2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy

The 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 30th edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India.^[1] It was played from 12 November to 2 December 2022.^[2] Himachal Pradesh were the defending champions.^[3] Saurashtra won the final match against Maharashtra by 5 wickets to clinch their second domestic title.^[4]

2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy

Dates	12 November – 2 December 2022
Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	List A cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Playoff format
Host(s)	India
Champions	Saurashtra (2nd title)
Runners-up	Maharashtra
Participants	38
Matches	105
Player of the series	Ruturaj Gaikwad (Maharashtra)
Most runs	Narayan Jagadeesan (830) (Tamil Nadu)
Most wickets	Jaydev Unadkat (19) (Saurashtra)
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A total of 38 teams featured in five Elite groups. The group toppers progressed to the quarterfinals, while the second-placed sides and the best among the rest advanced to the pre-quarterfinals. The tournament was played in six cities across the country which are Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ranchi, with all the knockout matches played in Ahmedabad.^[5]

On 21 November, Tamil Nadu's Narayan Jagadeesan set the highest-ever individual List A score with his 277 from 141 balls against Arunachal Pradesh, breaking the previous record of 268 by Ali Brown. Tamil Nadu's final score of 506/2 in that match was also a record for the highest-ever team total in a List A match, breaking England's 498/4 against the Netherlands set five months prior.^[6]

On 28 November, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 43 runs of the second-last over of Maharashtra's innings against Uttar Pradesh in the second quarter-finals match, to equal the record for the most runs scored in an over in a List A match and also became the first batter to hit seven sixes in an over in all forms of cricket.^[7]

League stage

Group A Main article: 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Saurashtra 7 5 2 0 20 1.737 2 Uttar Pradesh 7 5 2 0 20 0.604 3 Hyderabad 7 5 2 0 20 0.513 4 Chandigarh 7 5 2 0 20 −0.031 5 Gujarat 7 3 4 0 12 0.162 6 Tripura 7 3 4 0 12 0.528 7 Himachal Pradesh 7 2 5 0 8 0.231 8 Manipur 7 0 7 0 0 −4.017 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Net run rate.[8]   Advances to Quarter-final   Advances to Preliminary quarter-final Group B Main article: 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Assam 7 6 1 0 24 1.360 2 Karnataka 7 6 1 0 24 1.721 3 Jharkhand 7 5 2 0 20 1.064 4 Rajasthan 7 4 3 0 16 0.952 5 Delhi 7 3 4 0 12 0.358 6 Vidarbha 7 3 4 0 12 0.455 7 Meghalaya 7 1 6 0 4 −2.669 8 Sikkim 7 0 7 0 0 −3.421 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Net run rate.[9]   Advances to Quarter-final   Advances to Preliminary quarter-final Group C Main article: 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C Pos Team v t e Pld W L T NR Pts NRR 1 Tamil Nadu 7 5 0 0 2 24 3.106 2 Kerala 7 4 1 0 2 20 1.809 3 Andhra Pradesh 7 4 2 0 1 18 1.066 4 Haryana 7 3 2 1 1 16 1.241 5 Chhattisgarh 7 3 3 0 1 14 0.362 6 Goa 7 2 3 1 1 12 0.252 7 Bihar 7 0 5 0 2 4 −2.550 8 Arunachal Pradesh 7 0 5 0 2 4 −6.159 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Net run rate.[10]   Advances to Quarter-final   Advances to Preliminary quarter-final

Group D Main article: 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Punjab 6 6 0 0 24 1.759 2 Jammu and Kashmir 6 5 1 0 20 0.474 3 Madhya Pradesh 6 4 2 0 16 2.352 4 Baroda 6 3 3 0 12 −0.396 5 Uttarakhand 6 2 4 0 8 −0.186 6 Odisha 6 1 5 0 4 −0.537 7 Nagaland 6 0 6 0 0 −3.312 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Net run rate.[11]   Advances to Quarter-final   Advances to Preliminary quarter-final Group E Main article: 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group E Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Maharashtra 6 6 0 0 24 1.498 2 Mumbai 6 4 2 0 16 1.388 3 Bengal 6 4 2 0 16 1.058 4 Railways 6 3 3 0 12 0.786 5 Pondicherry 6 2 4 0 8 −0.702 6 Services 6 2 4 0 8 −0.249 7 Mizoram 6 0 6 0 0 −4.021 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Net run rate.[12]   Advances to Quarter-final   Advances to Preliminary quarter-final

Knockout stage

Preliminary QF

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

D1

Punjab

235 (50 overs)

B2

Karnataka

188/5 (40.5 overs)

B2

Karnataka

238/6 (49.2 overs)

B3

Jharkhand

187 (47.1 overs)

B2

Karnataka

171 (49.1 overs)

A1

Saurashtra

172/5 (36.2 overs)

C1

Tamil Nadu

249 (48 overs)

A1

Saurashtra

293/8 (50 overs)

A1

Saurashtra

249/5 (46.3 overs)

E1

Maharashtra

248/9 (50 overs)

E1

Maharashtra

330/5 (50 overs)

A2

Uttar Pradesh

221/2 (45.4 overs)

A2

Uttar Pradesh

272 (47.4 overs)

