# 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy

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. In the final, holders Karnataka defeated Punjab by 156 runs to successfully defend their title.

## Format

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 |
* 7 November Scorecard
| Railways 255/9 (50 overs) | v | Uttar Pradesh 216 (47.4 overs) |
* Railways won by 39 runs VCA Stadium, Nagpur
* 7 November Scorecard
| Vidarbha 285 (49.3 overs) | v | Rajasthan 151 (36.1 overs) |
* Vidarbha won by 134 runs VCA Ground, Nagpur
* 8 November Scorecard
| Madhya Pradesh 250/6 (50 overs) | v | Uttar Pradesh 252/7 (48 overs) |
* Uttar Pradesh won by 3 wickets VCA Ground, Nagpur
* 8 November Scorecard
| Vidarbha 206 (49.2 overs) | v | Railways 210/6 (48.1 overs) |
* Railways won by 4 wickets VCA Stadium, Nagpur
* 10 November Scorecard
| Madhya Pradesh 241/5 (50 overs) | v | Railways 245/5 (47.4 overs) |
* Railways won by 5 wickets VCA Stadium, Nagpur
* 10 November Scorecard
| Uttar Pradesh 283/8 (50 overs) | v | Rajasthan 208/8 (50 overs) |
* Uttar Pradesh won by 75 runs VCA Ground, Nagpur
* 11 November Scorecard
| Madhya Pradesh 193 (48.2 overs) | v | Vidarbha 167/6 (38 overs) |
* Vidarbha won by 4 wickets (VJD method) VCA Stadium, Nagpur
* 11 November Scorecard
| Rajasthan 35 (15.3 overs) | v | Railways 39/1 (5.3 overs) |
* Railways won by 9 wickets VCA Ground, Nagpur
* 13 November Scorecard
| Rajasthan 316/6 (50 overs) | v | Madhya Pradesh 239 (46.3 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 77 runs VCA Ground, Nagpur
* 13 November Scorecard
| Uttar Pradesh 112 (37 overs) | v | Vidarbha 113/1 (28.5 overs) |
* Vidarbha won by 9 wickets VCA Stadium, Nagpur

### 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 |
* 6 November Scorecard
| Tripura 160 (46.2 overs) | v | Assam 161/3 (32.2 overs) |
* Assam won by 7 wickets Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata
* 6 November Scorecard
| Bengal 220/6 (50 overs) | v | Odisha 195 (46.4 overs) |
* Bengal won by 25 runs Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani
* 9 November Scorecard
| Assam 103 (44.3 overs) | v | Odisha 105/5 (23.2 overs) |
* Odisha won by 5 wickets Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani
* 9 November Scorecard
| Tripura 173 (48.3 overs) | v | Jharkhand 178/2 (33.3 overs) |
* Jharkhand won by 8 wickets Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata
* 11 November Scorecard
| Bengal 310/3 (50 overs) | v | Jharkhand 147 (31 overs) |
* Bengal won by 163 runs Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata
* 11 November Scorecard
| Odisha 195 (49.3 overs) | v | Tripura 192 (49 overs) |
* Odisha won by 3 runs Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani
* 13 November Scorecard
| Jharkhand 191/8 (50 overs) | v | Assam 195/3 (47.3 overs) |
* Assam won by 7 wickets Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata
* 13 November Scorecard
| Tripura 121 (38.3 overs) | v | Bengal 125/1 (26 overs) |
* Bengal won by 9 wickets Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani
* 15 November Scorecard
| Bengal 312/6 (50 overs) | v | Assam 294/8 (50 overs) |
* Bengal won by 18 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata
* 15 November Scorecard
| Jharkhand 280/5 (50 overs) | v | Odisha 235 (46.5 overs) |
* Jharkhand won by 45 runs Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata

### 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 | 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 | Haryana 253/7 (49.1 overs) |
* Haryana won by 3 wickets Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun
* 6 November Scorecard
| Himachal Pradesh 181 (45.2 overs) | v | Services 182/8 (40 overs) |
* Services won by 2 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
* 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
| Haryana 163 (48.3 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 166/4 (38 overs) |
* Himachal Pradesh won by 6 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
* 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
| Himachal Pradesh 244/6 (50 overs) | v | Delhi 231 (50 overs) |
* Himachal Pradesh won by 13 runs HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
* 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
| Haryana 247 (50 overs) | v | Delhi 251/7 (42.1 overs) |
* Delhi won by 3 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
* 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
| Services 146 (40.1 overs) | v | Delhi 148/7 (34.4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 3 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
* 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 | Andhra 172 (46.1 overs) |
* Goa won by 45 runs AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad
* 10 November Scorecard
| Kerala 321/9 (50 overs) | v | 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
* 13 November Scorecard
| Andhra | v | Tamil Nadu |
* Match abandoned AOC Centre Thapar Stadium, Secunderabad
* 13 November Scorecard
| Karnataka | v | Kerala |
* Match abandoned Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad
* 13 November Scorecard
| Goa 170 (33.3 overs) | v | Hyderabad 171/3 (32.4 overs) |
* Hyderabad won by 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

