Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-2022

Vijay Hazare Trophy is a 50-overs domestic cricket league in India. In this, 38 teams from different states of the country play against each other to snatch the title.

This recent Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 was the 20th edition and Himachal Pradesh was the winner of it. The season started on the 8th of December and lasted till 29th, 2021.

While as far as the format is concerned, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 format was the same as the previous year. The league phase was followed by the knockout stage where Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Services and Saurashtra were at the top. Here we’ve provided further about the particulars of the season.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Quarter Final

The quarter-finals for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 happened from 21st to 22nd of December. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Services, Saurashtra and Vidarbha played against each other.

The first competition happened in Jaipur between Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on the 21st of December. Here Sidharth Sharma played his List A debut while Himachal Pradesh took to the winning position by 5 wickets.

In the next quarter-final, the 2 strongest teams in the Vijay Hazare Trophy faced each other at KL Saini Ground, Jaipur. Dinesh Karthik led Tamil Nadu to victory by 151 runs and led straight to the championship. Following this match was the 3rd quarter-final on the 22nd of December Jaipur Stadium. It happened between Saurashtra and Vidarbha where Saurashtra won by 7 wickets. A bang of 77 by Saurashtra’s Prerak Mankad helped the team to achieve the target.

And the last Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final happened between Kerala and Services where Services won by 7 wickets.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Semi-Final

Before the final clash on the 26th of December, the Vijay Hazare Semifinals 2021, happened on December 24. Himachal Pradesh played against Services at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Here Services made a record 204 to chase, which Himachal Pradesh chased successfully at the loss of 6 wickets. Rishi Dhawan’s 84 on 77 balls helped Himachal Pradesh to score a whopping 281 in 50 overs.

While the second Vijay Hazare Trophy Semi-final happened between Tamil Nadu and Saurashtra at KL Saini Ground, Jaipur. Tamil Nadu won the toss and chose to field first, which proved to be a good decision because Saurashtra made a massive 310 in 50 overs. This gave Tamil Nadu a brief eye into the capacity of the opponent. And then, Tamil Nadu played to their fullest to score 314 and was declared the winning team.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Final

Vijay Hazare Trophy final happened on the 26th of December, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu were the opponent teams that year. Tamil Nadu was the defending champion on its way to win the 6th VHT title. However, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 was definitely not a year for Tamil Nadu, as Himachal Pradesh was leading the game from the toss.

Himachal won the toss and decided to field first. Eventually, the trophy went home with Himachal Pradesh as they won the final by 11 runs. Shubham Arora of Himachal had his fair share of the role with 136 runs in 131 balls. It was Himachel’s maiden VHT title.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-2022: Top Scores

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 was a historic season where a new winner was added to the list. Himachal Pradesh won their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy by defeating the most experienced team in the league, Tamil Nadu.

However, Maharashtra’s Ruturaj Gaikwad was the top scorer of the season with Rishi Dhawan following. Also, Himachal Pradesh’s Prashant Chopra was no exception with 456 runs.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-2022: Best Performing

In a world where both players and fans prefer either Test cricket or T20 overs, many performers have been winning hearts in 50-overs matches. As in Vijay Hazare Trophy, Rishi Dhawan of Himachal Pradesh was the most consistent and best performer during this season. Following him were Ruturaj Gaikwad and Prashant Sharma. Below we’ve listed a complete column of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22 best performers.

List of the Best performing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 – 2022

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-2022: Highest individual score

Talking about the highest individual score in Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ruturaj Gaikwad comes second to Abhishek Sharma of Punjab. Sharma scored an unbeaten 169 in an innings against services. Then comes top scorer Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored 168 in 132 balls. Here’s a list of striking individual scores in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

List of the Highest individual score in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 – 2022

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-2022: Highest run-scorers

If one is to list out leading run-scorers in Vijay Hazare 2021, the list is quite exceptional with Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top as always. Then, there are the usuals Rishi Dhawan and Prashant Chopra leading Shubham Sharma and Manan Vohra.

List of Leading run-scorers in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 – 2022

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-2022: The most wickets

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 was a jaw-dropping event in the history of VHT. It had its fair share of upsets where the most loved and experienced team Tamil Nadu was defeated. And a new name came on the list of winners, Himachal Pradesh.

In this season, not only players but bowlers made a striking mark as well. The highest wicket-taker in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 was Yash Takhur with 18 wickets in 7 matches. Here’s a list of the others.

List of the Highest wicket-takers in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 – 2022

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-2022: In Conclusion

Rishi Dhawan led Himachal Pradesh was a new name on the list of Vijay Hazare Trophy winners. It was their maiden VHT title during the 20th edition of this domestic cricket league, which happened only nine months after the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020 was postponed and re-arranged in March 2021. Himachal defeated the most experienced team Tamil Nadu when they were on their way to win their 6th VHT title.