Five-time champions Tamil Nadu take on Chhattisgarh in their must-win final Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 group match on Sunday (January 5, 2025). An abandoned match against Chandigarh and a defeat to Vidarbha have dented their chance of winning Group D, but the most successful team in VHT history will make the knockouts as the group runners-up. (More Cricket News)
Well, all R Sai Kishore🍎 & Co. must do is avoid defeat against Chhattisgarh, who are also chasing a top-two finish and a knock-out spot. Chhattisgarh are fourth in the seven-team table, while Tamil Nadu are second, ahead of Uttar Pradesh, on Net Run Rate.
✱Five group winners automatically make the quarter-finals. They will be joined by the best of the second-ranked teams in the last eight. The other four second-ranked teams will play in the pre-quarterfinals with the winners completing the quarter-final line-up.
In another Group D fixture on Sunday, Karun Nair will look to score his fifth century in this campaign. The 33-year-old brought up his fourth century in five Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 innings as his adopted team Vidarbha beat Uttar Pradesh ꧃by eight wickets in their penultimate group match.
𝕴Vidarbha, with five wins in five matches, have already won the group, but the Mizoram fixture presents the former Karnataka player a golden chance to make more history.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, Round 7 Group D Fixtures
Chandigarh vs Jammu and Kashmir at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam;
🌠Mizoram vs Vidarbha at ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram;
🅘Chhattisgarh vs Tamil Nadu at Vizzy Stadium, Vizianagaram.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, Group D Points Table
| Sl. No. | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts. | NRR |
| 1 | Vidarbha | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.433 |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2.758 |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.262 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -1.032 |
| 5 | Chandigarh | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.253 |
| 6 | Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -0.58 |
| 7 | Mizoram | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3.926 |
♋All three matches will start at 8:45 AM IST (local time).
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Live Streaming And Telecast Details
🌟The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 group stage matches will not be telecast on TV or streamed online. The knockout matches will be streamed live and telecast on JioCinema and Sports18 channels.
꧟The knockouts will begin on January 9, 2025, with preliminary quarter-finals. The final is scheduled for January 19. All knockout matches will be played in Vadodara.
