmad, Pradipta Pramanik, Writtick Chatterjee, Shahbaz Ahamad, Karan Lal, Sujit Kumar Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Geet Puri, Mohammad Kaif, Sayan Sekhar Mondal and Sayan Ghosh.
Karnataka: Manish Pandey (C) Rohan Kadam, Samarth R (VC), Karun Nair, Siddharth K V, Abhinav Manohar, Nischal D, Sharath B R, Sharath Srinivas, Suchith J, Shreyas Gopal, K C Cariappa, Ritesh Bhatkal, Pravin Dubey, Vidyadhar Patil, Koushik V, Prateek Jain, Darshan M B, Vyshak V and Venkatesh M.
Tamil Nadu: Vijay Shankar (c), N Jagadeesan (vice-captain), Dinesh Karthik, C Hari Nishaanth, M Shahrukh Khan, R Sai Kishore, M Ashwin, Sandeep Warrier, M S Washington Sundar, M Siddharth, B Sai Sudharsan, V Ganga Sridhar Raju, M Mohammed, J Kousik, P Saravana Kumar, L Suryapprakash, B Indrajith, R Sanjay Yadav, M Kaushik Gandhi, R Silambarasan
Mumbai: Shams Mulani (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Arman Jaffer, Akarshit Gomel, Sagar Mishra, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar, Tanush Kotian, Prashant Solanki, Sairaj Patil, Aman Khan, Atharva Ankolekar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Avasthi, Tushar Deshpande, Atif Attarwala, Deepak Shetty and Parikshit Valsangkar.
Elite Group D
Kerala: Sanju Samson (capt), Sachin Baby (vice-captain), Valsal Govind, Rohan Kunnummal, Vishnu Vinod, P.Rahul, Abdul Basit, S.Mithun, Akshay KC, Vaishakh Chandran, Basil Thambi, Vishweshwar Suresh, Nidheesh MD, Anand Joseph, Jalajj Saxena, Mohammad Azharuddeen, Vinoop Manoharan, Sijomon Joseph, Manu Krishnan
Maharashtra: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt.), Rahul Tripathi (vice-capt.), Yash Nahar, Naushad Shaikh, Azim Kazi, Ankeet Bawane, Shamshuzama Kazi, Mukesh Choudhary, Pradeep Dadhe, Manoj Ingale, Ashay Palkar, Divyang Hinganekar, Jagdish Zope, Swapnil Fulpagar, Avdhoot Dandekar, Taranjit Singh Dhillon, Siddhesh Veer, Yash Kshirsagar, Pavan Shah, Dhanraj Pardeshi
Teams, Group, and Venues of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021/22
The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 will feature 38 teams across six different groups – five Elite groups and one Plate group.
It will be played in seven cities – Mumbai, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, Chandigarh, Rajkot, Ranchi, and Jaipur – with all the knockout matches set to be played in Jaipur.
Elite A (Mumbai, Guwahati): Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Vidarbha.
Elite B (Thiruvananthapuram): Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Baroda, Bengal, Puducherry.
Elite C (Chandigarh): Delhi, Jharkhand, Haryana, Hyderabad, Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh.
Elite D (Rajkot): Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Kerala.
Elite E (Ranchi): Assam, Goa, Punjab, Railways, Rajasthan, Services.
Plate Group (Jaipur): Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Bihar.
Schedule
| DATE & DAY | Round and Group | MATCH | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| 8 December, Wednesday | Round I – Group A | Andhra Pradesh vs Odisha | 9:00AM | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
| Round I – Group A | Gujarat vs Jammu and Kashmir | 9:00AM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | |
| Round I – Group A | Himachal Pradesh vs Vidarbha | 9:00AM | Dadoji Kandadev Stadium, Thane | |
| Round I – Group B | Mumbai vs Tamil Nadu | 9:00AM | St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba | |
| Round I – Group B | Baroda vs Bengal | 9:00AM | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Round I – Group B | Karnataka vs Puducherry | 9:00AM | KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram | |
| Round I – Group C | Delhi vs Jharkhand | 9:00AM | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | |
| Round I – Group C | Haryana vs Hyderabad | 9:00AM | MYS International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur | |
| Round I – Group C | Saurashtra vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00AM | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| Round I – Group D | Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | |
| Round I – Group D | Chhatisgarh vs Uttarakhand | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C | |
| Round I – Group D | Chandigarh vs Kerala | 9:00AM | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | |
| Round I – Group E | Punjab vs Rajasthan | 9:00AM | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | |
| Round I – Group E | Assam vs Goa | 9:00AM | JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi | |
| Round I – Group E | Railways vs Services | 9:00AM | MECON Sail Stadium, Ranchi | |
| Round I – Plate Group | Bihar vs Mizoram | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round I – Plate Group | Arunachal Pradesh vs Tripura | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round I – Plate Group | Meghalaya vs Sikkim | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round I – Plate Group | Manipur vs Nagaland | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| 9 December, Thursday | Round II – Group A | Gujarat vs Odisha | 9:00AM | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
| Round II – Group A | Andhra Pradesh vs Vidarbha | 9:00AM | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | |
| Round II – Group A | Himachal Pradesh vs Vidarbha | 9:00AM | Dadoji Kandadev Stadium, Thane | |
| Round II – Group B | Baroda vs Mumbai | 9:00AM | St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba | |
| Round II – Group B | Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu | 9:00AM | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Round II – Group B | Bengal vs Puducherry | 9:00AM | KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram | |
| Round II – Group C | Delhi vs Hyderabad | 9:00AM | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | |
| Round II – Group C | Jharkhand vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00AM | MYS International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur | |
| Round II – Group C | Haryana vs Saurashtra | 9:00AM | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| Round II – Group D | Chhatisgarh vs Maharashtra | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | |
| Round II – Group D | Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C | |
| Round II – Group D | Chandigarh vs Uttarakhand | 9:00AM | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | |
| Round II – Group E | Goa vs Rajasthan | 9:00AM | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | |
| Round II – Group E | Punjab vs Railways | 9:00AM | JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi | |
| Round II – Group E | Assam vs Services | 9:00AM | MECON Sail Stadium, Ranchi | |
| Round II – Plate Group | Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round II – Plate Group | Bihar vs Meghalaya | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round II – Plate Group | Mizoram vs Sikkim | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round II – Plate Group | Manipur vs Tripura | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| 11 December, Saturday | Round III – Group A | Gujarat vs Himachal Pradesh | 9:00AM | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
| Round III – Group A | Andhra Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmi | 9:00AM | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | |
| Round III – Group A | Odisha vs Vidarbha | 9:00AM | Dadoji Kandadev Stadium, Thane | |
| Round III – Group B | Baroda vs Puducherry | 9:00AM | St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba | |
| Round III – Group B | Bengal vs Tamil Nadu | 9:00AM | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Round III – Group B | Karnataka vs Mumbai | 9:00AM | KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram | |
| Round III – Group C | Hyderabad vs Saurashtra | 9:00AM | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | |
| Round III – Group C | Haryana vs Jharkhand | 9:00AM | MYS International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur | |
| Round III – Group C | Delhi vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00AM | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| Round III – Group D | Chandigarh vs Chhatisgarh | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | |
| Round III – Group D | Madhya Pradesh vs Uttarakhand | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C | |
| Round III – Group D | Kerala vs Maharashtra | 9:00AM | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | |
| Round III – Group E | Goa vs Services | 9:00AM | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | |
| Round III – Group E | Assam vs Punjab | 9:00AM | JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi | |
