The 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 22nd edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India. It took place between 6 and 25 November 2014.[1] In the final, holders Karnataka defeated Punjab by 156 runs to successfully defend their title.
| Dates | 6 November 2014 – 25 November 2014 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin, then knockout |
| Champions | Karnataka (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Punjab |
| Participants | 27 |
| Most runs | Manish Pandey (Karnataka) (472) |
| Most wickets | Abhimanyu Mithun (Karnataka) (18) |
Format
editThe teams are divided across five zonal groups: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone. The top two teams from Central Zone, East Zone and South Zone advance directly to the quarterfinals. The top two teams from each of North Zone and West Zone play in the pre-quarterfinals to determine which two teams advance to the quarterfinals. The winner of the knockout tree is declared winner of the tournament.
Group stage
editCentral Zone
edit| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railways | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.459 |
| Vidarbha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +1.223 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.260 |
| Rajasthan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -1.891 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.611 |
East Zone
edit| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.709 |
| Odisha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.237 |
| Assam | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.244 |
| Jharkhand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.244 |
| Tripura | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.416 |
North Zone
edit| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.557 |
| Delhi | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.428 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.263 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -0.511 |
| Services | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.313 |
| Haryana | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1.159 |
6 November
Scorecard |
Delhi
212/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Jammu and Kashmir
216/8 (49.2 overs) |
Jammu and Kashmir won by 2 wickets
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur |
6 November
Scorecard |
Punjab
252/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Haryana
253/7 (49.1 overs) |
Haryana won by 3 wickets
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun |
8 November
Scorecard |
Punjab
182/6 (45 overs) |
v
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Delhi
188/6 (44 overs) |
Delhi won by 4 wickets
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun |
8 November
Scorecard |
Services
236/9 (50 overs) |
v
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Jammu and Kashmir
237/7 (49.1 overs) |
Jammu and Kashmir won by 3 wickets
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur |
10 November
Scorecard |
Haryana
75 (28 overs) |
v
|
Services
77/2 (16.5 overs) |
Services won by 8 wickets
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur |
10 November
Scorecard |
Jammu and Kashmir
227 (49.3 overs) |
v
|
Punjab
233/3 (43 overs) |
Punjab won by 7 wickets
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun |
12 November
Scorecard |
Jammu and Kashmir
132 (37 overs) |
v
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Himachal Pradesh
133/1 (28.3 overs) |
Himachal Pradesh won by 9 wickets
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun |
12 November
Scorecard |
Services
200 (42.1 overs) |
v
|
Punjab
204/4 (41.2 overs) |
Punjab won by 6 wickets
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur |
14 November
Scorecard |
Himachal Pradesh
196 (48.4 overs) |
v
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Punjab
201/7 (38 overs) |
Punjab won by 3 wickets
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur |
14 November
Scorecard |
Jammu and Kashmir
284/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Haryana
276 (49.4 overs) |
Jammu & Kashmir won by 8 runs
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun |
South Zone
edit| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | +2.012 |
| Goa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.083 |
| Andhra | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -0.607 |
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -0.758 |
| Kerala | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +0.425 |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -0.958 |
7 November
Scorecard |
Karnataka
330/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Andhra
196 (47.4 overs) |
Karnataka won by 134 runs
AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad |
7 November
Scorecard |
Kerala
283/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Goa
287/8 (49.1 overs) |
Goa won by 2 wickets
Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad |
7 November
Scorecard |
Tamil Nadu
334/6 (50 overs) |
v
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Hyderabad
287 (47.2 overs) |
Tamil Nadu won by 47 runs
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad |
8 November
Scorecard |
Hyderabad
193 (50 overs) |
v
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Andhra
194/3 (44.1 overs) |