### 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 |
* 8 November Scorecard
| Baroda 313/7 (50 overs) | v | Gujarat 315/5 (49.3 overs) |
* Gujarat won by 5 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad
* 8 November Scorecard
| Saurashtra 279/5 (50 overs) | v | Mumbai 280/8 (49.4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 2 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium C Ground, Ahmedabad
* 9 November Scorecard
| Mumbai 201 (45.3 overs) | v | Baroda 197 (47.1 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 4 runs Sardar Patel Stadium C Ground, Ahmedabad
* 9 November Scorecard
| Maharashtra 266/9 (50 overs) | v | Gujarat 269/5 (48.1 overs) |
* Gujarat won by 5 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad
* 11 November Scorecard
| Maharashtra 243 (49.4 overs) | v | Baroda 244/3 (45.5 overs) |
* Baroda won by 7 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad
* 11 November Scorecard
| Gujarat 349/5 (50 overs) | v | Saurashtra 265/8 (49.4 overs) |
* Gujarat won by 84 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
* 12 November Scorecard
| Baroda 268/9 (50 overs) | v | Saurashtra 265 (49.5 overs) |
* Baroda won by 3 runs Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad
* 12 November Scorecard
| Mumbai 211 (44.2 overs) | v | Maharashtra 214/4 (48 overs) |
* Maharashtra won by 6 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
* 14 November Scorecard
| Gujarat 256/7 (50 overs) | v | Mumbai 258/3 (42.3 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 7 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
* 14 November Scorecard
| Saurashtra 303/5 (50 overs) | v | Maharashtra 240/8 (50 overs) |
* Saurashtra won by 63 runs Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad

## Knockout stage

| Pre-quarterfinals | Pre-quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | 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 | Mumbai 158/4 (30.3 overs) |
| Milind Kumar 64 (94) Shardul Thakur 3/25 (7 overs) | | Wasim Jaffer 83* (87) Sumit Narwal 2/31 (9 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 6 wickets Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
* 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) |
| Amitoze Singh 75 (115) Rush Kalaria 3/55 (10 overs) | | Rohit Dahiya 53 (60) Sandeep Sharma 3/39 (9 overs) |
* Punjab won by 28 runs Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to field
* Punjab advanced to the quarterfinals

### Quarterfinals

* 20 November Scorecard
| Bengal 318/5 (50 overs) | v | Vidarbha 301/8 (50 overs) |
| Manoj Tiwary 130 (101) Ravikumar Thakur 2/77 (10 overs) | | Faiz Fazal 105 (111) Veer Pratap Singh 6/51 (10 overs) |
* Bengal won by 17 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
* 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) |
| Anurag Sarangi 112 (112) Saurabh Bandekar 5/37 (10 overs) | | Amogh Desai 110 (139) Dhiraj Singh 2/35 (6 overs) |
* Odisha won by 1 run Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot
* 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) |
| Shreyas Iyer 77 (67) Abhimanyu Mithun 2/57 (10 overs) | | Manish Pandey 99* (112) Wilkin Mota 2/39 (7 overs) |
* Karnataka won by 4 wickets IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara
* 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) |
| Anustup Majumdar 76 (100) Baltej Singh 5/33 (10 overs) | | Gurkeerat Singh 56* (54) Amit Mishra 3/42 (10 overs) |
* Punjab won by 5 wickets Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
* 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) |
| Stuart Binny 50 (69) Veer Pratap Singh 3/76 (10 overs) | | Sudip Chatterjee 67 (68) Abhimanyu Mithun 3/40 (9.5 overs) |
* Karnataka won by 6 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
* 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) |
| Arabind Singh 89 (100) Baltej Singh 2/55 (10 overs) | | Amitoze Singh 91 (126) Suryakant Pradhan 1/22 (8 overs) |
* Punjab won by 7 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad
* 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) |
| Mayank Agarwal 125 (100) Baltej Singh 3/59 (9 overs) | | Mandeep Singh 76 (81) Abhimanyu Mithun 3/37 (6.2 overs) |
* Karnataka won by 156 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Nitin Menon
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field
* Karnataka won the 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | 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 | 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 |