Some interesting snippets about the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy

Some interesting snippets about the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy

The following table lists the winner of Vijay Hazare Trophy since its inception in 2007/08 season. The tournament has witnessed 18 finals

NoSeries/TournamentSeasonWinner
1Vijay Hazare Trophy2007/08Saurashtra
2Vijay Hazare Trophy2008/09Tamil Nadu
3Vijay Hazare Trophy2009/10Tamil Nadu
4Vijay Hazare Trophy2010/11Jharkhand
5Vijay Hazare Trophy2011/12Bengal
6Vijay Hazare Trophy2012/13Delhi
7Vijay Hazare Trophy2013/14Karnataka
8Vijay Hazare Trophy2014/15Karnataka
9Vijay Hazare Trophy2015/16Gujarat
10Vijay Hazare Trophy2016/17Tamil Nadu
11Vijay Hazare Trophy2017/18Karnataka
12Vijay Hazare Trophy2018/19Mumbai
13Vijay Hazare Trophy2019/20Karnataka
14Vijay Hazare Trophy2020/21Mumbai
15Vijay Hazare Trophy2021/22H Pradesh
16Vijay Hazare Trophy2022/23Saurashtra
17Vijay Hazare Trophy2023/24Haryana
18Vijay Hazare Trophy2024/25Karnataka

Of the 18 finals. Karnataka has won the Trophy on five occasions – most by any team – in the tournament

NoSeries/TournamentSeasonWinner
1Vijay Hazare Trophy2013/14Karnataka
2Vijay Hazare Trophy2014/15Karnataka
3Vijay Hazare Trophy2017/18Karnataka
4Vijay Hazare Trophy2019/20Karnataka
5Vijay Hazare Trophy2024/25Karnataka

R  Smaran of Karnataka and DR Shorey of Vidarbha scored 101 and 110 respectively in the just concluded finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy of 2024-25 season at Vadodara to provide the 15th and 16th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. 

CENTURIONS IN THE FINALS OF VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY
NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1A Mukund118Tamil NaduBengalAgartala09.03.09
2M Vijay103Tamil NaduBengalAhmedabad02.03.10
3LR Shukla106*BengalMumbaiDelhi12.03.12
4UBT Chand116DelhiAssamVizag03.03.13
5MA Agarwal125KarnatakaPunjabAhmedabad25.11.14
6PA Patel105GujaratDelhiBengaluru28.12.15
7KD Karthik112Tamil NaduBengalDelhi20.03.17
8M Kaushik158*U. PradeshMumbaiDelhi14.03.21
9A Tare118*MumbaiU. PradeshDelhi14.03.21
10KD Karthik116Tamil NaduH PradeshJaipur26.12.21
11Shubham Arora136*H PradeshTamil NaduJaipur26.12.21
12RD Gaikwad108MaharashtraSaurashtraAhmedabad02.12.22
13SP Jackson133*SaurashtraMaharashtraAhmedabad02.12.22
14A Tomar106RajasthanHaryanaRajkot16.12.23
15R Smaran101KarnatakaVidarbhaVadodara18.01.25
16DR Shorey110VidarbhaKarnatakaVadodara18.01.25

R  Smaran of Karnataka and DR Shorey of Vidarbha scored 101 and 110 respectively in the just concluded finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy of 2024-25 season at Vadodara to provide the fourth occasion of rivsl batsmen scoring a centuries in the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. 

RIVAL BATSMEN SCORING CENTURIES IN THE FINALS
NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1M Kaushik158*U. PradeshMumbaiDelhi14.03.21
2A Tare118*MumbaiU. PradeshDelhi14.03.21
       
1KD Karthik116Tamil NaduH PradeshJaipur26.12.21
2Shubham Arora136*H PradeshTamil NaduJaipur26.12.21
       
1RD Gaikwad108MaharashtraSaurashtraAhmedabad02.12.22
2SP Jackson133*SaurashtraMaharashtraAhmedabad02.12.22
       
1R Smaran101KarnatakaVidarbhaVadodara18.01.25
2DR Shorey110VidarbhaKarnatakaVadodara18.01.25

Karnataka {02] and Tamilnadu {04] are the two teams in the tournament to have two or more occasion of its batsmen scoring centuries in the finals of a Vijay Hazre Trophy

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1MA Agarwal125KarnatakaPunjabAhmedabad25.11.14
2R Smaran101KarnatakaVidarbhaVadodara18.01.25
       
1A Mukund118Tamil NaduBengalAgartala09.03.09
2M Vijay103Tamil NaduBengalAhmedabad02.03.10
3KD Karthik112Tamil NaduBengalDelhi20.03.17
4KD Karthik116Tamil NaduH PradeshJaipur26.12.21

A Mukund of Tamil Nadu with his 118 against Bengal at Agartala on 09.03.09 is credited with the honour of scoring the first century in the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy of 2008-09 seaso

M Kaushik’s 158 not out in the finals of 2020-21 season between U Pradesh and Delhi at Delhi on 14.03.21 is the highest individual score by a batsman in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. It also remains the only score of 150 plus runs in the tournament.

KD Karthik of Tamil Nadu is the only batsman to score century in the final of Vijay Hazare Trophy on two occasions.

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1KD Karthik112Tamil NaduBengalDelhi20.03.17
2KD Karthik116Tamil NaduH PradeshJaipur26.12.21

Bengal {03} and Mumbai {02} are the two teams in the tournament against whom two or more centuries have been scored in the finals of a Vijay Hazare Trophy

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1A Mukund118Tamil NaduBengalAgartala09.03.09
2M Vijay103Tamil NaduBengalAhmedabad02.03.10
3KD Karthik112Tamil NaduBengalDelhi20.03.17
       
1LR Shukla106*BengalMumbaiDelhi12.03.12
2M Kaushik158*U. PradeshMumbaiDelhi14.03.21

Tamil Nadu batsmen have found Bengal as its opponent as Bengal to score centuries on three occasions

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1A Mukund118Tamil NaduBengalAgartala09.03.09
2M Vijay103Tamil NaduBengalAhmedabad02.03.10
3KD Karthik112Tamil NaduBengalDelhi20.03.17
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