2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy

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]

2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy

Dates	20 February – 14 March 2021
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)
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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 Main article: 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A Team v t e Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Gujarat (Q) 5 5 0 0 0 20 +1.278 Baroda 5 4 1 0 0 16 +0.399 Hyderabad 5 3 2 0 0 12 +0.186 Chhattisgarh 5 2 3 0 0 8 +0.069 Goa 5 1 4 0 0 4 –0.778 Tripura 5 0 5 0 0 0 –1.198   Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage Group B Main article: 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B Team v t e Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Andhra Pradesh (Q) 5 3 2 0 0 12 +0.732 Tamil Nadu 5 3 2 0 0 12 +0.650 Jharkhand 5 3 2 0 0 12 +0.295 Madhya Pradesh 5 3 2 0 0 12 –0.466 Punjab 5 2 3 0 0 8 –0.083 Vidarbha 5 1 4 0 0 4 –1.078   Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage Group C Main article: 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C Team v t e Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Karnataka (Q) 5 4 1 0 0 16 +1.834 Uttar Pradesh (Q) 5 4 1 0 0 16 +1.559 Kerala (Q) 5 4 1 0 0 16 +1.244 Railways 5 2 3 0 0 8 +0.103 Odisha 5 1 4 0 0 4 –1.363 Bihar 5 0 5 0 0 0 –3.494   Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage

Group D Main article: 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D Team v t e Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Mumbai (Q) 5 5 0 0 0 20 +2.603 Delhi (Q) 5 4 1 0 0 16 +0.507 Maharashtra 5 3 2 0 0 12 +0.879 Rajasthan 5 1 4 0 0 4 –0.900 Himachal Pradesh 5 1 4 0 0 4 –1.223 Pondicherry 5 1 4 0 0 4 –1.880   Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage   Advanced to the Eliminator Group E Main article: 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group E Team v t e Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Saurashtra (Q) 5 4 1 0 0 16 +0.632 Chandigarh 5 3 2 0 0 12 –0.572 Services 5 2 3 0 0 8 +0.382 Jammu and Kashmir 5 2 3 0 0 8 +0.024 Bengal 5 2 3 0 0 8 –0.171 Haryana 5 2 3 0 0 8 -0.298   Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage Plate Group Main article: 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Group Team v t e Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Uttarakhand (Q) 5 5 0 0 0 20 +3.273 Assam 5 5 0 0 0 20 +1.909 Meghalaya 5 4 1 0 0 16 +1.110 Nagaland 5 4 1 0 0 16 +0.431 Sikkim 5 1 4 0 0 4 –1.137 Arunachal Pradesh 5 0 4 0 1 2 –2.354 Mizoram 5 0 4 0 1 2 –2.418 Manipur 5 0 5 0 0 0 –1.754   Top team advanced to the Eliminator

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

Eliminator 7 March 2021 Scorecard

Uttarakhand 287/8 (50 overs)	v	Delhi 289/6 (48.3 overs)
Kamal Singh 77 (83) Pradeep Sangwan 3/59 (8 overs)		Anuj Rawat 95* (85) Samad Fallah 2/64 (10 overs)

Delhi won by 4 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Pradeep Sangwan (Delhi)

• Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
• Manjot Kalra (Delhi) made his List A debut.

Quarter-finals

1st Quarter-final 8 March 2021 Scorecard

Gujarat 299/7 (50 overs)	v	Andhra Pradesh 183 (41.2 overs)
Priyank Panchal 134 (131) Harishankar Reddy 3/60 (10 overs)		Ricky Bhui 67 (76) Arzan Nagwaswalla 4/28 (8 overs)

Gujarat won by 116 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Priyank Panchal (Gujarat)

• Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lalith Mohan (Andhra Pradesh) made his List A debut.

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2nd Quarter-final 8 March 2021 Scorecard

Karnataka 338/3 (50 overs)	v	Kerala 258 (43.4 overs)
Ravikumar Samarth 192 (158) Nedumankuzhy Basil 3/57 (8 overs)		Vathsal Govind 92 (96) Ronit More 5/36 (9 overs)

Karnataka won by 80 runs Airforce Complex Ground, Delhi Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Ravikumar Samarth (Karnataka)

• Kerala won the toss and elected to field.

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3rd Quarter-final 9 March 2021 Scorecard

Uttar Pradesh 280/7 (50 overs)	v	Delhi 234 (48.1 overs)
Upendra Yadav 112 (101) Pradeep Sangwan 2/49 (10 overs)		Lalit Yadav 61 (78) Yash Dayal 3/53 (10 overs)

Uttar Pradesh won by 46 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Sundaram Ravi and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Upendra Yadav (Uttar Pradesh)

• Delhi won the toss and elected to field.

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4th Quarter-final 9 March 2021 Scorecard

Saurashtra 284/5 (50 overs)	v	Mumbai 285/1 (41.5 overs)
Samarth Vyas 90* (71) Shams Mulani 2/51 (10 overs)		Prithvi Shaw 185* (123) Jaydev Unadkat 1/52 (8 overs)

Mumbai won by 9 wickets Airforce Complex Ground, Delhi Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Mumbai)

• Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
• Aman Hakim Khan and Tanush Kotian (Mumbai) both made their List A debuts.

Semi-finals

1st Semi-final 11 March 2021 Scorecard

Gujarat 184 (48.1 overs)	v	Uttar Pradesh 188/5 (42.4 overs)
Het Patel 60 (87) Yash Dayal 3/34 (9.1 overs)		Akshdeep Nath 71 (104) Chintan Gaja 2/30 (7 overs)

Uttar Pradesh won by 5 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Akshdeep Nath (Uttar Pradesh)

• Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.

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2nd Semi-final 11 March 2021 Scorecard

Mumbai 322 (49.2 overs)	v	Karnataka 250 (42.4 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 165 (122) Vijaykumar Vyshak 4/56 (9.2 overs)		Devdutt Padikkal 64 (64) Tanush Kotian 2/23 (10 overs)

Mumbai won by 72 runs Airforce Complex Ground, Delhi Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Mumbai)

• Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Final 14 March 2021 Scorecard

Uttar Pradesh 312/4 (50 overs)	v	Mumbai 315/4 (41.3 overs)
Madhav Kaushik 158* (156) Tanush Kotian 2/54 (10 overs)		Aditya Tare 118* (107) Sameer Choudhary 1/43 (7 overs)

Mumbai won by 6 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Sundaram Ravi and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Aditya Tare (Mumbai)

• Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.