2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy
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]
| 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) |
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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
The teams were drawn in the following groups:
Group A
Points table
| Team[18] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baroda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +2.012 |
| Karnataka | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | +1.489 |
| Punjab | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.473 |
| Odisha | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | –0.224 |
| Railways | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | –0.444 |
| Haryana | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | –0.426 |
| Assam | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.401 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Group B
Points table
| Team[18] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | +0.878 |
| Delhi | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.727 |
| Kerala | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | +0.288 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | –0.108 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | –0.563 |
| Bengal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | +0.007 |
| Tripura | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.127 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Group C
Points table
| Team[18] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +0.626 |
| Mumbai | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.324 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.112 |
| Goa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | –0.411 |
| Tamil Nadu | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.468 |
| Rajasthan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.791 |
| Gujarat | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.321 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Group D
Points table
| Team[18] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +0.646 |
| Saurashtra | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.017 |
| Vidarbha | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.718 |
| Chhattisgarh | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | –0.103 |
| Jharkhand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.325 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –1.040 |
| Services | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.508 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Knockout stage
| 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
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
Saurashtra 251/7 (48.4 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- Chetan Sakariya (Saurashtra) made his List A debut.
Semi-finals
Maharashtra 160 (44.3 overs) |
v |
Karnataka 164/1 (30.3 overs) |
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Karnataka 253 (45.5 overs) |
v |
Saurashtra 212 (46.3 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
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