Andhra won by 7 wickets
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad |
8 November
Scorecard |
Goa
183 (40.2 overs) |
v
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Karnataka
185/3 (27.3 overs) |
Karnataka won by 7 wickets
Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad |
8 November
Scorecard |
Kerala
254 (49.2 overs) |
v
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Tamil Nadu
255/6 (49.5 overs) |
Tamil Nadu won by 4 wickets
AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad |
10 November
Scorecard |
Goa
217 (46.4 overs) |
v
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Andhra
172 (46.1 overs) |
Goa won by 45 runs
AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad |
10 November
Scorecard |
Kerala
321/9 (50 overs) |
v
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Hyderabad
188 (43.5 overs) |
Kerala won by 133 runs
Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad |
10 November
Scorecard |
Karnataka
313/6 (50 overs) |
v
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Tamil Nadu
209 (43.5 overs) |
Karnataka won by 104 runs
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad |
11 November
Scorecard |
Kerala
202/9 (50 overs) |
v
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Andhra
206/4 (43 overs) |
Andhra won by 6 wickets
AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad |
11 November
Scorecard |
Tamil Nadu
182 (49.2 overs) |
v
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Goa
184/4 (33.2 overs) |
Goa won by 6 wickets
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad |
11 November
Scorecard |
Hyderabad
295/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Karnataka
300/5 (48 overs) |
Karnataka won by 5 wickets
Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad |
West Zone
edit| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.166 |
| Gujarat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.291 |
| Baroda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.086 |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.134 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.430 |
Knockout stage
edit| Pre-quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Delhi | W1 | Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Mumbai | S1 | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Vidarbha | ||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Odisha | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Gujarat | S2 | Goa | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Punjab | E2 | Odisha | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||
Pre-quarterfinals
edit 19 November
Scorecard |
Delhi
157 (42.3 overs) |
v
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Mumbai
158/4 (30.3 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field
- Mumbai advanced to the quarterfinals
19 November
Scorecard |
Punjab
255/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Gujarat
227 (47.3 overs) |
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field
- Punjab advanced to the quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
edit 20 November
Scorecard |
Bengal
318/5 (50 overs) |
v
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Vidarbha
301/8 (50 overs) |
- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field
- Bengal advanced to the semifinals
20 November
Scorecard |
Odisha
289 (49.4 overs) |
v
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Goa
288/9 (50 overs) |
- Goa won the toss and elected to field
- Odisha advanced to the semifinals
21 November
Scorecard |
Mumbai
286/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Karnataka
287/6 (50 overs) |
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field
- Karnataka advanced to the semifinals
21 November
Scorecard |
Railways
243/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Punjab
247/5 (47.2 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field
- Punjab advanced to the semifinals
Semifinals
edit 23 November
Scorecard |
Karnataka
268/9 (50 overs) |
v
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Bengal
262 (49.5 overs) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field
- Karnataka advanced to the finals
23 November
Scorecard |
Odisha
238/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Punjab
244/3 (48.3 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field
- Punjab advanced to the finals
Final
editStatistics
editMost runs
edit| Player[2] | Team | Inns | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manish Pandey | Karnataka | 7 | 472 | 118.00 | 101* | 1 | 4 |
| Shreevats Goswami | Bengal | 6 | 447 | 111.75 | 133 | 2 | 2 |
| Mayank Agarwal | Karnataka | 7 | 426 | 60.85 | 162 | 2 | 1 |
| Amitoze Singh | Punjab | 9 | 422 | 46.88 | 91 | 0 | 4 |
| Mandeep Singh | Punjab | 9 | 417 | 52.12 | 103* | 1 | 3 |
Most wickets
edit| Player[3] | Team | Inns | Wickets | Ave. | BBI | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Mithun | Karnataka | 7 | 18 | 15.61 | 4/18 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Sharma | Punjab | 6 | 17 | 15.52 | 5/31 | 0 | 1 |
| Veer Pratap Singh | Bengal | 6 | 15 | 16.33 | 6/51 | 0 | 2 |
| Pankaj Singh | Rajasthan | 4 | 14 | 11.28 | 6/50 | 1 | 1 |
| Baltej Singh | Punjab | 7 | 14 | 19.57 | 5/33 | 0 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Points table". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2014.