Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: Full Schedule, Format, Teams, Squads, Live Telecast and Streaming Details

The Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26, India’s premier domestic 50-over tournament, is scheduled to be held from December 24 to January 18, featuring 32 top state teams competing in the Elite division. 

The competition marks the List A leg of the senior Indian men’s domestic season 2025-26. Teams are divided into four Elite groups, with the top two from each advancing to the knockout stage. The tournament includes a round-robin group phase followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. Select matches will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network, with live streaming available on Jio Hotstar.

Key Highlights of Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26

• Tournament runs from December 24 to January 18
• 32 teams compete in the Elite division
• Four Elite groups: A, B, C and D
• Top two teams from each group qualify for knockouts
• Knockouts include quarter-finals, semi-finals and final
• Live telecast on Star Sports Network
• Live streaming on Jio Hotstar app and website
• Defending champions: Karnataka
• Previous runners-up: Vidarbha

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: Tournament Overview

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 serves as India’s premier domestic List A competition and provides a platform for leading and emerging talents to stake a claim for higher-level recognition. The tournament begins on Wednesday, December 24, and concludes with the final on January 18.

The competition is divided into Elite and Plate divisions, with the top 32 state teams participating in the Elite bracket. These teams compete for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, while the Plate division winner earns promotion to the Elite group in the following season.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: Participating Teams

Apart from defending champions Karnataka and last season’s runners-up Vidarbha, several major teams are part of the Elite division, including Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Baroda, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Saurashtra, Andhra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Kerala.

Other competing teams include Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Jharkhand, Railways, Hyderabad, Haryana, Assam, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Services, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Puducherry and Tripura.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: Elite Groups

Elite Group A

• Karnataka
• Rajasthan
• Tamil Nadu
• Jharkhand
• Madhya Pradesh
• Puducherry
• Kerala
• Tripura

Elite Group B

• Vidarbha
• Baroda
• Bengal
• Hyderabad
• Uttar Pradesh
• Assam
• Chandigarh
• Jammu & Kashmir

Elite Group C

• Maharashtra
• Punjab
• Mumbai
• Himachal Pradesh
• Uttarakhand
• Goa
• Chhattisgarh
• Sikkim

Elite Group D

• Haryana
• Gujarat
• Railways
• Andhra
• Services
• Delhi
• Odisha
• Saurashtra

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: Format Explained

Teams play all other sides in their respective Elite groups once during the group stage. After the completion of the round-robin phase, the top two teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.

The knockout phase includes:

• Quarter-finals
• Semi-finals
• Final

The worst-performing Elite team across all four groups will be relegated and replaced by the Plate division winner in the following season.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: Full Schedule

The tournament begins on December 24 with multiple group-stage fixtures starting at 9:00 AM IST. Group-stage matches run through January 8.

The knockout schedule is as follows:

• Quarter-Finals: January 12 and January 13
• Semi-Finals: January 15 and January 16
• Final: January 18

(All matches begin at 9:00 AM IST.)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 – Full Schedule

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: Live Telecast and Streaming

Select matches from the Elite division are televised live on the Star Sports Network.

Fans can also follow the tournament through live streaming on the Jio Hotstar app and website.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: Confirmed Squads

Punjab

Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Harnoor Pannu, Anmolpreet Singh, Uday Saharan, Naman Dhir, Salil Arora (WK), Sanvir Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Jashanpreet Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Brar, Raghu Sharma, Krish Bhagat, Gourav Choudhary, Sukhdeep Bajwa

Maharashtra

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Prithvi Shaw, Arshin Kulkarni, Siddhesh Veer, Anket Bawane, Rahul Tripathi, Saurabh Nawale (WK), Vicky Ostwal, Jalaj Saxena, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Rajneesh Gurbani, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Prashant Solanki, Nikhil Naik (WK), Pradeep Dadhe, Siddharth Mhatre, Sachin Dhas, Satyajeet Bachhav

