The Vijay Hazare Trophy is set to begin on 24 December to 18 January, featuring 38 domestic teams competing in this year’s edition. The tournament promises exciting cricket, with some big names, including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, expected to represent their respective teams.
This 50‑over format tournament, previously won by Karnataka, provides domestic players with a valuable platform to showcase their talent and make a case for selection in India A and the national team. In this blog, we will cover the full list of teams and the complete schedule for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Vijay Hazare Trophy Groups 2025-26
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In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, teams are divided into Elite and Plate groups. Elite Groups consist of the stronger, established teams. They play competitive matches among themselves, and the top teams move to the knockouts.
Plate Group is made up of newer or developing teams. It gives them a chance to gain experience, and the best performers can advance to face Elite teams in the later stages. This system keeps the tournament balanced and gives every team a fair chance to compete.
In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, teams play round-robin matches within their groups. In the Elite Groups (A‑D) top one or two teams from each Elite Group advance directly to the knockouts. In the Plate Group, only the top team qualifies for the knockouts and may earn promotion to the Elite groups for the next season.
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
Group
Match
Venue
Group A
Puducherry vs Tamil Nadu
Ahmedabad
Group A
Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan
Ahmedabad
Group A
Jharkhand vs Karnataka
Ahmedabad
Group A
Kerala vs Tripura
Ahmedabad
Group B
Chandigarh vs Jammu and Kashmir
Rajkot
Group B
Assam vs Baroda
Saurashtra
Group B
Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh
Rajkot
Group B
Bengal vs Vidarbha
Rajkot
Group C
Mumbai vs Sikkim
Jaipur
Group C
Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand
Jaipur
Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Goa
Jaipur
Group C
Maharashtra vs Punjab
Jaipur
Group D
Odisha vs Saurashtra
Alur
Group D
Haryana vs Railways
Alur(3)
Group D
Andhra Pradesh vs Delhi
Bengaluru
Group D
Gujarat vs Services
Alur(2)
Plate Group
Arunachal Pradesh vs Bihar
Ranchi
Plate Group
Manipur vs Nagaland
Ranchi
Plate Group
Meghalaya vs Mizoram
Ranchi
Friday, 26 December 2025
Group
Match
Venue
Group A
Madhya Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu
Ahmedabad
Group A
Jharkhand vs Rajasthan
Ahmedabad
Group A
Puducherry vs Tripura
Ahmedabad
Group A
Karnataka vs Kerala
Ahmedabad
Group B
Assam vs Jammu and Kashmir
Rajkot
Group B
Baroda vs Bengal
Saurashtra
Group B
Hyderabad vs Vidarbha
Rajkot
Group B
Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh
Rajkot
Group C
Maharashtra vs Sikkim
Jaipur
Group C
Goa vs Himachal Pradesh
Jaipur
Group C
Mumbai vs Uttarakhand
Jaipur
Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Punjab
Jaipur
Group D
Haryana vs Saurashtra
Alur(2)
Group D
Andhra Pradesh vs Railways
Alur
Group D
Odisha vs Services
Alur(3)
Group D
Delhi vs Gujarat
Bengaluru
Plate Group
Bihar vs Manipur
Ranchi
Plate Group
Meghalaya vs Nagaland
Ranchi
Plate Group
Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram
Ranchi
Monday, 29 December 2025
Group
Match
Venue
Group A
Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu
Ahmedabad
Group A
Rajasthan vs RP
Ahmedabad
Group A
Jharkhand vs Puducherry
Ahmedabad
Group A
Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh
Ahmedabad
Group B
Jammu and Kashmir vs Vidarbha
Rajkot
Group B
Baroda vs Uttar Pradesh
Rajkot
Group B
Assam Hyderabad
Saurashtra
Group B
Bengal vs Chandigarh
Rajkot
Group C
Goa vs Sikkim
Jaipur
Group C
Himachal Pradesh vs Maharashtra
Jaipur
Group C
Punjab vs Uttarakhand
Jaipur
Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai
Jaipur
Group D
Delhi vs Saurashtra
Alur (2)
Group D
Railways vs Services
Alur (3)
Group D
Andhra Pradesh vs Odisha
Alur
Group D
Gujarat vs Haryana
Bengaluru
Plate Group
Bihar vs Meghalaya
Ranchi
Plate Group
Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur
Ranchi
Plate Group
Mizoram vs Nagaland
Ranchi
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Group
Match
Venue
Group A
Jharkhand vs Tamil Nadu
Ahmedabad
Group A
Kerala vs Rajasthan
Ahmedabad
Group A
Karnataka vs Puducherry
Ahmedabad
Group A
Madhya Pradesh vs Tripura
Ahmedabad
Group B
Bengal vs Jammu and Kashmir
Rajkot
Group B
Baroda vs Hyderabad
Rajkot
Group B
Assam vs Uttar Pradesh
Rajkot
Group B
Chandigarh vs Vidarbha
Saurashtra
Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Sikkim
Jaipur
Group C
Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab
Jaipur
Group C
Goa vs Mumbai
Jaipur
Group C
Maharashtra vs Uttarakhand
Jaipur
Group D
Andhra Pradesh vs Saurashtra
Bengaluru
Group D
Gujarat vs Railways
Alur(2)
Group D
Delhi vs Odisha
Alur(3)
Group D
Haryana vs Services
Alur
Plate Group
Bihar vs Nagaland
Ranchi
Plate Group
Manipur vs Mizoram
Ranchi
Plate Group
Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya
Ranchi
Saturday, 3 January 2026
Group
Match
Venue
Group A
Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu
Ahmedabad
Group A
Jharkhand vs Kerala
Ahmedabad
Group A
Madhya Pradesh vs Puducherry
Ahmedabad
Group A
Karnataka vs Tripura
Ahmedabad
Group B
Jammu and Kashmir vs Uttar Pradesh
Rajkot
Group B
Baroda vs Vidarbha
Rajkot
Group B
Chandigarh vs Hyderabad
Rajkot
Group B
Assam vs Bengal
Saurashtra
Group C
Punjab vs Sikkim
Jaipur
Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Himachal Pradesh
Jaipur
Group C
Goa vs Uttarakhand
Jaipur
Group C
Maharashtra vs Mumbai
Jaipur
Group D
Railways vs Saurashtra
Alur
Group D
Andhra Pradesh vs Gujarat
Alur(3)
Group D
Haryana vs Odisha
Alur(2)
Group D
Delhi vs Services
Bengaluru
Plate Group
Bihar vs Mizoram
Ranchi
Plate Group
Manipur vs Meghalaya
Ranchi
Plate Group
Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland
Ranchi
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Group
Match
Venue
Group A
Tamil Nadu vs Tripura
Ahmedabad
Group A
Karnataka vs Rajasthan
Ahmedabad
Group A
Jharkhand vs Madhya Pradesh
Ahmedabad
Group A
Kerala vs Puducherry
Ahmedabad
Group B
Baroda vs Jammu and Kashmir
Rajkot
Group B
Bengal vs Hyderabad
Rajkot
Group B
Uttar Pradesh vs Vidarbha
Saurashtra
Group B
Assam vs Chandigarh
Rajkot
Group C
Sikkim vs Uttarakhand
Jaipur
Group C
Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai
Jaipur
Group C
Goa vs Punjab
Jaipur
Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra
Jaipur
Group D
Saurashtra vs Services
Alur
Group D
Delhi vs Railways
Alur(2)
Group D
Andhra Pradesh vs Haryana
Alur(3)
Group D
Gujarat vs Odisha
Bengaluru
Plate Group Final
TBA vs TBA
Ranchi
Thursday, 8 January 2026
Group
Match
Venue
Group A
Kerala vs Tamil Nadu
Ahmedabad
Group A
Puducherry vs Rajasthan
Ahmedabad
Group A
Jharkhand vs Tripura
Ahmedabad
Group A
Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh
Ahmedabad
Group B
Hyderabad vs Jammu and Kashmir
Saurashtra
Group B
Baroda vs Chandigarh
Rajkot
Group B
Bengal vs Uttar Pradesh
Rajkot
Group B
Assam vs Vidarbha
Rajkot
Group C
Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim
Jaipur
Group C
Goa vs Maharashtra
Jaipur
Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand
Jaipur
Group C
Mumbai vs Punjab
Jaipur
Group D
Gujarat vs Saurashtra
Alur(3)
Group D
Odisha vs Railways
Alur
Group D
Andhra Pradesh vs Services
Alur(2)
Group D
Delhi vs Haryana
Bengaluru
Monday, 12 January 2026
1st Quarter Final
TBA vs TBA
Bengaluru
2nd Quarter Final
TBA vs TBA
Bengaluru
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
3rd Quarter Final
TBA vs TBA
Bengaluru
4th Quarter Final
TBA vs TBA
Bengaluru
Thursday, 15 January 2026
1st Semi Final
TBA vs TBA
Bengaluru
Thursday, 16 January 2026
2nd Semi Final
TBA vs TBA
Bengaluru
Thursday, 18 January 2026
Final
TBA vs TBA
Bengaluru
Qualification Process
Source: ZAP Cricket
Group Stage
Teams are divided into Elite Groups (A, B, C, D) and the Plate Group.
Each team plays round-robin matches within its group.
Points are awarded as follows:
WIN
4 points
Loss
0 points
Tie/No Result
2 points
Bonus Points
1 point (if applicable, e.g., winning with a big margin)
Elite Group
The top teams from each Elite Group qualify for the knockout stage.
Depending on the format, sometimes second-placed teams also qualify as pre-quarterfinalists.
Plate Group
Teams in the Plate Group play against each other.
The top team(s) from the Plate Group can qualify for pre-quarterfinals or quarterfinals.
The Plate Group winner often earns promotion to the Elite Group for the next season.
Knockout Stage
Includes pre-quarterfinals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.
Teams that progress from the group stages compete in single-elimination matches until the champion is decided.
Some Facts About The Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Vijay Hazare Trophy began in the 2002–03 season as a national domestic one-day tournament in India named after the legendary Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare.
First winner: Tamil Nadu
Most titles: Karnataka (5 titles – most successful team)
Previous winner (2023–24): Karnataka
Highest runs in a single season: Narayan Jagadeesan – 830 runs (2022–23)
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