| Round III – Group E | Railways vs Rajasthan | 9:00AM | MECON Sail Stadium, Ranchi | |
| Round III – Plate Group | Sikkim vs Tripura | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round III – Plate Group | Bihar vs Nagaland | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round III – Plate Group | Manipur vs Meghalaya | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round III – Plate Group | Arunchal Pradesh vs Mizoram | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| 12 December, Sunday | Round IV – Group A | Andhra Pradesh vs Himachal Pradesh | 9:00AM | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
| Round IV – Group A | Gujarat vs Vidarbha | 9:00AM | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | |
| Round IV – Group A | Jammu & Kashmir vs Odisha | 9:00AM | Dadoji Kandadev Stadium, Thane | |
| Round IV – Group B | Puducherry vs Tamil Nadu | 9:00AM | St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba | |
| Round IV – Group B | Baroda vs Karnataka | 9:00AM | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Round IV – Group B | Bengal vs Mumbai | 9:00AM | KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram | |
| Round IV – Group C | Jharkhand vs Saurashtra | 9:00AM | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | |
| Round IV – Group C | Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00AM | MYS International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur | |
| Round IV – Group C | Delhi vs Haryana | 9:00AM | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| Round IV – Group D | Chandigarh vs Madhya Pradesh | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | |
| Round IV – Group D | Chhatisgarh vs Kerala | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C | |
| Round IV – Group D | Maharashtra vs Uttarakhand | 9:00AM | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | |
| Round IV – Group E | Punjab vs Services | 9:00AM | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | |
| Round IV – Group E | Goa vs Railways | 9:00AM | JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi | |
| Round IV – Group E | Assam vs Rajasthan | 9:00AM | MECON Sail Stadium, Ranchi | |
| Round IV – Plate Group | Arunachal Pradesh vs Manipur | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round IV – Plate Group | Meghalaya vs Mizoram | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round IV – Plate Group | Nagaland vs Tripura | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round IV – Plate Group | Bihar vs Sikkim | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| 14 December, Tuesday | Round V – Group A | Jammu and Kashmir vs Vidarbha | 9:00AM | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
| Round V – Group A | Himachal Pradesh vs Odisha | 9:00AM | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | |
| Round V – Group A | Andhra Pradesh vs Gujarat | 9:00AM | Dadoji Kandadev Stadium, Thane | |
| Round V – Group B | Bengal vs Karnataka | 9:00AM | St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba | |
| Round V – Group B | Mumbai vs Puducherry | 9:00AM | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Round V – Group B | Baroda vs Tamil Nadu | 9:00AM | KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram | |
| Round V – Group C | Haryana vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00AM | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | |
| Round V – Group C | Delhi vs Saurashtra | 9:00AM | MYS International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur | |
| Round V – Group C | Hyderabad vs Jharkhand | 9:00AM | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| Round V – Group D | Kerala vs Uttarakhand | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | |
| Round V – Group D | Chandigarh vs Maharashtra | 9:00AM | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C | |
| Round V – Group D | Chhatisgarh vs Madhya Pradesh | 9:00AM | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | |
| Round V – Group E | Assam vs Railways | 9:00AM | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | |
| Round V – Group E | Rajasthan vs Services | 9:00AM | JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi | |
| Round V – Group E | Goa vs Punjab | 9:00AM | MECON Sail Stadium, Ranchi | |
| Round V – Plate Group | Meghalaya vs Tripura | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round V – Plate Group | Manipur vs Sikkim | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round V – Plate Group | Arunachal Pradesh vs Bihar | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| Round V – Plate Group | Mizoram vs Nagaland | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| KNOCKOUTS | ||||
| 21 December, Tuesday | 1st Pre-Quarterfinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| 2nd Pre-Quarterfinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | ||
| 3rd Pre-Quarterfinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | ||
| 23 December, Thursday | 1st Quarterfinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| 2nd Quarterfinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | ||
| 3rd Quarterfinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | ||
| 4th Quarterfinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | ||
| 25 December, Saturday | 1st Semifinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | |
| 2nd Semifinal | 9:00AM | Jaipur | ||
| 27 December, Monday | Final | 9:00AM | Jaipur |
Which Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021/22 matches will be broadcast?
Select Vijay Hazare matches will be broadcast across the Star Sports Network and streamed online through Hotstar. The knockout matches and the final will also be broadcast through the network.
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