E2

Mumbai

220 (48.3 overs)

E1

Maharashtra

350/7 (50 overs)

B1

Assam

338/8 (50 overs)

B1

Assam

354/3 (46.1 overs)

D2

Jammu and Kashmir

175/3 (37.5 overs)

D2

Jammu and Kashmir

350/7 (50 overs)

C2

Kerala

174 (47.4 overs)

Preliminary quarter-finals

Preliminary quarter-final 1 26 November 2022 Scorecard

Jharkhand 187 (47.1 overs)	v	Karnataka 188/5 (40.5 overs)
Kumar Kushagra 74 (80) Vidhwath Kaverappa 3/20 (8.1 overs)		Nikin Jose 63* (93) Rahul Shukla 2/44 (9 overs)

Karnataka won by 5 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Tapan Sharma

• Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
• Arnav Sinha (Jharkhand) made his List A debut.

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Preliminary quarter-final 2 26 November 2022 Scorecard

Mumbai 220 (48.3 overs)	v	Uttar Pradesh 221/2 (45.4 overs)
Hardik Tamore 53 (67) Shivam Mavi 4/41 (9.3 overs)		Aryan Juyal 82 (103) Divyaansh Saxena 1/25 (4.4 overs)

Uttar Pradesh won by 8 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Nikhil Patwardhan

• Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Suved Parkar and Divyaansh Saxena (Mumbai) both made their List A debuts.

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Preliminary quarter-final 3 26 November 2022 Scorecard

Kerala 174 (47.4 overs)	v	Jammu and Kashmir 175/3 (37.5 overs)
Vinoop Manoharan 62 (81) Aquib Nabi 4/39 (10 overs)		Shubham Khajuria 76 (61) Sijomon Joseph 2/19 (10 overs)

Jammu and Kashmir won by 7 wickets Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Akshay Totre

• Jammu and Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.

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Quarter-finals

1st Quarter-final 28 November 2022 Scorecard

Punjab 235 (50 overs)	v	Karnataka 238/6 (49.2 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 109 (123) Vidhwath Kaverappa 4/40 (10 overs)		Ravikumar Samarth 71 (106) Sanvir Singh 2/28 (10 overs)

Karnataka won by 4 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Sanjay Kumar Singh Player of the match: Vidhwath Kaverappa (Karnataka)

• Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.

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2nd Quarter-final 28 November 2022 Scorecard

Maharashtra 330/5 (50 overs)	v	Uttar Pradesh 272 (47.4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 220* (159) Kartik Tyagi 3/66 (10 overs)		Aryan Juyal 159 (143) Rajvardhan Hangargekar 5/53 (10 overs)

Maharashtra won by 58 runs Narendra Modi Stadium Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Maharashtra)

• Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad (Maharashtra) scored his maiden List A double century.^[7]

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3rd Quarter-final 28 November 2022 Scorecard

Jammu and Kashmir 350/7 (50 overs)	v	Assam 354/3 (46.1 overs)
Henan Nazir 124 (113) Avinov Choudhury 2/47 (10 overs)		Riyan Parag 174 (116) Aquib Nabi 1/44 (8 overs)

Assam won by 7 wickets Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Akshay Totre

• Assam won the toss and elected to field.

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4th Quarter-final 28 November 2022 Scorecard

Saurashtra 293/8 (50 overs)	v	Tamil Nadu 249 (48 overs)
Harvik Desai 61 (78) Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 2/40 (10 overs)		Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 74 (92) Chirag Jani 3/53 (9 overs)

Saurashtra won by 44 runs GS Patel Stadium, Nadiad Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Saiyed Khalid

• Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
• Jay Gohil (Saurashtra) made his List A debut.

Semi-finals

1st Semi-final 30 November 2022 Scorecard

Karnataka 171 (49.1 overs)	v	Saurashtra 172/5 (36.2 overs)
Ravikumar Samarth 88 (135) Jaydev Unadkat 4/26 (10 overs)		Jay Gohil 61 (82) Krishnappa Gowtham 2/50 (9.2 overs)

Saurashtra won by 5 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Akshay Totre Player of the match: Jaydev Unadkat (Saurashtra)

• Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.

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2nd Semi-final 30 November 2022 Scorecard

Maharashtra 350/7 (50 overs)	v	Assam 338/8 (50 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 168 (126) Mukhtar Hussain 3/42 (9 overs)		Swarupam Purkayastha 95 (87) Rajvardhan Hangargekar 4/65 (10 overs)

Maharashtra won by 12 runs Narendra Modi Stadium Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Sanjay Kumar Singh Player of the match: Rajvardhan Hangargekar (Maharashtra)

• Assam won the toss and elected to field.

Final

2 December 2022 Scorecard

Maharashtra 248/9 (50 overs)	v	Saurashtra 249/5 (46.3 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 108 (131) Chirag Jani 3/43 (10 overs)		Sheldon Jackson 133* (136) Vicky Ostwal 2/20 (10 overs)

Saurashtra won by 5 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Virender Sharma and Akshay Totre Player of the match: Sheldon Jackson (Saurashtra)

• Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.

See also

• 2022-23 Ranji Trophy
• 2022-23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy