2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy

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.

2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy

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)
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Format

The 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

Central Zone

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

7 November Scorecard

Railways 255/9 (50 overs)

v

Uttar Pradesh 216 (47.4 overs)

Railways won by 39 runs VCA Stadium, Nagpur

7 November Scorecard

Vidarbha 285 (49.3 overs)

v

Rajasthan 151 (36.1 overs)

Vidarbha won by 134 runs VCA Ground, Nagpur

8 November Scorecard

Madhya Pradesh 250/6 (50 overs)

v

Uttar Pradesh 252/7 (48 overs)

Uttar Pradesh won by 3 wickets VCA Ground, Nagpur

8 November Scorecard

Vidarbha 206 (49.2 overs)

v

Railways 210/6 (48.1 overs)

Railways won by 4 wickets VCA Stadium, Nagpur

10 November Scorecard

Madhya Pradesh 241/5 (50 overs)

v

Railways 245/5 (47.4 overs)

Railways won by 5 wickets VCA Stadium, Nagpur

10 November Scorecard

Uttar Pradesh 283/8 (50 overs)

v

Rajasthan 208/8 (50 overs)

Uttar Pradesh won by 75 runs VCA Ground, Nagpur

11 November Scorecard

Madhya Pradesh 193 (48.2 overs)

v

Vidarbha 167/6 (38 overs)

Vidarbha won by 4 wickets (VJD method) VCA Stadium, Nagpur

11 November Scorecard

Rajasthan 35 (15.3 overs)

v

Railways 39/1 (5.3 overs)

Railways won by 9 wickets VCA Ground, Nagpur

13 November Scorecard

Rajasthan 316/6 (50 overs)

v

Madhya Pradesh 239 (46.3 overs)

Rajasthan won by 77 runs VCA Ground, Nagpur

13 November Scorecard

Uttar Pradesh 112 (37 overs)

v

Vidarbha 113/1 (28.5 overs)

Vidarbha won by 9 wickets VCA Stadium, Nagpur

East Zone

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

6 November Scorecard

Tripura 160 (46.2 overs)

v

Assam 161/3 (32.2 overs)

Assam won by 7 wickets Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata

6 November Scorecard

Bengal 220/6 (50 overs)

v

Odisha 195 (46.4 overs)

Bengal won by 25 runs Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani

9 November Scorecard

Assam 103 (44.3 overs)

v

Odisha 105/5 (23.2 overs)

Odisha won by 5 wickets Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani

9 November Scorecard

Tripura 173 (48.3 overs)

v

Jharkhand 178/2 (33.3 overs)

Jharkhand won by 8 wickets Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata

11 November Scorecard

Bengal 310/3 (50 overs)

v

Jharkhand 147 (31 overs)

Bengal won by 163 runs Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata

11 November Scorecard

Odisha 195 (49.3 overs)

v

Tripura 192 (49 overs)

Odisha won by 3 runs Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani

13 November Scorecard

Jharkhand 191/8 (50 overs)

v

Assam 195/3 (47.3 overs)

Assam won by 7 wickets Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata

13 November Scorecard

Tripura 121 (38.3 overs)

v

Bengal 125/1 (26 overs)

Bengal won by 9 wickets Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani

15 November Scorecard

Bengal 312/6 (50 overs)

v

Assam 294/8 (50 overs)

Bengal won by 18 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata

15 November Scorecard

Jharkhand 280/5 (50 overs)

v

Odisha 235 (46.5 overs)

Jharkhand won by 45 runs Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata

North Zone

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

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

Haryana 253/7 (49.1 overs)

Haryana won by 3 wickets Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun

6 November Scorecard

Himachal Pradesh 181 (45.2 overs)

v

Services 182/8 (40 overs)

Services won by 2 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

8 November Scorecard

Punjab 182/6 (45 overs)

v

Delhi 188/6 (44 overs)

