Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025: Here is a look at the teams that have qualified for the knockouts with their schedule. (PTI)
The group stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 ended on January 5, Sunday, with 10 teams qualifying for the knockout stages.
The top six teams directly advanced to the quarter-finals, and teams from seventh position to 10th position will battle it out in the pre-quarterfinals. The two teams that win the pre-quarterfinals will then join the top six in the quarter-finals.
After several matches went down the wire, heaps of runs put up on the board and multiple records broken, the top 10 teams were only confirmed after the final set of games on Sunday.
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Karnataka, Baroda qualified to the quarter-finals by virture of finishing on top of their respective groups. Punjab, the best-ranked second-placed team from the five groups also earned a berth in the quarterfinals. Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Bengal marked their places in the pre-quarterfinals that are slated to begin on January 9.
All knockout matches of the tournament will be held in Vadodara.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Qualified teams and ranking (1-10)
1. Gujarat – 28 points – Group A topper
2. Maharashtra – 24 points (+1.75) – Group B topper
3. Vidarbha – 24 points (+1.55) – Group D topper
4. Karnataka – 24 points (+1.37) – Group C topper
5. Baroda – 20 points – Group E topper
6. Punjab – 24 points (+2.167) – 2nd place in Group C
7. Haryana – 24 points (0.726) – 2nd place in Group A
8. Rajasthan – 20 points – 2nd place in Group B
9. Tamil Nadu – 18 points – 2nd place in Group D
10. Bengal – 18 points – 2nd place in Group E
Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025 Knockout schedule:
January 9, 2025
Pre Quarter-final 1 – Haryana Vs Bengal – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara – 9 AM IST
Pre Quarter-final 2 – Rajasthan Vs Tamil Nadu – Motibaug Cricket Ground, Vadodara – 9 AM IST
January 11, 2025
Quarter Finals:
QF 3 – Vidarbha Vs Punjab – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara – 9 AM IST
QF 4 – Karnataka Vs Baroda – Motibaug Cricket Ground, Vadodara – 9 AM IST
January 12, 2025
QF 1 – Gujarat Vs Winner of PQF 1 – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara – 9 AM IST
QF 2 – Maharashtra Vs Winner of PQF 2 – Motibaug Cricket Ground, Vadodara – 9 AM IST
January 15, 2025 – Semifinals
SF1 – Winner QF1 v Winner QF4 – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara – 1:30 PM IST
January 16, 2025 – Semifinals
SF2 – Winner QF2 v Winner QF3 – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara – 1:30 PM IST
January 18, 2024
Final – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara – 1:30 PM IST
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