Bengal

Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Anustup Majumdar, Abishek Porel (WK), Sudip Kr Gharami, Sumanta Gupta, Sumit Nag (WK), Chandrahas Dash, Shahbaz Ahmed, Karan Lal, Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Sayan Ghosh, Ravi Kumar, Aamir Gani, Vishal Bhati, Ankit Mishra

Karnataka

Mayank Agarwal (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair (VC), R Smaran, KL Shrijith, Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Vyshak Vijayakumar, L Manvanth Kumar, Shreesha S Achar, Abhilash Shetty, BR Sharath, Harshit Dharmani, Dhruv Prabhakar, KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna

Andhra

Nitish Kumar Reddy (C), Ricky Bhui, KS Bharat (WK), Ashwin Hebbar, Shaikh Rasheed, Hemanth Reddy, SDNV Prasad, Y Sandeep, M Dhanush, Saurabh Kumar, B Vinay Kumar, T Vinay, CH Stephen, PV Satyanarayana Raju, KSN Raju, J Saketh Ram, CR Gnaneshwar, CH Sandeep

Vidarbha

Harsh Dubey (C), Yash Thakur (VC), Atharva Taide, Dhruv Shorey, Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Shivam Deshmukh (WK), Akshay Wadkar, Nachiket Bhute, Darshan Nalkande, R Samarth, Parth Rekhade, Dipesh Parwani, Praful Hinge, Shubham Dubey, Ganesh Bhosle

Delhi

Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Ayush Badoni, Arpit Rana, Yash Dhull, Sarthak Ranjan, Priyansh Arya, Tejasvi Dahiya, Nitish Rana, Hrithik Shokeen, Harsh Tyagi, Simarjeet Singh, Prince Yadav, Divij Mehra, Ayush Doseja, Vaibhav Kandpal, Rohan Rana, Anuj Rawat (stand-by)

Jharkhand

Ishan Kishan (WK & C), Virat Singh, Utkarsh Singh, Kumar Kushagra (WK & VC), Robin Minz, Anukul Roy, Sharandeep Singh, Shikhar Mohan, Pankaj Kumar (WK), Bala Krishna, Md Kounain Quraishi, Shubh Sharma, Amit Kumar, Manishi, Abhinav Sharan, Sushant Mishra, Vikash Singh, Saurabh Shekhar, Rajandeep Singh, Shubham Singh

Kerala

Rohan S Kunnummal (C), Sanju Samson, Ahammed Imran, Vishnu Vinod, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Salman Nizar, Abhishek J Nair, Krishna Prasad, Akhil Scaria, Abhijith Praveen, Biju Narayanan, Ankit Sharma, Baba Aparajith, Vignesh Puthur, Nidheesh M D, Asif K M, Abhishek P Nair, Sharafuddeen N M, Eden Apple Tom

Mumbai

Shardul Thakur (C), Rohit Sharma (two games), Ishan Mulchandani, Musheer Khan, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Chinmay Sutar, Akash Anand (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Onkar Tarmale, Sylvester D’Souza, Sairaj Patil, Suryansh Shedge

Player Availability Updates and Official Statements

Rishabh Pant has been named captain of the Delhi team, with Virat Kohli set to be available for a couple of games. Harshit Rana, Ishant Sharma and Navdeep Saini have also expressed willingness to play.

However, the DDCA did not include Pant, Kohli and Rana in the 16-member list as they are unlikely to be available for the entire tournament. They are expected to play two to three matches before the New Zealand ODI series starting January 11, 2026.

Former India captain Rohit Sharma has confirmed his availability for Mumbai’s first two matches. A MCA source confirmed to PTI, stating, “Rohit will be available for the first two games.”
Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal (recovering from gastritis), Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube will miss the initial games.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26: What Lies Ahead

With a packed schedule, strong squads and multiple international stars set to feature, the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 is set to be a key phase of India’s domestic season. The tournament provides teams and players an opportunity to perform consistently across a demanding group format before advancing to the high-pressure knockout rounds. As the competition progresses from December through January, attention will remain on qualification battles, player availability, and the race to the final on January 18.

Spiritual Balance Beyond Competition

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