| Dates | 8 – 26 December 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoff format |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Champions | Himachal Pradesh (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Tamil Nadu |
| Participants | 38 |
| Matches | 105 |
| Most runs | Ruturaj Gaikwad (603) (Maharashtra) |
| Most wickets | Yash Thakur (18) (Vidarbha) |
| 2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season |
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| Men |
| Women |
The 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 29th edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India.[1] It was played from 8 December 2021,[2] and finished on 26 December 2021.[3] Mumbai were the defending champions.[4]
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to start on 23 February 2022,[5] but was later preponed to 1 December 2021[3] and then postponed to 8 December 2021.[2] The teams were initially divided into four groups, with nine teams each in Groups A and B, and ten each in Groups C and Plate.[2] However, in August 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the tournament will be divided into six groups, with six teams in five Elite Groups and eight teams in the Plate Group.[6] The winners of each Elite Group progressed directly to the quarter-finals, with the second-placed teams and the winner of the Plate Group playing in pre-quarters matches to determine the final eight teams.[7]
Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Saurashtra, Kerala and Services all won their respective groups to progress directly to the quarter-finals.[8] Tripura won the Plate Group to progress to the preliminary quarter-finals.[8] Vidarbha, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan also advanced to the preliminary quarter-finals, after finishing in second place in their respective groups.[8]
On the first day of the quarter-finals, Himachal Pradesh beat Uttar Pradesh by five wickets,[9] and Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by 151 runs.[10] In the other two quarter-final matches, Saurashtra beat Vidarbha by seven wickets,[11] and Services beat Kerala, also by the margin of seven wickets.[12]
In the first semi-final, Himachal Pradesh beat Services by 77 runs to advance to the final.[13] In the second semi-final, Tamil Nadu beat Saurashtra by two wickets to place their berth in the final.[14]
Himachal Pradesh won the final match against Tamil Nadu by 11 runs to clinch their maiden domestic title.[15]
League stage
Group A
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advanced to Quarter-final Group B
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Advanced to Quarter-final Group C
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Advanced to Quarter-final |
Group D
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advanced to Quarter-final Group E
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advance to Quarter-final Plate Group
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advanced to Preliminary quarter-final |
Knockout stage
| Preliminary QF | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Himachal Pradesh | 208/5 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Uttar Pradesh | 237/5 | C2 | Uttar Pradesh | 207/9 | ||||||||||||||
| D2 | Madhya Pradesh | 234 | A1 | Himachal Pradesh | 281/6 | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Services | 204 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Kerala | 175 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Services | 176/3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Himachal Pradesh | 299/4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Tamil Nadu | 314 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Saurashtra | 151/3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Vidarbha | 258/7 | A2 | Vidarbha | 150 | ||||||||||||||
| P1 | Tripura | 224 | B1 | Tamil Nadu | 314/8 | ||||||||||||||
| C1 | Saurashtra | 310/8 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Tamil Nadu | 354/8 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Karnataka | 204/2 | B2 | Karnataka | 203 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Rajasthan | 199 | |||||||||||||||||
Preliminary quarter-finals
Rajasthan 199 (49.2 overs) |
v |
Karnataka 204/2 (43.4 overs) |
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhinav Manohar (Karnataka) made his List A debut.
Madhya Pradesh 234 (49.2 overs) |
v |
Uttar Pradesh 237/5 (49.1 overs) |
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Quarter-finals
Uttar Pradesh 207/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Himachal Pradesh 208/5 (45.3 overs) |
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Sidharth Sharma (Himachal Pradesh) made his List A debut.
Vidarbha 150 (40.3 overs) |
v |
Saurashtra 151/3 (29.5 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finals
Himachal Pradesh 281/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Services 204 (46.1 overs) |
Rishi Dhawan 84 (77) Raj Bahadur 2/52 (10 overs) |
- Services won the toss and elected to field.
Saurashtra 310/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Tamil Nadu 314/8 (49.5 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Tamil Nadu 314 (49.4 overs) |
v |
Himachal Pradesh 299/4 (47.3 overs) |
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Bad light stopped play during Himachal Pradesh's innings.
- Himachal Pradesh were 11 runs ahead of the VJD par score of 288 runs from 47.3 overs.
References
- ↑ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Kolkata to host Ranji final in March; Delhi to host men's season-opening SMA finale". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Indian domestic season to kickstart on September 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy final: Aditya Tare century, Prithvi Shaw heroics help Mumbai win their 4th title". India Today. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy to start from January 5, senior cricket to start with Mushtaq T20 from October 27". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ "BCCI postpones Ranji Trophy start date to January 5 in revised domestic calendar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Punjab crash out after tie; Puducherry stun Mumbai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh Stun Uttar Pradesh By Five Wickets, Enter Vijay Hazare Trophy Semi-Finals". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Jagadeesan and Shahrukh decimate Karnataka". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Dominant Saurashtra slay Vidarbha to reach semi-final; Services trounce Kerala". First Post. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Services thrash Kerala by seven wickets to storm into semifinals". India TV News. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh enter Vijay Hazare Trophy final". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ↑ "Aparajith, Rishi Dhawan set up Tamil Nadu vs Himachal final in Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights, Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh Final: HP beats TN by 11 runs (VJD Method) to win first title". SportStar. Retrieved 26 December 2021.