2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A
2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 14th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It is contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India divided into 4 Groups.[1] The winner will advance to play 2015–16 Deodhar Trophy.[2]
- The top two teams advanced to the quarter finals.
| Dates | 10 December 2015 – 18 December 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin |
| Host(s) | Hyderabad |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| 2015–16 Indian domestic cricket season |
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Points Table
| Team[3] | 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
Fixtures
Round one
Ravichandran Ashwin-led Tamil Nadu opened their account in the one-day tournament with a thumping win over Assam. The off-spinner claimed three wickets for 31 runs as they bowled Assam out for 210 with two balls to spare. Abhinav Mukund then anchored the innings to help the team attain the target with ease. The opener was out for 104 with just two runs needed for victory.
10 December 2015 Scorecard |
Assam 210 (49.4 overs) |
v |
Tamil Nadu 214/4 (41.4 overs) |
Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad 59 (93) Ravichandran Ashwin 3/31 (9.4 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
- Wasiqur Rahman (Assam); Baba Indrajith and J. Kousik (Tamil Nadu) all made their List-A debuts.
Mumbai's debutants shone in the victory as they cantered to a comfortable win. Pacer Sagar Trivedi claimed three for 21 as Punjab posted 254 on the board. Yuvraj scored a run-a-ball 93 to take the team to a respectable total after Dhawal Kulkarni and Trivedi claimed the top-order. Debutant Jay Bista then led the chase with an 87-ball 92 while Abhishek Nayar took Mumbai across the line with an unbeaten 44.
10 December 2015 Scorecard |
Punjab 254 (48.1 overs) |
v |
Mumbai 255/5 (45.1 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
- Jay Bista, Shashank Singh, Sagar Trivedi (Mumbai); Karan Kaila and Pargat Singh (Punjab) all made their List A debuts.
Services set Rajasthan a 231-run target after being asked to bat in Secunderabad. While NB Singh claimed a four-for, Yashpal Singh 75 not out and Suraj Yadav's unbeaten 44 lower down the order. Rajat Paliwal then claimed two for 10 including the wicket of Dishant Yagnik after while Suraj and Diwesh Pathania too picked two wickets apiece to bowl Rajasthan out for a paltry 167 and claim victory.
10 December 2015 Scorecard |
Services 230/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan 167 (41.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathu Singh (Rajasthan); Azaruddin Bloch, Rahul Kanojia and Sufiyan Alam (Services) all made their List A debuts.
Round two
Experienced campaigner, Rajat Bhatia's heroics with the ball and the bat helped Rajasthan to victory in a thrilling encounter. The all-rounder, claimed five for 17 to bowl the opposition out for 148 and then took Rajasthan across the line with an unbeaten 82-ball 68 in a low-scoring game. While wickets fell at regular intervals at the other end, he helped pull off a win in Hyderabad.
11 December 2015 Scorecard |
Assam 148 (44.4 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan 149/9 (49.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
Defending 238 runs Siddharth Kaul claimed five for 32 while Barinder Sran took three for 36 to keep Punjab in a commanding position. While the rest of the Hyderabad lineup crumbled, Sumnath Kolla scored 63 before retiring hurt. Hyderabad were 182 for nine when they conceded the match to Punjab.
Earlier, Punjab were helped to 238 by Mayank Siddana (64) after they were left on 75 for three. Yuvraj Singh chipped in with 36 runs while Gurkeerat Mann and Gitansh Khera contributed 35 and 30 respectively.
11 December 2015 Scorecard |
Punjab 238 (49.4 overs) |
v |
Hyderabad 182 (42.4 overs) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Himalay Agarwal (Hyderabad) made his List A debut.
Tamil Nadu's middle-order helped the team post a stiff 313-run target for Mumbai in the second round match. The twins - Aparajith and Indrajith scored 77 and 60* respectively while Murali Vijay (55) and R Satish too scored half-centuries in the effort.
Akhil Herwadkar then got Mumbai off to a good start with a whirlwind 86-ball 107 but the rest of the lineup fumbled after his departure with the score on 141 in 22.2 overs. While Siddhesh Lad toiled to keep the innings afloat, the TN bowlers struck at the other end to push Mumbai further on the back-foot. He was the last to return to the pavilion for 47.
After skipper R Ashwin gave TN their first breakthrough, leg-spinner M Ashwin claimed three wickets including that of Herwadkar while Rahil Shah and M Mohammed claimed two wickets apiece.
11 December 2015 Scorecard |
Tamil Nadu 312/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Mumbai 286 (45.2 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
- Murugan Ashwin (Tamil Nadu) made his List A debut.
Round three
13 December 2015 Scorecard |
Mumbai 198 (49.5 overs) |
v |
Assam 102 (35 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
13 December 2015 Scorecard |
Hyderabad 224/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Services 225/5 (48.5 overs) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yathin Reddy (Hyderabad) made his List A debut.
13 December 2015 Scorecard |
Tamil Nadu 226 (45.3 overs) |
v |
Punjab 230/4 (44.5 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Antony Dhas and Aswin Crist (Tamil Nadu) both made their List A debuts.
Round four
14 December 2015 Scorecard |
Punjab 327/4 (50 overs) |
v |
Assam 326/8 (50 overs) |
- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
14 December 2015 Scorecard |
Rajasthan 250/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Hyderabad 148 (39 overs) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Jaweed Ali (Hyderabad); Siddharth Dobal and Manender Singh (Rajasthan) all made their List A debuts.
14 December 2015 Scorecard |
Services 192/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Tamil Nadu 193/3 (39.4 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
Round five
15 December 2015 Scorecard |
Hyderabad 271/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Assam 199 (50 overs) |
- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
- Jogeswar Bhumij (Assam) and Balchander Anirudh (Hyderabad) both made their List A debuts.
15 December 2015 Scorecard |
Services 151 (42.1 overs) |
v |
Mumbai 156/4 (25.2 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
- Nitin Yadav (Services) made his List A debut.
Round six
17 December 2015 Scorecard |
Assam 261/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Services 262/4 (45.2 overs) |
- Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bikash Chetri (Assam) and Amit Pachhara (Services) both made their List A debuts.
17 December 2015 Scorecard |
Hyderabad 230 (49.2 overs) |
v |
Tamil Nadu 233/7 (47.5 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammed Siraj (Hyderabad) made his List A debut.
Round seven
18 December 2015 Scorecard |
Hyderabad 217/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Mumbai 221/3 (44.2 Overs) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
18 December 2015 Scorecard |
Punjab 323/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Services 325/7 (49 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Kamal Passi (Services) made his List A debut.
18 December 2015 Scorecard |
Rajasthan 384/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Tamil Nadu 132 (26.2 overs) |
- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
References
- "Global - Cricket news, live scores, fixtures, features and statistics on ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- PTI. "BCCI revamps Deodhar Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy formats, announces 900 matches". The Hindu.
- "Vijay Hazare Trophy Table - 2015–16". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2018.