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2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy
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| Dates | 5 – 27 February 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoff format |
| Host(s) | Various |
| Champions | Karnataka (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Saurashtra |
| Participants | 28 |
| Matches played | 91 |
| Most runs | Mayank Agarwal (723) |
| Most wickets | Mohammed Siraj (23) |
The 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 16th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested by the 28 domestic cricket teams of India.[1] Tamil Nadu were the defending champions.[2] In December 2017, the fixtures were brought forward to allow players to practice ahead of the 2018 Indian Premier League.[3][4]
Following the conclusion of the group stages, Baroda and Karnataka from Group A, Maharashtra and Delhi from Group B, Andhra and Mumbai from Group C, and Hyderabad and Saurashtra from Group D had progressed to the knockout stage of the competition.[5][6][7][8]
On the first day of quarter-final matches, Karnataka beat Hyderabad by 103 runs and Maharashtra beat Mumbai by 7 wickets to advance to the semi-finals.[9][10] In the other two quarter-finals, Saurashtra beat Baroda by 3 wickets and Andhra beat Delhi by 6 wickets to progress.[11][12] It was the first time that Andhra had reached the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[13]
In the first semi-final, Karnataka beat Maharashtra by 9 wickets to advance to the final.[14] In the second semi-final, Saurashtra beat Andhra by 59 runs to progress.[15] In the final, Karnataka beat Saurashtra by 41 runs to win the tournament.[16] Karnataka's Mayank Agarwal scored 723 runs during the tournament and scored 2,141 runs across all formats, the highest total by any batsman in an Indian domestic season.[17]
Teams[edit]
The teams were drawn in the following groups:
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Group A[edit]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Baroda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.012 |
| 2 | Karnataka | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.489 |
| 3 | Punjab | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.473 |
| 4 | Odisha | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.224 |
| 5 | Railways | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.444 |
| 6 | Haryana | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | −0.426 |
| 7 | Assam | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.401 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Group B[edit]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Maharashtra | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.878 |
| 2 | Delhi | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.727 |
| 3 | Kerala | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.288 |
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −0.108 |
| 5 | Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.563 |
| 6 | Bengal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.007 |
| 7 | Tripura | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.127 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Group C[edit]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Andhra | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.626 |
| 2 | Mumbai | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.324 |
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.112 |
| 4 | Goa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.411 |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.468 |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.791 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.321 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Group D[edit]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Hyderabad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.646 |
| 2 | Saurashtra | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.017 |
| 3 | Vidarbha | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.718 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | −0.103 |
| 5 | Jharkhand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.325 |
| 6 | Jammu & Kashmir | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.040 |
| 7 | Services | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.508 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Knockout stage[edit]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Hyderabad | 244 (42.5 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Karnataka | 347/8 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Karnataka | 164/1 (30.3 overs) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Maharashtra | 160 (44.3 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Mumbai | 222/9 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Maharashtra | 224/3 (46.5 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Karnataka | 253 (45.5 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Saurashtra | 212 (46.3 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Baroda | 247/8 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Saurashtra | 251/7 (48.4 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Saurashtra | 255 (49.1 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Andhra | 196 (45.3 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Andhra | 112/4 (28.4 overs) | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Delhi | 111 (32.1 overs) | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
Karnataka
347/8 (50 overs) |
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Hyderabad
244 (42.5 overs) |
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tanay Thyagarajan (Hyderabad) made his List A debut.
Mumbai
222/9 (50 overs) |
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Maharashtra
224/3 (46.5 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prashant Kore (Maharashtra) made his List A debut.
Baroda
247/8 (50 overs) |
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Saurashtra
251/7 (48.4 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- Chetan Sakariya (Saurashtra) made his List A debut.
Delhi
111 (32.1 overs) |
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Andhra
112/4 (28.4 overs) |
- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 49 overs per side.
Semi-finals[edit]
Maharashtra
160 (44.3 overs) |
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Karnataka
164/1 (30.3 overs) |
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
Final[edit]
Karnataka
253 (45.5 overs) |
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Saurashtra
212 (46.3 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ↑ "Karthik's 112 sets up Tamil Nadu's title win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "BCCI advances domestic T20 tournaments ahead of IPL auction". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament advanced on request of IPL teams". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018: Karnataka, Baroda qualify for knockouts". Cricket Country. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bengal end campaign on winning note". Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Andhra, Mumbai in quarters". United News of India. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Pujara, Barot lead Saurashtra to knockouts". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018: Karnataka, Maharashtra enter semi-final with ease". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Maharashtra outclass Mumbai to enter semis". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ "Andhra demolish Delhi, Saurashtra edge past Baroda". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Delhi Crumble as Andhra Seal Semi-final Spot". News18. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ↑ "Siva charts Andhra's maiden semifinal foray". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ↑ "Agarwal continues storming run as Karnataka enter final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: All-round Saurashtra Beat Andhra to Reach Final". News18. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy final, Karnataka vs Saurashtra, highlights: KAR win by 41 runs, clinch title". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "Agarwal's 90 leads Karnataka to third Vijay Hazare title in five years". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "Vijay Hazare Trophy Table - 2017–18". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.