2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy

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The 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 25th edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India. It was held between 5 and 27 February 2018.[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]

2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Dates5 – 27 February 2018
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Playoff format
Host(s)Various
ChampionsKarnataka (3rd title)
Runners-upSaurashtra
Participants28
Matches91
Most runsMayank Agarwal (723) (Karnataka)
Most wicketsMohammed Siraj (23) (Hyderabad)

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

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The teams were drawn in the following groups:

Group A

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Points table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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
Source: [18]
  •   Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage

Group B

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Points table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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
Source: [18]

Group C

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Points table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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
Source: [18]

Group D

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Points table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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
Source: [18]

Knockout stage

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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

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1st Quarter-final
21 February 2018
Scorecard
Karnataka
347/8 (50 overs)
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Hyderabad
244 (42.5 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 140 (111)
Mohammed Siraj 5/59 (10 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 64 (62)
Shreyas Gopal 5/31 (6.5 overs)
Karnataka won by 103 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma
  • Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tanay Thyagarajan (Hyderabad) made his List A debut.

2nd Quarter-final
21 February 2018
Scorecard
Mumbai
222/9 (50 overs)
v
Maharashtra
224/3 (46.5 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 69 (88)
Pradeep Dadhe 3/57 (10 overs)
Shrikant Mundhe 70 (95)
Shivam Malhotra 1/29 (6 overs)
Maharashtra won by 7 wickets
Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi
Umpires: Nitin Menon and Nitin Pandit
  • Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Prashant Kore (Maharashtra) made his List A debut.

3rd Quarter-final
22 February 2018
Scorecard
Baroda
247/8 (50 overs)
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Saurashtra
251/7 (48.4 overs)
Soaeb Tai 72* (91)
Chirag Jani 4/35 (10 overs)
Avi Barot 82 (105)
Atit Sheth 3/38 (9.4 overs)
Saurashtra won by 3 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Navdeep Singh
  • Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chetan Sakariya (Saurashtra) made his List A debut.

4th Quarter-final
22 February 2018
Scorecard
Delhi
111 (32.1 overs)
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Andhra
112/4 (28.4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 38 (46)
Siva Kumar 4/29 (10 overs)
Ashwin Hebbar 38 (66)
Ishant Sharma 1/11 (4 overs)
  • Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 49 overs per side.

Semi-finals

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1st Semi-final
24 February 2018
Scorecard
Maharashtra
160 (44.3 overs)
v
Karnataka
164/1 (30.3 overs)
Shrikant Mundhe 50 (77)
Krishnappa Gowtham 3/26 (10 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 81 (86)
Satyajeet Bachhav 1/32 (9.3 overs)
Karnataka won by 9 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Nitin Menon and Virender Sharma
  • Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Semi-final
25 February 2018
Scorecard
Saurashtra
255 (49.1 overs)
v
Andhra
196 (45.3 overs)
Arpit Vasavada 58 (59)
Karthik Raman 4/69 (9.1 overs)
Saurashtra won by 59 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma
  • Andhra won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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Final
27 February 2018
Scorecard
Karnataka
253 (45.5 overs)
v
Saurashtra
212 (46.3 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 90 (79)
Kamlesh Makvana 4/34 (8.5 overs)
Cheteshwar Pujara 94 (127)
Krishnappa Gowtham 3/27 (10 overs)
Karnataka won by 41 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Nitin Menon
Player of the match: Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka)
  • Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.

References

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