The Vijay Hazare Trophy is India’s premier domestic one-day cricket tournament. This series was named after Indian Test captain Vijay Samuel Hazare (1951 to 1953), who led India to its first win against England in Madras. The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 promises to showcase the best of Indian domestic cricket.
This article covers everything you need to know about the upcoming 2024-25 season, including the schedule, teams, groups, and past winners. We’ll look at how the tournament is structured and when the matches will take place.
Tournament Start Date
The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 will begin on December 21, 2024, and run until January 18, 2025. Teams will play across various venues in India, with all matches starting at 9:00 AM local time.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Teams By Groups
The tournament features 38 teams divided into five groups (A, B, C, D, and E). Here’s the complete group-wise distribution:
Group A
- Assam
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Jharkhand
- Goa
- Manipur
- Odisha
- Uttarakhand
Group B
- Andhra
- Himachal Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Meghalaya
- Railways
- Rajasthan
- Services
- Sikkim
Group C
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Hyderabad
- Karnataka
- Mumbai
- Nagaland
- Punjab
- Puducherry
- Saurashtra
Group D
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- Vidarbha
Group E
- Baroda
- Bengal
- Bihar
- Delhi
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Tripura
Note: The squads for all teams are yet to be announced by their respective state associations.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25: Schedule
Here’s the complete round-wise schedule for the tournament:
Round 1 (December 21, 2024)
| Match | Group | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Assam vs Jharkhand | 9:00 AM |
| 2 | E | Bengal vs Delhi | 9:00 AM |
| 3 | E | Baroda vs Tripura | 9:00 AM |
| 4 | E | Bihar vs Madhya Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| 5 | D | Chandigarh vs Tamil Nadu | 9:00 AM |
| 6 | D | J&K vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| 7 | D | Chhattisgarh vs Mizoram | 9:00 AM |
| 8 | C | Puducherry vs Saurashtra | 9:00 AM |
| 9 | C | Hyderabad vs Nagaland | 9:00 AM |
| 10 | C | Mumbai vs Karnataka | 9:00 AM |
| 11 | C | Arunachal Pradesh vs Punjab | 9:00 AM |
| 12 | A | Haryana vs Gujarat | 9:00 AM |
| 13 | A | Manipur vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM |
| 14 | A | Goa vs Odisha | 9:00 AM |
| 15 | B | Himachal vs Meghalaya | 9:00 AM |
| 16 | B | Maharashtra vs Rajasthan | 9:00 AM |
| 17 | B | Services vs Sikkim | 9:00 AM |
| 18 | B | Andhra vs Railways | 9:00 AM |
Round 2 (December 23, 2024)
| Match | Group | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Arunachal Pradesh vs Saurashtra | 9:00 AM |
| 2 | C | Nagaland vs Punjab | 9:00 AM |
| 3 | D | Mizoram vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| 4 | D | Chandigarh vs Chhattisgarh | 9:00 AM |
| 5 | D | J&K vs Vidarbha | 9:00 AM |
| 6 | E | Bihar vs Tripura | 9:00 AM |
| 7 | E | Delhi vs Madhya Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| 8 | E | Baroda vs Kerala | 9:00 AM |
| 9 | C | Hyderabad vs Mumbai | 9:00 AM |
| 10 | C | Puducherry vs Karnataka | 9:00 AM |
| 11 | A | Goa vs Haryana | 9:00 AM |
