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Vijay Hazare Trophy

List A cricket championship in India

List A cricket championship in India

FieldValue
nameVijay Hazare Trophy
countryIndia
administratorBCCI
cricket formatList A cricket
first1993–94
last2025–26
next2026–27
tournament formatRound-robin, then knockout
participants38
championsVidarbha (1st title)
most successfulKarnataka / Tamil Nadu (5 titles each)
most runsAnkit Bawne (4,164) (Maharashtra)
most wicketsSiddarth Kaul (155) (Punjab)
websitehttps://www.bcci.tv
current2026–27
imageVijay Hazare Trophy logo.png
imagesize300px

The Vijay Hazare Trophy is a cricket tournament played in India. It is administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and is contested by state and city teams in a league and playoff format. Along with the inter-zonal Deodhar Trophy, it forms the top level of List A cricket in the country, and is an important feeder tournament for selection in the Indian National Cricket Team. Matches consist of 50 overs per side, similar to One Day International matches. It was initially a zonal tournament, and became a national tournament in 2002. Vidarbha are the defending champions, after having won the 2025-26 edition.

History

The Vijay Hazare trophy began in the 1993-94 season as the Ranji One Day Trophy, a List A counterpart to the First-Class Ranji Trophy. In its early years, it was played at the zonal level. North, South, East, West, and Central Zones each produced their own winner, and success in this tournament was used to determine selection for zonal teams in the Deodhar Trophy. The most successful teams in this phase were Bombay/Mumbai (8 titles) and Bengal (6 titles).

It became a national competition in 2002–03, with a knockout stage crowning a national champion every year. The most successful teams since then have been Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (5 titles each). For the 2007-08 edition, it was renamed in honour of Vijay Hazare. Domestic cricket in India was suspended for several months because of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, leading to the cancellation of the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy. However, the BCCI announced that the 2020/21 edition of the Vijay Hazare tournament would take place.

Format

The format of the national-level tournament has changed several times. During the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, a final round-robin stage was held for the top teams in each zone. Since the 2004–05 tournament, a playoff format including semi-finals and a final has been held, with varying qualification mechanisms. Teams are currently grouped on the basis of average points gained in the preceding three seasons.[citation needed]

Between the 2015–16 and 2017–18 seasons, the tournament consisted of 28 teams divided into four groups. For the 2018/19 edition, the teams were divided into three elite groups and one plate group. Two of the elite groups had nine teams while the third had ten. The plate group consisted of nine new teams.

The current format consists of 38 teams divided into 4 elite groups and 1 plate group. The elite groups have 8 teams while the plate group has 6. After playing each team in the group once, the five winners and the best performing runner-up qualify for the quarter final stage directly, while the four other runners-up play in the preliminary quarter finals. The two winners of pre-quarter finals join the remaining six teams in the quarter final stage.

