| Dates | 20 February – 14 March 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoff format |
| Host(s) | Various |
| Champions | Mumbai (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Uttar Pradesh |
| Most runs | Prithvi Shaw (827) (Mumbai) |
| Most wickets | Shivam Sharma (21) (Uttar Pradesh) |
| 2020–21 Indian domestic cricket season |
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| Women |
The 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 28th edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India. The tournament took place from 20 February to 14 March 2021.[1] Karnataka were the defending champions.[2]
In January 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the tournament would take place after the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] 38 teams were split into six groups,[5] with six teams in Groups A to E and eight teams in the Plate Group.[6] The top five teams from Groups A to E, along with next two highest ranked teams across those groups advanced to the quarter-finals. The next best ranked team in Groups A to E faced the winner of the Plate Group in the Eliminator, with the winner of that fixture also advancing to the quarter-finals.[7]
On the opening day of the tournament, Jharkhand scored 422/9 against Madhya Pradesh,[8] the highest total by any team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[9] This record was broken five days later, when Mumbai made 457/4 against Pondicherry.[10] In the match, Mumbai's Prithvi Shaw scored the highest individual total in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 227 not out.[11]
Groups A, B and C all concluded on 28 February 2021, with Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka all winning their respective groups to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.[12][13] The remaining three groups finished on the following day, with Mumbai and Saurashtra winning Groups D and E respectively,[14] and Uttarakhand winning the Plate Group.[15] Uttar Pradesh and Kerala qualified for the knockout stage as the next two best-placed teams, with Delhi facing Uttarakhand in the Eliminator match.[16] Delhi beat Uttarakhand by four wickets in the Eliminator match to join the other seven teams in the quarter-finals.[17]
On day one of the quarter-finals, Gujarat beat Andhra Pradesh by 116 runs,[18] and Karnataka beat Kerala by 80 runs to progress.[19] In the remaining two quarter-final matches, Uttar Pradesh beat Delhi by 46 runs,[20] and Mumbai beat Saurashtra by nine wickets.[21] The first semi-final saw Uttar Pradesh beat Gujarat by five wickets,[22] with Mumbai beating the defending champions Karnataka by 72 runs in the second semi-final.[23] Mumbai won the tournament, to take their fourth title, beating Uttar Pradesh by six wickets in the final.[24]
League stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
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Group D
Advanced to the Eliminator Group E
Plate Group
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Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Gujarat | 299/7 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Andhra Pradesh | 183 (41.2 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Gujarat | 184 (48.1 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Uttar Pradesh | 188/5 (42.4 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Delhi | 234 (48.1 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Uttar Pradesh | 280/7 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Uttar Pradesh | 312/4 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Mumbai | 315/4 (41.3 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Karnataka | 338/3 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C3 | Kerala | 258 (43.4 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Karnataka | 250 (42.4 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Mumbai | 322 (49.2 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Mumbai | 285/1 (41.5 overs) | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Saurashtra | 284/5 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
Eliminator
Uttarakhand 287/8 (50 overs) |
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Delhi 289/6 (48.3 overs) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Manjot Kalra (Delhi) made his List A debut.
Quarter-finals
Gujarat 299/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Andhra Pradesh 183 (41.2 overs) |
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lalith Mohan (Andhra Pradesh) made his List A debut.
Saurashtra 284/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Mumbai 285/1 (41.5 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aman Hakim Khan and Tanush Kotian (Mumbai) both made their List A debuts.
Semi-finals
Final
Uttar Pradesh 312/4 (50 overs) |
v |
Mumbai 315/4 (41.3 overs) |
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
References
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- ↑ "Abhimanyu Mithun's birthday hat-trick delivers Vijay Hazare Trophy for Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ↑ "No Ranji Trophy in 2020-21, but BCCI to hold domestic 50-over games for men, women, and U-19 boys". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ Karhadkar, Amol (30 January 2021). "No Ranji Trophy for first time in 87 years". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Indian cricket: Vijay Hazare Trophy to begin from February 20, to be held in six cities". Scroll India. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy to begin on February 20". SportStar. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ↑ "BCCI tweaks Vijay Hazare Trophy knockout format". SportStar. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Ishan Kishan hits 173 vs MP as Jharkhand post highest total by an Indian domestic side in 50-over cricket". India Today. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Ishan Kishan hits 173, Jharkhand smash highest-ever total of Vijay Hazare Trophy against Madhya Pradesh". Hindustan Times. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Prithvi Shaw makes Vijay Hazare Trophy history with unbeaten 227". SportStar. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ↑ "Prithvi Shaw smashes whirlwind double century in Vijay Hazare Trophy". Zee News. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra become first three teams to enter quarterfinals". SportStar. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ "Gujarat, Andhra, Karnataka qualify for Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Unbeaten Mumbai seals quarterfinal berth, Saurashtra qualifies from Group E". SportStar. March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Uttarakhand pip Assam to enter knockout round of Vijay Hazare Trophy". Hindustan Times. March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Mumbai, Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala through to Vijay Hazare quarter-finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Delhi beat Uttarakhand by 4 wickets". Gulf News. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Priyank Panchal's century takes Gujarat to semi-finals". Hindustan Times. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ "Devdutt Padikkal continues run-spree, registers fourth consecutive century in Vijay Hazare Trophy". Hindustan Times. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ "Prithvi Shaw's 185* puts Mumbai in semifinal; Uttar Pradesh beats Delhi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ↑ "Shaw breaks Dhoni and Kohli's record with unbeaten 185 in Vijay Hazare Trophy". Times of India. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21: Mumbai to take on UP in the final". SportStar. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Prithvi Shaw scores fourth century, becomes leading run-scorer". Indian Express. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy final: Aditya Tare century, Prithvi Shaw heroics help Mumbai win their 4th title". India Today. Retrieved 14 March 2021.