2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A
| Dates | 19 September – 8 October 2018 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | List A cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoff format | 
| Participants | 9 | 
| 2018–19 Indian domestic cricket season | 
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| Men | 
| Women | 
The 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 17th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested by the 37 domestic cricket teams of India, with nine teams in Group A.[1] The group stage started on 19 September 2018, with the top five teams across Group A and Group B progressing to the quarter-finals of the competition.[2] Mumbai and Maharashtra both progressed from Group A to the knock-out phase of the tournament.[3]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1.634 | 
| 3 | Maharashtra | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1.003 | 
| 6 | Baroda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1.141 | 
| 7 | Punjab | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0.354 | 
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −0.138 | 
| 11 | Vidarbha | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −0.819 | 
| 12 | Karnataka | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | −0.175 | 
| 16 | Goa | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −0.935 | 
| 18 | Railways | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1.719 | 
Source: [4]
- Top five teams across Groups A and B advanced to the knockout stage.
- Bottom two teams across Groups A and B relegated to the Elite Group C for the next season.
Fixtures
Round 1
| Goa 266/7 (50 overs) | v | Maharashtra 267/5 (47.5 overs) | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- Atharva Kale, Jay Pande, Mandar Bhandari, (Maharashtra) and Deepraj Gaonkar (Goa) made their List A debuts.
- Jay Pande (Maharashtra) scored his first century in List A cricket.[5]
| Baroda 238 (49.5 overs) | v | Mumbai 239/1 (41.3 overs) | 
- Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tushar Deshpande and Vijay Gohil (Mumbai) both made their List A debuts.
| Punjab 290/7 (50 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 255 (48.3 overs) | 
- Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) made his List A debut.
Round 2
| Vidarbha 254 (50 overs) | v | Baroda 151/2 (29 overs) | 
- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Atharva Taide (Vidarbha) made his List A debut.
| Railways 187 (47.5 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 170/5 (41.3 overs) | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- KD Singh (Himachal Pradesh), Karan Sharma and Harsh Tyagi (Railways) all made their List A debuts.
| Maharashtra 245/8 (50 overs) | v | Karnataka 107/6 (22.4 overs) | 
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
Round 4
| Maharashtra 281/5 (50 overs) | v | Punjab 187 (40.3 overs) | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashay Palkar (Maharashtra) and Sharad Lumba (Punjab) both made their List A debuts.
Round 5
Round 6
| Vidarbha 297/7 (50 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 298/6 (47.5 overs) | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Aditya Thakare (Vidarbha) made his List A debut.
| Railways 180 (48.2 overs) | v | Maharashtra 186/3 (41.2 overs) | 
- Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
- Manish Rao (Railways) made his List A debut.
| Karnataka 237 (50 overs) | v | Baroda 230/3 (43.3 overs) | 
- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Gneshwar Naveen (Karnataka) made his List A debut.
Round 7
| Maharashtra 278 (49.5 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 195 (44.2 overs) | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
| Mumbai 245 (49 overs) | v | Punjab 202 (44.3 overs) | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Sanvir Singh (Punjab) made his List A debut.
Round 8
| Vidarbha 125 (36.2 overs) | v | Karnataka 129/4 (32.3 overs) | 
- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kaunain Abbas (Karnataka) made his List A debut.
| Himachal Pradesh 269/6 (50 overs) | v | Mumbai 270/4 (44.3 overs) | 
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohmad Ajrudeen (Himachal Pradesh) made his List A debut.
Round 9
| Goa 186 (49.5 overs) | v | Mumbai 189/3 (35.3 overs) | 
- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vishamber Kahlon (Goa) made his List A debut.
| Maharashtra 201/8 (50 overs) | v | Vidarbha 205/7 (49.2 overs) | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Darshan Nalkande (Vidarbha) made his List A debut.
Round 10
| Baroda 153 (41.2 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 41/1 (11.3 overs) | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Round 11
| Karnataka 257/8 (38 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 162 (25.3 overs) | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 38 overs per side due to rain.
Round 12
References
- ^ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018-19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Jharkhand, Haryana, Services and Tamil Nadu jostle for last two quarter-final spots". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy Table - 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19, Elite Group A roundup: Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill make strong starts". Cricket Country. Retrieved 19 September 2018.