Delhi won by 4 wickets Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun

8 November Scorecard

Haryana 163 (48.3 overs)

v

Himachal Pradesh 166/4 (38 overs)

Himachal Pradesh won by 6 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

8 November Scorecard

Services 236/9 (50 overs)

v

Jammu and Kashmir 237/7 (49.1 overs)

Jammu and Kashmir won by 3 wickets Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur

10 November Scorecard

Himachal Pradesh 244/6 (50 overs)

v

Delhi 231 (50 overs)

Himachal Pradesh won by 13 runs HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

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

Haryana 247 (50 overs)

v

Delhi 251/7 (42.1 overs)

Delhi won by 3 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

12 November Scorecard

Jammu and Kashmir 132 (37 overs)

v

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

Services 146 (40.1 overs)

v

Delhi 148/7 (34.4 overs)

Delhi won by 3 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

14 November Scorecard

Himachal Pradesh 196 (48.4 overs)

v

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

Haryana 276 (49.4 overs)

Jammu & Kashmir won by 8 runs Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun

South Zone

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

Andhra 196 (47.4 overs)

Karnataka won by 134 runs AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad

7 November Scorecard

Kerala 283/7 (50 overs)

v

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

Hyderabad 287 (47.2 overs)

Tamil Nadu won by 47 runs Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad

8 November Scorecard

Hyderabad 193 (50 overs)

v

Andhra 194/3 (44.1 overs)

Andhra won by 7 wickets Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad

8 November Scorecard

Goa 183 (40.2 overs)

v

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

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

Andhra 172 (46.1 overs)

Goa won by 45 runs AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad

10 November Scorecard

Kerala 321/9 (50 overs)

v

Hyderabad 188 (43.5 overs)

Kerala won by 133 runs Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad

10 November Scorecard

Karnataka 313/6 (50 overs)

v

Tamil Nadu 209 (43.5 overs)

Karnataka won by 104 runs Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad

11 November Scorecard

Kerala 202/9 (50 overs)

v

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

Goa 184/4 (33.2 overs)

Goa won by 6 wickets Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad

11 November Scorecard

Hyderabad 295/7 (50 overs)

v

Karnataka 300/5 (48 overs)

Karnataka won by 5 wickets Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad

13 November Scorecard

Andhra

v

Tamil Nadu

Match abandoned AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad

13 November Scorecard

Karnataka

v

Kerala

Match abandoned Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad

13 November Scorecard

Goa 170 (33.3 overs)

v

Hyderabad 171/3 (32.4 overs)

Hyderabad won by 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

West Zone

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

8 November Scorecard

Baroda 313/7 (50 overs)

v

Gujarat 315/5 (49.3 overs)

Gujarat won by 5 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad

8 November Scorecard

Saurashtra 279/5 (50 overs)

v

Mumbai 280/8 (49.4 overs)

Mumbai won by 2 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium C Ground, Ahmedabad

9 November Scorecard

Mumbai 201 (45.3 overs)

v

Baroda 197 (47.1 overs)

Mumbai won by 4 runs Sardar Patel Stadium C Ground, Ahmedabad

9 November Scorecard

Maharashtra 266/9 (50 overs)

v

Gujarat 269/5 (48.1 overs)

Gujarat won by 5 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad

11 November Scorecard

Maharashtra 243 (49.4 overs)

v

Baroda 244/3 (45.5 overs)

Baroda won by 7 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad

11 November Scorecard

Gujarat 349/5 (50 overs)

v

Saurashtra 265/8 (49.4 overs)

Gujarat won by 84 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

12 November Scorecard

Baroda 268/9 (50 overs)

v

Saurashtra 265 (49.5 overs)

Baroda won by 3 runs Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad

12 November Scorecard

Mumbai 211 (44.2 overs)

v

Maharashtra 214/4 (48 overs)

Maharashtra won by 6 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

14 November Scorecard

Gujarat 256/7 (50 overs)

v

Mumbai 258/3 (42.3 overs)