Results

EditionZone winnersMost runsMost wicketsRefCentralEastNorthSouthWest
1993–94BengalHaryanaKarnatakaBombayRahul Dravid (Karnataka)Dhanraj Singh (Haryana)
1994–95Bengal (2)PunjabHyderabadMaharashtraAjay Sharma (Delhi)Arindam Sarkar (Bengal)
1995–96Uttar Pradesh (2)Bengal (3)Haryana (2)Karnataka (2)Bombay (2)S. Ramesh (Tamil Nadu)K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Kerala)
S. Joshi (Karnataka)
S. Mukherjee (Bengal)
S. Sharma (Punjab)
1996–97Madhya Pradesh (2)AssamDelhiMumbai (3)Sanjay Manjrekar (Mumbai)Hanumara Ramkishen (Andhra Pradesh)
1997–98Madhya Pradesh (3)Bengal (4)Delhi (2)Tamil Nadu (2)Mumbai (4)Sujith Somasunder (Karnataka)Rahul Sanghvi (Karnataka)
1998–99Madhya Pradesh (4)Bengal (5)Punjab (2)Karnataka (3)Mumbai (5)Vijay Bharadwaj (Karnataka)Jaswant Rai (Himachal Pradesh)
N. Singh (Hyderabad)
Madhya Pradesh (5)Bengal (6)Delhi (3)Tamil Nadu (3)Mumbai (6)Mohammad Azharuddin (Hyderabad)T. Pawan Kumar (Hyderabad)
2000–01Madhya Pradesh (6)OrissaPunjab (3)Tamil Nadu (4)Mumbai (7)Amit Pathak (Andhra Pradesh)Venkatapathy Raju (Hyderabad)
R. Sanghvi (Delhi)
RailwaysOrissa (2)Punjab (4)Karnataka (4)Mumbai (8)Sandeep Sharma (Himachal Pradesh)Anup Dave (Rajasthan)
J. Gokulakrishnan (Assam)
L. Patel (Gujarat)
V. Sharma (Punjab)
EditionFinal hostWinnerRef
No finalPunjab
2003–04No finalMumbaiBengal
2004–05Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiShared: Tamil Nadu (2)
and Uttar Pradesh(Tamil Nadu)
2005–06Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiRailwaysUttar Pradesh
2006–07Sawai Mansingh Stadium, JaipurMumbai (2)Rajasthan
2007–08Dr. Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, VisakhapatnamSaurashtraBengal (2)
2008–09Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, AgartalaTamil Nadu (3)Bengal (3)
2009–10Sardar Patel Stadium, AhmedabadBengal (4)
2010–11Holkar Stadium, IndoreJharkhandGujarat
2011–12Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiBengalMumbai
2012–13Dr. Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, VisakhapatnamDelhiAssam
2013–14Eden Gardens, KolkataKarnatakaRailways
2014–15Sardar Patel Stadium, AhmedabadKarnataka (2)Punjab (2)
2015–16M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreGujaratDelhi
2016–17Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiTamil Nadu (5)Bengal (5)
2017–18Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiKarnataka (3)Saurashtra
2018–19M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreMumbai (3)Delhi (2)
2019–20M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreKarnataka (4)Tamil Nadu
2020–21Arun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiMumbai (4)
2021–22Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
2022–23Narendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadSaurashtra (2)Maharashtra
2023–24Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, RajkotHaryanaRajasthan (2)
2024–25Kotambi Stadium, VadodaraKarnataka (5)Vidarbha
2025–26BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, BengaluruVidarbha (1)Saurashtra
TeamWinnerLast Final
Tamil Nadu52
Karnataka50
Mumbai41
Saurashtra22
Bengal15
Uttar Pradesh12
Delhi12
Railways11
Gujarat11
Vidarbha11
Jharkhand10
Himachal Pradesh10
Haryana10
Punjab02
Rajasthan02
Assam01
Maharashtra01

Records

This is a list of records in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. It is current as of December 31st 2025.

CategoryTeamRecord
Most National ChampionshipsKarnataka5
Tamil Nadu
Most Zonal ChampionshipsMumbai8
Highest Innings TotalBihar574/6
Lowest Innings TotalRajasthan35
Highest Match AggregateJharkhand vs Karnataka825
Lowest Match AggregateRajasthan vs Railways74
Largest Victory MarginTamil Nadu vs Arunachal435
Most Extras in an InningsJharkhand47
Highest Winning PercentageKarnataka77.73
CategoryPlayerRecord
Most RunsAnkit Bawne4164
Highest Individual ScoreNarayan Jagadeesan277
Highest Batting Average (min 10 matches)Devdutt Padikkal92.96
Highest Batting Strike RateRajagopal Sathish134.58
Most CenturiesAnkit Bawne15
Most Half CenturiesAnkit Bawne17
Most Runs in a seasonNarayan Jagadeesan830
Highest PartnershipSai Sudarshan and Narayan Jagadeesan416
CategoryPlayerRecord
Most WicketsSiddarth Kaul155
Best Bowling FiguresShahbaz Nadeem8/10
Best Bowling Average (min 100 overs)Varun Chakravarthy14.13
Best Economy Rate (min 100 overs)Iresh Saxena3.61
Best Strike Rate (min 100 overs)Varun Chakravarthy19.81
Most 5 Wicket HaulsSiddarth Kaul7
Most Wickets in a SeasonVinay Kumar28
CategoryPlayerRecord
Most DismissalsAditya Tare133
Most CatchesAditya Tare115
Most StumpingsParthiv Patel21
Most Dismissals in a MatchMahesh Rawat7
Keenan Vaz
Ishan Kishan
Most Dismissals in a SeasonKunal Singh Rathore24
CategoryPlayerRecord
Most CatchesManish Pandey68
Most Catches in a MatchVignesh Puthur6
Most Catches in a SeasonManish Pandey14
CategoryPlayerRecord
Most MatchesManish Pandey103
Most Matches as CaptianParthiv Patel67

Salary

The BCCI increased the match fees in 2024 to allow it to compete with lucrative tournaments like the IPL. Match fees depend on a player's level, which is calculated using the total number of matches they have played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy throughout their career. Players who are on the bench but do not play in the match receive half fees.

CategoryNumber of MatchesMatch Fees (Starting 11)Match Fees (Bench)
Senior40₹60,000₹30,000
Mid Level21 - 40₹50,000₹25,000
Junior0 - 20₹40,000₹20,000

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