| 12 | A | Gujarat vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM |
| 13 | A | Assam vs Odisha | 9:00 AM |
| 14 | A | Jharkhand vs Manipur | 9:00 AM |
| 15 | B | Andhra vs Rajasthan | 9:00 AM |
| 16 | B | Maharashtra vs Services | 9:00 AM |
| 17 | B | Meghalaya vs Railways | 9:00 AM |
| 18 | B | Himachal vs Sikkim | 9:00 AM |
Round 3 (December 26, 2024)
| Match | Group | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Arunachal Pradesh vs Mumbai | 9:00 AM |
| 2 | C | Nagaland vs Puducherry | 9:00 AM |
| 3 | D | Tamil Nadu vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| 4 | D | Chhattisgarh vs Vidarbha | 9:00 AM |
| 5 | D | Chandigarh vs Mizoram | 9:00 AM |
| 6 | E | Bengal vs Tripura | 9:00 AM |
| 7 | E | Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| 8 | E | Bihar vs Delhi | 9:00 AM |
| 9 | C | Punjab vs Karnataka | 9:00 AM |
| 10 | C | Hyderabad vs Saurashtra | 9:00 AM |
| 11 | A | Odisha vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM |
| 12 | A | Haryana vs Jharkhand | 9:00 AM |
| 13 | A | Assam vs Gujarat | 9:00 AM |
| 14 | A | Goa vs Manipur | 9:00 AM |
| 15 | B | Railways vs Services | 9:00 AM |
| 16 | B | Himachal vs Rajasthan | 9:00 AM |
| 17 | B | Maharashtra vs Meghalaya | 9:00 AM |
| 18 | B | Andhra vs Sikkim | 9:00 AM |
Round 4 (December 28, 2024)
| Match | Group | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Hyderabad vs Puducherry | 9:00 AM |
| 2 | C | Mumbai vs Punjab | 9:00 AM |
| 3 | D | Chandigarh vs Vidarbha | 9:00 AM |
| 4 | D | J&K vs Tamil Nadu | 9:00 AM |
| 5 | D | Chhattisgarh vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| 6 | E | Delhi vs Kerala | 9:00 AM |
| 7 | E | Baroda vs Bengal | 9:00 AM |
| 8 | E | Madhya Pradesh vs Tripura | 9:00 AM |
| 9 | C | Nagaland vs Saurashtra | 9:00 AM |
| 10 | C | Arunachal Pradesh vs Karnataka | 9:00 AM |
| 11 | A | Assam vs Haryana | 9:00 AM |
| 12 | A | Manipur vs Odisha | 9:00 AM |
| 13 | A | Goa vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM |
| 14 | A | Jharkhand vs Gujarat | 9:00 AM |
| 15 | B | Meghalaya vs Rajasthan | 9:00 AM |
| 16 | B | Railways vs Sikkim | 9:00 AM |
| 17 | B | Andhra vs Services | 9:00 AM |
| 18 | B | Maharashtra vs Himachal | 9:00 AM |
Round 5 (December 31, 2024)
| Match | Group | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Punjab vs Saurashtra | 9:00 AM |
| 2 | C | Hyderabad vs Karnataka | 9:00 AM |
| 3 | D | Tamil Nadu vs Vidarbha | 9:00 AM |
| 4 | D | Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| 5 | D | J&K vs Mizoram | 9:00 AM |
| 6 | E | Bengal vs Kerala | 9:00 AM |
| 7 | E | Delhi vs Tripura | 9:00 AM |
| 8 | E | Baroda vs Bihar | 9:00 AM |
| 9 | C | Arunachal Pradesh vs Puducherry | 9:00 AM |
| 10 | C | Mumbai vs Nagaland | 9:00 AM |
| 11 | A | Gujarat vs Manipur | 9:00 AM |
| 12 | A | Assam vs Goa | 9:00 AM |
| 13 | A | Jharkhand vs Odisha | 9:00 AM |
| 14 | A | Haryana vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM |
| 15 | B | Maharashtra vs Sikkim | 9:00 AM |
| 16 | B | Andhra vs Meghalaya | 9:00 AM |
| 17 | B | Himachal vs Railways | 9:00 AM |
| 18 | B | Rajasthan vs Services | 9:00 AM |
Round 6 (January 3, 2025)
| Match | Group | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Mumbai vs Puducherry | 9:00 AM |
| 2 | C | Saurashtra vs Karnataka | 9:00 AM |
| 3 | D | Chhattisgarh vs J&K | 9:00 AM |
| 4 | D | Tamil Nadu vs Mizoram | 9:00 AM |
| 5 | D | UP vs Vidarbha | 9:00 AM |
