2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A
| Dates | 19 September – 8 October 2018 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | List A cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoff format | 
| Participants | 9 | 
The 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 17th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested by the 37 domestic cricket teams of India, with nine teams in Group A.[1] The group stage started on 19 September 2018, with the top five teams across Group A and Group B progressing to the quarter-finals of the competition.[2] Mumbai and Maharashtra both progressed from Group A to the knock-out phase of the tournament.[3]
Points table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1.634 | 
| 3 | Maharashtra | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1.003 | 
| 6 | Baroda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1.141 | 
| 7 | Punjab | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0.354 | 
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −0.138 | 
| 11 | Vidarbha | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −0.819 | 
| 12 | Karnataka | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | −0.175 | 
| 16 | Goa | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −0.935 | 
| 18 | Railways | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1.719 | 
Source: [4]
- Top five teams across Groups A and B advanced to the knockout stage.
 - Bottom two teams across Groups A and B relegated to the Elite Group C for the next season.
 
Fixtures[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Goa 
266/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
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Maharashtra 
267/5 (47.5 overs)  | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
 - Atharva Kale, Jay Pande, Mandar Bhandari, (Maharashtra) and Deepraj Gaonkar (Goa) made their List A debuts.
 - Jay Pande (Maharashtra) scored his first century in List A cricket.[5]
 
Baroda 
238 (49.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Mumbai 
239/1 (41.3 overs)  | 
- Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Tushar Deshpande and Vijay Gohil (Mumbai) both made their List A debuts.
 
Punjab 
290/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
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Himachal Pradesh 
255 (48.3 overs)  | 
- Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) made his List A debut.
 
Round 2[edit]
Vidarbha 
254 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Baroda 
151/2 (29 overs)  | 
- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
 - Atharva Taide (Vidarbha) made his List A debut.
 
Railways 
187 (47.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Himachal Pradesh 
170/5 (41.3 overs)  | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 - KD Singh (Himachal Pradesh), Karan Sharma and Harsh Tyagi (Railways) all made their List A debuts.
 
Maharashtra 
245/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Karnataka 
107/6 (22.4 overs)  | 
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
 
Round 3[edit]
Round 4[edit]
Maharashtra 
281/5 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Punjab 
187 (40.3 overs)  | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
 - Ashay Palkar (Maharashtra) and Sharad Lumba (Punjab) both made their List A debuts.
 
Round 5[edit]
Round 6[edit]
Vidarbha 
297/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Himachal Pradesh 
298/6 (47.5 overs)  | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 - Aditya Thakare (Vidarbha) made his List A debut.
 
Railways 
180 (48.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Maharashtra 
186/3 (41.2 overs)  | 
- Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Manish Rao (Railways) made his List A debut.
 
Karnataka 
237 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Baroda 
230/3 (43.3 overs)  | 
- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
 - Gneshwar Naveen (Karnataka) made his List A debut.
 
Round 7[edit]
Maharashtra 
278 (49.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Himachal Pradesh 
195 (44.2 overs)  | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Mumbai 
245 (49 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Punjab 
202 (44.3 overs)  | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
 - Sanvir Singh (Punjab) made his List A debut.
 
Round 8[edit]
Vidarbha 
125 (36.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Karnataka 
129/4 (32.3 overs)  | 
- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Kaunain Abbas (Karnataka) made his List A debut.
 
Himachal Pradesh 
269/6 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Mumbai 
270/4 (44.3 overs)  | 
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
 - Mohmad Ajrudeen (Himachal Pradesh) made his List A debut.
 
Round 9[edit]
Goa 
186 (49.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Mumbai 
189/3 (35.3 overs)  | 
- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Vishamber Kahlon (Goa) made his List A debut.
 
Maharashtra 
201/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Vidarbha 
205/7 (49.2 overs)  | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Darshan Nalkande (Vidarbha) made his List A debut.
 
Round 10[edit]
Baroda 
153 (41.2 overs)  | 
v 
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Himachal Pradesh 
41/1 (11.3 overs)  | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 
Round 11[edit]
Karnataka 
257/8 (38 overs)  | 
v 
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Himachal Pradesh 
162 (25.3 overs)  | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 - The match was reduced to 38 overs per side due to rain.
 
Round 12[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
 - ↑ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018-19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
 - ↑ "Jharkhand, Haryana, Services and Tamil Nadu jostle for last two quarter-final spots". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
 - ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy Table - 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
 - ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19, Elite Group A roundup: Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill make strong starts". Cricket Country. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
 
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