Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 India’s premier domestic List A competition begins on December 24, with 38 teams divided into Elite and Plate divisions. This version attracts massive attention Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma His return to domestic white-ball cricket after more than a decade is rare. Karnataka enters as defending champions while centrally contracted players face BCCI orders to participate in at least two matches to enhance the prestige of the tournament.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Tournament format and star players
organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) The tournament will run till 18 January 2026 across venues in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Aloor, Jaipur and Rajkot. The elite category consists of 32 teams, divided into four groups of eight, where each group plays a round-robin, with the top two per group advancing to the quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals and final; There are six teams in the plate group, the winner of which will be promoted to the next season. All matches begin at 9:00 AM IST (3:30 AM GMT) under a points system that awards four for a win, two for no result and zero for a loss, which includes net run rate for ties.
Star attraction is key in the team with Kohli representing Delhi Targeted his 16000th List A run in Group D since his last appearance in 2010 Andhra PradeshRohit also joined Mumbai In Group C for openers vs Sikkim And Uttarakhand Fulfilling BCCI’s participation rules in Jaipur…
Rishabh Pant Will also play for Delhi with Kohli aiming to revive his white-ball form after the international hiatus until August 2024 Shubman Gill captain Punjab in group c with Arshdeep Singh And Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav Features for Mumbai KL Rahul Karnataka and young talents like 14-year-olds get a boost Vaibhav Suryavanshi Vice-captain of Bihar in the plate.
Selectors have their eyes on such fast bowlers Gurjapneet Singh (Tamil Nadu) Gurnoor Brar (Punjab) Yudhveer Singh (Jammu and Kashmir) Anuj Thakral (Haryana) and there has been no major success in fast bowling recently among the budding all-rounders.
elite group teams
| Group A | group b | group c | group d |
| Karnataka | Vidarbha | Maharashtra | Haryana |
| Rajasthan | Baroda | Punjab | Gujarat |
| Tamil Nadu | Bengal | Mumbai | Railway |
| Jharkhand | Hyderabad | Himachal Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh |
| Madhya Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Uttarakhand | Saurashtra |
| Puducherry | Assam | Goa | Delhi |
| Kerala | Chandigarh | Chattisgarh | services |
| Tripura | Jammu and Kashmir | Sikkim | Odisha |
Plate: Nagaland, Bihar, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh
Also read: KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna strengthen Karnataka team to defend Vijay Hazare Trophy
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Schedule for December 24 and 26
The Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 comprises 119 List A matches from December 24, 2025 to January 18, 2026 across multiple venues in India. All games will start at 9:00 AM IST (3:30 AM GMT). Below is the schedule of the matches of 24 and 26 December
24th December match
| teams | venue | First | gmt |
| Puducherry vs Tamil Nadu | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| gujarat vs services | KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Aloor | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Andhra vs Delhi | BCCI Center of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Haryana vs Railways | KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Aloor | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Odisha vs Saurashtra | KSCA Cricket Ground, Aloor | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Maharashtra vs Punjab | Anantam Maidan, Jaipur | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Chhattisgarh vs Goa | Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground, Jaipur | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand | KL Saini Ground, Jaipur | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Mumbai vs Sikkim | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| bengal vs vidarbha | Sanosara Cricket Ground A, Rajkot | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan | ADSA Railway Cricket Ground, Ahmedabad | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Jharkhand vs Karnataka | Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Kerala vs Tripura | Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Chandigarh vs Jammu and Kashmir | Sanosara Cricket Ground B, Rajkot | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Assam vs Baroda | Niranjan Shah Stadium C, Rajkot | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khanderi, Rajkot | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
26 December match
| teams | venue | First | gmt |
| Goa vs Himachal Pradesh | Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground, Jaipur | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Mumbai vs Uttarakhand | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Chhattisgarh vs Punjab | Anantam Maidan, Jaipur | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Haryana vs Saurashtra | KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Aloor | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Andhra vs Railways | KSCA Cricket Ground, Aloor | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Odisha vs Services | KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Aloor | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Delhi vs Gujarat | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Maharashtra vs Sikkim | KL Saini Ground, Jaipur | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh | Sanosara Cricket Ground A, Rajkot | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Madhya Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu | Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Jharkhand vs Rajasthan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| puducherry vs tripura | ADSA Railway Cricket Ground, Ahmedabad | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| karnataka vs kerala | Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Assam vs Jammu and Kashmir | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khanderi, Rajkot | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Baroda vs Bengal | Niranjan Shah Stadium C, Rajkot | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
| Hyderabad vs Vidarbha | Sanosara Cricket Ground B, Rajkot | 9:00 am | 3:30 am |
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Broadcast and live streaming details
Live telecast broadcasts of selected matches star sports network with streaming JioHotstar App & Website and WB SuiteThis star-studded edition highlights India’s white-ball depth ahead of international commitments, blending experience with youth in big 50-over battles,