| 6 | E | Baroda vs MP | 9:00 AM |
| 7 | E | Bengal vs Bihar | 9:00 AM |
| 8 | E | Kerala vs Tripura | 9:00 AM |
| 9 | C | Arunachal vs Nagaland | 9:00 AM |
| 10 | C | Hyderabad vs Punjab | 9:00 AM |
| 11 | A | Jharkhand vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM |
| 12 | A | Assam vs Manipur | 9:00 AM |
| 13 | A | Goa vs Gujarat | 9:00 AM |
| 14 | A | Haryana vs Odisha | 9:00 AM |
| 15 | B | Himachal vs Services | 9:00 AM |
| 16 | B | Meghalaya vs Sikkim | 9:00 AM |
| 17 | B | Andhra vs Maharashtra | 9:00 AM |
| 18 | B | Railways vs Rajasthan | 9:00 AM |
Round 7 (January 5, 2025)
| Match | Group | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Nagaland vs Karnataka | 9:00 AM |
| 2 | C | Arunachal vs Hyderabad | 9:00 AM |
| 3 | D | Chandigarh vs J&K | 9:00 AM |
| 4 | D | Mizoram vs Vidarbha | 9:00 AM |
| 5 | D | Chhattisgarh vs Tamil Nadu | 9:00 AM |
| 6 | E | Baroda vs Delhi | 9:00 AM |
| 7 | E | Bihar vs Kerala | 9:00 AM |
| 8 | E | Bengal vs MP | 9:00 AM |
| 9 | C | Puducherry vs Punjab | 9:00 AM |
| 10 | C | Mumbai vs Saurashtra | 9:00 AM |
| 11 | A | Gujarat vs Odisha | 9:00 AM |
| 12 | A | Goa vs Jharkhand | 9:00 AM |
| 13 | A | Haryana vs Manipur | 9:00 AM |
| 14 | A | Assam vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM |
| 15 | B | Maharashtra vs Railways | 9:00 AM |
| 16 | B | Andhra vs Himachal | 9:00 AM |
| 17 | B | Rajasthan vs Sikkim | 9:00 AM |
| 18 | B | Meghalaya vs Services | 9:00 AM |
Knockout Stage
Pre-Quarter Finals (January 9-11, 2025)
- 1st Pre-Quarter Final: January 9
- 2nd Pre-Quarter Final: January 9
- 3rd Pre-Quarter Final: January 11
- 4th Pre-Quarter Final: January 11
Quarter Finals (January 12, 2025)
- Quarter Final 1
- Quarter Final 2
Semi-Finals
- Semi Final 1 (Winner of QF1 vs QF4): January 15
- Semi Final 2 (Winner of QF2 vs QF3): January 16
Final
- January 18, 2025
Vijay Hazare Trophy Winners List
Here’s a complete list of winners from recent seasons:
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Haryana |
| 2022/23 | Saurashtra |
| 2021/22 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 2020/21 | Mumbai |
| 2019/20 | Karnataka |
| 2018/19 | Mumbai |
| 2017/18 | Karnataka |
| 2016/17 | Tamil Nadu |
| 2015/16 | Gujarat |
| 2014/15 | Karnataka |
| 2013/14 | Karnataka |
| 2012/13 | Delhi |
| 2011/12 | Bengal |
| 2010/11 | Jharkhand |
| 2009/10 | Tamil Nadu |
| 2008/09 | Tamil Nadu |
| 2007/08 | Saurashtra |
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Conclusion: The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Will Start On Dec 21, 2024
The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 promises to be an exciting tournament with 38 teams competing across five groups. Starting December 21, 2024, and concluding with the final on January 18, 2025, the tournament will showcase India’s domestic cricket talent.
Teams will battle through seven rounds of group matches before the knockout stages begin. With defending champions Haryana looking to retain their title and past winners like Mumbai, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu eager to add another trophy to their cabinet, cricket fans can expect month-long high-quality cricket action.
As the teams prepare for this prestigious competition, all eyes will be on which state emerges victorious in this premier domestic one-day championship.
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