Mumbai won by 7 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

14 November Scorecard

Saurashtra 303/5 (50 overs)

v

Maharashtra 240/8 (50 overs)

Saurashtra won by 63 runs Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad

Knockout stage

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

19 November Scorecard

Delhi 157 (42.3 overs)	v	Mumbai 158/4 (30.3 overs)
Milind Kumar 64 (94) Shardul Thakur 3/25 (7 overs)		Wasim Jaffer 83* (87) Sumit Narwal 2/31 (9 overs)

Mumbai won by 6 wickets Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot

• Mumbai won the toss and elected to field
• Mumbai advanced to the quarterfinals

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19 November Scorecard

Punjab 255/8 (50 overs)	v	Gujarat 227 (47.3 overs)
Amitoze Singh 75 (115) Rush Kalaria 3/55 (10 overs)		Rohit Dahiya 53 (60) Sandeep Sharma 3/39 (9 overs)

Punjab won by 28 runs Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot

• Gujarat won the toss and elected to field
• Punjab advanced to the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

20 November Scorecard

Bengal 318/5 (50 overs)	v	Vidarbha 301/8 (50 overs)
Manoj Tiwary 130 (101) Ravikumar Thakur 2/77 (10 overs)		Faiz Fazal 105 (111) Veer Pratap Singh 6/51 (10 overs)

Bengal won by 17 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot

• Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field
• Bengal advanced to the semifinals

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20 November Scorecard

Odisha 289 (49.4 overs)	v	Goa 288/9 (50 overs)
Anurag Sarangi 112 (112) Saurabh Bandekar 5/37 (10 overs)		Amogh Desai 110 (139) Dhiraj Singh 2/35 (6 overs)

Odisha won by 1 run Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot

• Goa won the toss and elected to field
• Odisha advanced to the semifinals

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21 November Scorecard

Mumbai 286/8 (50 overs)	v	Karnataka 287/6 (50 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 77 (67) Abhimanyu Mithun 2/57 (10 overs)		Manish Pandey 99* (112) Wilkin Mota 2/39 (7 overs)

Karnataka won by 4 wickets IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara

• Karnataka won the toss and elected to field
• Karnataka advanced to the semifinals

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21 November Scorecard

Railways 243/9 (50 overs)	v	Punjab 247/5 (47.2 overs)
Anustup Majumdar 76 (100) Baltej Singh 5/33 (10 overs)		Gurkeerat Singh 56* (54) Amit Mishra 3/42 (10 overs)

Punjab won by 5 wickets Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara

• Punjab won the toss and elected to field
• Punjab advanced to the semifinals

Semifinals

23 November Scorecard

Karnataka 268/9 (50 overs)	v	Bengal 262 (49.5 overs)
Stuart Binny 50 (69) Veer Pratap Singh 3/76 (10 overs)		Sudip Chatterjee 67 (68) Abhimanyu Mithun 3/40 (9.5 overs)

Karnataka won by 6 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

• Bengal won the toss and elected to field
• Karnataka advanced to the finals

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23 November Scorecard

Odisha 238/7 (50 overs)	v	Punjab 244/3 (48.3 overs)
Arabind Singh 89 (100) Baltej Singh 2/55 (10 overs)		Amitoze Singh 91 (126) Suryakant Pradhan 1/22 (8 overs)

Punjab won by 7 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad

• Punjab won the toss and elected to field
• Punjab advanced to the finals

Final

25 November Scorecard

Karnataka 359/7 (50 overs)	v	Punjab 203 (38.2 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 125 (100) Baltej Singh 3/59 (9 overs)		Mandeep Singh 76 (81) Abhimanyu Mithun 3/37 (6.2 overs)

Karnataka won by 156 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Nitin Menon

• Punjab won the toss and elected to field
• Karnataka won the 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy

Statistics

Most runs

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

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

1. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Points table". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
2. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
3. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

External links

• Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo