Vijay Hazare Trophy
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Vijay Hazare 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
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Since its conception, Tamil Nadu has won the trophy four times and Mumbai has won it two times. Jharkhand became the champion of the 2010-2011 season, defeating Gujarat by 159 runs in the finals held at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
. Left arm spin bowler Shahbaz Nadeem
took four wickets for only six runs, a feat that was decisive in Jharkhand's victory.
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.
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
plates. It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare
Vijay Hazare
Vijay Samuel Hazare was an Indian cricket player from the state of Maharashtra. He captained the Indian cricket team in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953...
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Since its conception, Tamil Nadu has won the trophy four times and Mumbai has won it two times. Jharkhand became the champion of the 2010-2011 season, defeating Gujarat by 159 runs in the finals held at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
. Left arm spin bowler Shahbaz Nadeem
Shahbaz Nadeem
Shahbaz Nadeem is a Slow left-arm orthodox bowler for Indian U-19s. He had also played for Bihar Under-14s and currently plays for Jharkhand team....
took four wickets for only six runs, a feat that was decisive in Jharkhand's victory.
Format
The 27 ranji teams are split into 5 zonal groups as follows:| Zone | Teams |
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| Central | Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh cricket team The Madhya Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Plate and in elite Group of the Ranji Trophy.... , Railways, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Vidharba |
| East | Assam, Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Tripura |
| North | Delhi, Harayana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Services |
| South | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Hyderabad, Karanataka, Kerela, 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.