2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy
2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 14th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India.[1] The final was contested by Delhi and Gujarat. It was only the second time they have played each other in a one-day game.[2] Gujarat won the final by 139 runs to claim their first Vijay Hazare title.[3] They advanced to play in the 2015–16 Deodhar Trophy.[4]
| Dates | 10 December 2015 – 28 December 2015 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin, then knockout |
| Champions | Gujarat (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Delhi |
| Participants | 27 |
| Most runs | Mandeep Singh (Punjab) (394) |
| Most wickets | Jasprit Bumrah (Gujarat) (21) |
| 2015–16 Indian domestic cricket season |
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Venues
| Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 35,000 |
| KSCA Cricket Ground | N/A |
| KSCA Cricket (2) Ground | N/A |
| Feroz Shah Kotla Ground | 42,000 |
| Palam A Stadium | N/A |
| Palam B Stadium | N/A |
| Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 28,000 |
| Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground | 15,000 |
Teams
Teams are divided into four groups as follows[5]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | Gujarat | Andhra | Bengal |
| Hyderabad (H) | Haryana | Baroda | Goa |
| Mumbai | Jammu & Kashmir | Delhi (H) | Himachal Pradesh |
| Punjab | Jharkhand | Maharashtra | Madhya Pradesh |
| Rajasthan | Karnataka (H) | Odisha | Saurashtra (H) |
| Services | Kerala | Tripura | Uttar Pradesh |
| Tamil Nadu | Railways | Vidarbha |
- Note: H – Host
Fixtures
Group A
| Team[6] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.254 |
| Punjab | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +0.349 |
| Mumbai | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.866 |
| Services | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.321 |
| Rajasthan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.772 |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.454 |
| Assam | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.807 |
- Top two teams advanced to knockout stage
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Of the 27 participants, the following 8 teams qualified for the knockout stage:
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Himachal Pradesh | 266/5 (49.2 ov) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Punjab | 263/8 (50 ov) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Himachal Pradesh | 200/9 (50 ov) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Delhi | 201/4 (41.1 ov) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Jharkhand | 126 (38 ov) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Delhi | 225 (50 ov) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Delhi | 134 (32.3 ov) | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Gujarat | 273 (50 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Tamil Nadu | 169/9 (41.3 ov) | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Uttar Pradesh | 168 (48.2 ov) | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Gujarat | 248/8 (50 ov) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Tamil Nadu | 217 (47.3 ov) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Vidarbha | 195 (48 ov) | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Gujarat | 198/8 (48.1 ov) | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
23 December 2015 Scorecard |
Punjab 263/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Himachal Pradesh 266/5 (49.2 overs) |
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
23 December 2015 Scorecard |
Delhi 225 (50 overs) |
v |
Jharkhand 126 (38 overs) |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Rishabh Pant (Delhi) made his List A debut.
24 December 2015 Scorecard |
Uttar Pradesh 168 (48.2 overs) |
v |
Tamil Nadu 169/9 (41.3 overs) |
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
Semifinals
26 December 2015 Scorecard |
Himachal Pradesh 200/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Delhi 201/4 (41.1 overs) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Mayank Dagar (Himachal Pradesh) made his List A debut.
26 December 2015 Scorecard |
Gujarat 248/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Tamil Nadu 217 (47.3 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
Final
28 December 2015 Scorecard |
Gujarat 273 (50 overs) |
v |
Delhi 134 (32.3 overs) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Karan Patel (Gujarat) made his List A debut.
References
- "Global - Cricket news, live scores, fixtures, features and statistics on ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- "Axar threat looms for top-heavy Delhi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Parthiv, RP Singh help Gujarat clinch maiden Vijay Hazare title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- PTI. "BCCI revamps Deodhar Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy formats, announces 900 matches". The Hindu.
- "Duleep Trophy omitted from 2015-16 calendar". Cricinfo.
- "Vijay Hazare Trophy Table - 2015–16". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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