2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy
| Dates | 6 November 2014 – 25 November 2014 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | List A cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin, then knockout | 
| Champions | Karnataka (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up | Punjab | 
| Participants | 27 | 
| Most runs | Manish Pandey (Karnataka) (472) | 
| Most wickets | Abhimanyu Mithun (Karnataka) (18) | 
The 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 22nd edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India. It took place between 6 and 25 November 2014.[1] In the final, holders Karnataka defeated Punjab by 156 runs to successfully defend their title.
Format
| 2014–15 Indian domestic cricket season | 
|---|
The teams are divided across five zonal groups: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone. The top two teams from Central Zone, East Zone and South Zone advance directly to the quarterfinals. The top two teams from each of North Zone and West Zone play in the pre-quarterfinals to determine which two teams advance to the quarterfinals. The winner of the knockout tree is declared winner of the tournament.
Group stage
Central Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railways | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.459 | 
| Vidarbha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +1.223 | 
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.260 | 
| Rajasthan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -1.891 | 
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.611 | 
East Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.709 | 
| Odisha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.237 | 
| Assam | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.244 | 
| Jharkhand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.244 | 
| Tripura | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.416 | 
North Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.557 | 
| Delhi | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.428 | 
| Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.263 | 
| Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -0.511 | 
| Services | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.313 | 
| Haryana | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1.159 | 
 6 November  
Scorecard  | 
Delhi  
212/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
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Jammu and Kashmir  
216/8 (49.2 overs)  | 
Jammu and Kashmir won by 2 wickets 
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur  | 
 6 November  
Scorecard  | 
Punjab  
252/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
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Haryana  
253/7 (49.1 overs)  | 
Haryana won by 3 wickets 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun  | 
 8 November  
Scorecard  | 
Punjab  
182/6 (45 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Delhi  
188/6 (44 overs)  | 
Delhi won by 4 wickets 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun  | 
 8 November  
Scorecard  | 
Services  
236/9 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Jammu and Kashmir  
237/7 (49.1 overs)  | 
Jammu and Kashmir won by 3 wickets 
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur  | 
 10 November  
Scorecard  | 
Haryana  
75 (28 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Services  
77/2 (16.5 overs)  | 
Services won by 8 wickets 
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur  | 
 10 November  
Scorecard  | 
Jammu and Kashmir  
227 (49.3 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Punjab  
233/3 (43 overs)  | 
Punjab won by 7 wickets 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun  | 
 12 November  
Scorecard  | 
Jammu and Kashmir  
132 (37 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Himachal Pradesh  
133/1 (28.3 overs)  | 
Himachal Pradesh won by 9 wickets 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun  | 
 12 November  
Scorecard  | 
Services  
200 (42.1 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Punjab  
204/4 (41.2 overs)  | 
Punjab won by 6 wickets 
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur  | 
 14 November  
Scorecard  | 
Himachal Pradesh  
196 (48.4 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Punjab  
201/7 (38 overs)  | 
Punjab won by 3 wickets 
Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur  | 
 14 November  
Scorecard  | 
Jammu and Kashmir  
284/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Haryana  
276 (49.4 overs)  | 
Jammu & Kashmir won by 8 runs 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun  | 
South Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | +2.012 | 
| Goa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.083 | 
| Andhra | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -0.607 | 
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -0.758 | 
| Kerala | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +0.425 | 
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -0.958 | 
 7 November  
Scorecard  | 
Karnataka  
330/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Andhra  
196 (47.4 overs)  | 
Karnataka won by 134 runs 
AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad  | 
 7 November  
Scorecard  | 
Kerala  
283/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Goa  
287/8 (49.1 overs)  | 
Goa won by 2 wickets 
Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad  | 
 7 November  
Scorecard  | 
Tamil Nadu  
334/6 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Hyderabad  
287 (47.2 overs)  | 
Tamil Nadu won by 47 runs 
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad  | 
 8 November  
Scorecard  | 
Hyderabad  
193 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Andhra  
194/3 (44.1 overs)  | 
Andhra won by 7 wickets 
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad  | 
 8 November  
Scorecard  | 
Goa  
183 (40.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Karnataka  
185/3 (27.3 overs)  | 
Karnataka won by 7 wickets 
Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad  | 
 8 November  
Scorecard  | 
Kerala  
254 (49.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Tamil Nadu  
255/6 (49.5 overs)  | 
Tamil Nadu won by 4 wickets 
AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad  | 
 10 November  
Scorecard  | 
Goa  
217 (46.4 overs)  | 
v 
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Andhra  
172 (46.1 overs)  | 
Goa won by 45 runs 
AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad  | 
 10 November  
Scorecard  | 
Kerala  
321/9 (50 overs)  | 
v 
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Hyderabad  
188 (43.5 overs)  | 
Kerala won by 133 runs 
Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad  | 
 10 November  
Scorecard  | 
Karnataka  
313/6 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Tamil Nadu  
209 (43.5 overs)  | 
Karnataka won by 104 runs 
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad  | 
 11 November  
Scorecard  | 
Kerala  
202/9 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Andhra  
206/4 (43 overs)  | 
Andhra won by 6 wickets 
AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad  | 
 11 November  
Scorecard  | 
Tamil Nadu  
182 (49.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Goa  
184/4 (33.2 overs)  | 
Goa won by 6 wickets 
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad  | 
 11 November  
Scorecard  | 
Hyderabad  
295/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Karnataka  
300/5 (48 overs)  | 
Karnataka won by 5 wickets 
Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad  | 
West Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.166 | 
| Gujarat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.291 | 
| Baroda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.086 | 
| Saurashtra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.134 | 
| Maharashtra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.430 | 
Knockout stage
| Pre-quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Delhi | W1 | Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Mumbai | S1 | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Vidarbha | ||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Odisha | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Gujarat | S2 | Goa | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Punjab | E2 | Odisha | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||
Pre-quarterfinals
 19 November     
Scorecard  | 
Delhi 
157 (42.3 overs)  | 
v 
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Mumbai 
158/4 (30.3 overs)  | 
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field
 - Mumbai advanced to the quarterfinals
 
 19 November     
Scorecard  | 
Punjab 
255/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Gujarat 
227 (47.3 overs)  | 
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field
 - Punjab advanced to the quarterfinals
 
Quarterfinals
 20 November     
Scorecard  | 
Bengal 
318/5 (50 overs)  | 
v 
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Vidarbha 
301/8 (50 overs)  | 
- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field
 - Bengal advanced to the semifinals
 
 20 November     
Scorecard  | 
Odisha 
289 (49.4 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Goa 
288/9 (50 overs)  | 
- Goa won the toss and elected to field
 - Odisha advanced to the semifinals
 
 21 November     
Scorecard  | 
Mumbai 
286/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Karnataka 
287/6 (50 overs)  | 
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field
 - Karnataka advanced to the semifinals
 
 21 November     
Scorecard  | 
Railways 
243/9 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Punjab 
247/5 (47.2 overs)  | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field
 - Punjab advanced to the semifinals
 
Semifinals
 23 November     
Scorecard  | 
Karnataka 
268/9 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Bengal 
262 (49.5 overs)  | 
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field
 - Karnataka advanced to the finals
 
 23 November     
Scorecard  | 
Odisha 
238/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Punjab 
244/3 (48.3 overs)  | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field
 - Punjab advanced to the finals
 
Final
 25 November     
Scorecard  | 
Karnataka 
359/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Punjab 
203 (38.2 overs)  | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field
 - Karnataka won the 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy
 
Statistics
Most runs
| Player[2] | Team | Inns | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manish Pandey | Karnataka | 7 | 472 | 118.00 | 101* | 1 | 4 | 
| Shreevats Goswami | Bengal | 6 | 447 | 111.75 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 
| Mayank Agarwal | Karnataka | 7 | 426 | 60.85 | 162 | 2 | 1 | 
| Amitoze Singh | Punjab | 9 | 422 | 46.88 | 91 | 0 | 4 | 
| Mandeep Singh | Punjab | 9 | 417 | 52.12 | 103* | 1 | 3 | 
Most wickets
| Player[3] | Team | Inns | Wickets | Ave. | BBI | 4w | 5w | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Mithun | Karnataka | 7 | 18 | 15.61 | 4/18 | 2 | 0 | 
| Sandeep Sharma | Punjab | 6 | 17 | 15.52 | 5/31 | 0 | 1 | 
| Veer Pratap Singh | Bengal | 6 | 15 | 16.33 | 6/51 | 0 | 2 | 
| Pankaj Singh | Rajasthan | 4 | 14 | 11.28 | 6/50 | 1 | 1 | 
| Baltej Singh | Punjab | 7 | 14 | 19.57 | 5/33 | 0 | 1 | 
References
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Points table". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
 - ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
 - ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2014/15 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2014.