Vijay Hazare Trophy
Vijay Hazare Trophy, also known as the Ranji One Day Trophy, was started in 2002–03 as a limited-over domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates. It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare.
Tamil Nadu have won the trophy 4 times. Jharkhand won the trophy in 2011, beating Gujarat in the finals at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.Bengal won it on 2011-12.
Delhi are the current champions of the trophy in 2012-13, beating Assam in the finals.[1]
Format
The 27 Ranji teams are split into 5 zonal groups as follows:
| Zone | Teams |
|---|---|
| Central | Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh |
| East | Assam, Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura |
| North | Delhi, Harayana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Services |
| South | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Hyderabad, Karanataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
| West | Baroda, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Saurashtra |
After playing each team in the group once, the four runners-up with the worst records play in the preliminary quarter finals, with the two winners joining the remaining 6 teams in the quarter final stage.
Tournament History
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Tamil Nadu [2] |
| 2003–04 | Mumbai [2] |
| 2004–05 | Tamil Nadu/Uttar Pradesh [2] |
| 2005–06 | Railways |
| 2006–07 | Mumbai [2] |
| 2007–08 | Saurashtra [3] |
| 2008–09 | Tamil Nadu [4] |
| 2009–10 | Tamil Nadu [5] |
| 2010–11 | Jharkhand [6] |
| 2011–12 | Bengal [7] |
| 2012–13 | Delhi [8] |
References
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2010/engine/match/526378.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/313378.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/series/306286.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/vijayhazare2008-09/content/current/series/369026.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/vijayhazare2009/content/current/series/412592.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/vijayhazare2010/content/current/series/471506.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2011/engine/match/526378.html
- ↑ http://www.wisdenindia.com/tag/vijay-hazare-trophy-2012-13
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