The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26, India’s premier domestic one-day tournament, is set to begin on December 24 and will continue till January 2026. The competition will feature Elite Groups and a Plate Group, with matches scheduled across multiple venues.
Venues and match timings
Matches will be hosted across several cricket centres, including Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jaipur, and Bengaluru. Most fixtures are scheduled as day games, with matches starting in the morning.
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Multiple matches will be played simultaneously at different venues during the group stage.
Opening day fixtures
The tournament will start on December 24, with a packed schedule featuring several high-profile encounters. Teams such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Mumbai, Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi, Kerala, Punjab, and Saurashtra will all be in action on the opening day across various grounds.
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The Vijay Hazare Trophy will feature many high-profile players like Virat Kohli, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rishabh Pant, and others, which will make the tournament more interesting.
Live streaming and broadcast details
Fans can watch the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 live on the digital streaming platform JioHotstar in India.
Vijay Hazare Trophy groups
Group A: Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Pondicherry, Kerala, Tripura.
Group B: Vidarbha, Baroda, Bengal, Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir.
Group C: Maharashtra, Punjab, Mumbai, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim.
Group D: Haryana, Gujarat, Railways, Andhra, Saurashtra, Delhi, Odisha, Services.
Plate Group: Nagaland, Bihar, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh.
