Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Full schedule, teams, format, live streaming

The 2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s premier domestic one-day tournament, is set to begin on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and run through January 18, 2026, featuring 38 teams from across the domestic circuit in a classic List A format.

 

Teams are split into Elite and Plate groups, with a round-robin phase leading into the knockout rounds. This season promises intense competition as established stars and rising talent compete for honours. Several big names will be in action: Virat Kohli is confirmed for Delhi, bringing experience and firepower, while Rishabh Pant leads the side, with Pant and Kohli expected to make significant contributions early in the tournament.

 

Mumbai’s squad also features Rohit Sharma in the initial matches, although some senior players such as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Suryakumar Yadav are absent for the early rounds.

 

This edition serves as a key platform for players to stake claims for higher honours, making the 2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy an exciting and closely watched competition for fans and selectors alike. 

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26: Full list of teams

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

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

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26: Full schedule

League Stage
Date	Group	Venue	Match	Start Time (IST)
Dec-24	A	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	Puducherry vs Tamil Nadu	9:00 AM
Dec-24	A	ADSA Railways Ground, Ahmedabad	Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan	9:00 AM
Dec-24	A	Narendra Modi Stadium B, Ahmedabad	Jharkhand vs Karnataka	9:00 AM
Dec-24	A	Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad	Kerala vs Tripura	9:00 AM
Dec-24	B	Sanosara CG A, Rajkot	Bengal vs Vidarbha	9:00 AM
Dec-24	B	Sanosara CG B, Rajkot	Chandigarh vs J&K	9:00 AM
Dec-24	B	Niranjan Shah Stadium C	Assam vs Baroda	9:00 AM
Dec-24	B	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri	Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh	9:00 AM
Dec-24	C	Anantam Ground, Jaipur	Maharashtra vs Punjab	9:00 AM
Dec-24	C	Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground	Chhattisgarh vs Goa	9:00 AM
Dec-24	C	KL Saini Ground	Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand	9:00 AM
Dec-24	C	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Mumbai vs Sikkim	9:00 AM
Dec-24	D	KSCA CG (2), Alur	Gujarat vs Services	9:00 AM
Dec-24	D	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	Andhra vs Delhi	9:00 AM
Dec-24	D	KSCA CG (3), Alur	Haryana vs Railways	9:00 AM
Dec-24	D	KSCA CG, Alur	Odisha vs Saurashtra	9:00 AM
Dec-26	C	Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground	Goa vs Himachal Pradesh	9:00 AM
Dec-26	C	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Mumbai vs Uttarakhand	9:00 AM
Dec-26	C	Anantam Ground	Chhattisgarh vs Punjab	9:00 AM
Dec-26	C	KL Saini Ground	Maharashtra vs Sikkim	9:00 AM
Dec-26	D	KSCA CG (2), Alur	Haryana vs Saurashtra	9:00 AM
Dec-26	D	KSCA CG, Alur	Andhra vs Railways	9:00 AM
Dec-26	D	KSCA CG (3), Alur	Odisha vs Services	9:00 AM
Dec-26	D	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	Delhi vs Gujarat	9:00 AM
Dec-26	A	Gujarat College Ground	Madhya Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu	9:00 AM
Dec-26	A	Narendra Modi Stadium	Jharkhand vs Rajasthan	9:00 AM
Dec-26	A	ADSA Railways Ground	Puducherry vs Tripura	9:00 AM
Dec-26	A	Narendra Modi Stadium B	Karnataka vs Kerala	9:00 AM
Dec-26	B	Sanosara CG A	Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh	9:00 AM
Dec-26	B	Niranjan Shah Stadium	Assam vs J&K	9:00 AM
Dec-26	B	Niranjan Shah Stadium C	Baroda vs Bengal	9:00 AM
Dec-26	B	Sanosara CG B	Hyderabad vs Vidarbha	9:00 AM
Dec-29	C	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Himachal Pradesh vs Maharashtra	9:00 AM
Dec-29	C	Anantam Ground	Punjab vs Uttarakhand	9:00 AM
Dec-29	C	Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground	Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai	9:00 AM
Dec-29	D	KSCA CG (2)	Delhi vs Saurashtra	9:00 AM
Dec-29	D	KSCA CG (3)	Railways vs Services	9:00 AM
Dec-29	D	KSCA CG	Andhra vs Odisha	9:00 AM
Dec-29	D	Chinnaswamy Stadium	Gujarat vs Haryana	9:00 AM
Dec-31	C	KL Saini Ground	Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab	9:00 AM
Dec-31	C	Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground	Goa vs Mumbai	9:00 AM
Dec-31	C	Anantam Ground	Maharashtra vs Uttarakhand	9:00 AM
Dec-31	D	Chinnaswamy Stadium	Andhra vs Saurashtra	9:00 AM
Dec-31	D	KSCA CG (2)	Gujarat vs Railways	9:00 AM
Dec-31	D	KSCA CG (3)	Delhi vs Odisha	9:00 AM
Dec-31	D	KSCA CG	Haryana vs Services	9:00 AM
Jan-03	C	Anantam Ground	Chhattisgarh vs Himachal Pradesh	9:00 AM
Jan-03	C	KL Saini Ground	Goa vs Uttarakhand	9:00 AM
Jan-03	C	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Maharashtra vs Mumbai	9:00 AM
Jan-03	D	KSCA CG	Railways vs Saurashtra	9:00 AM
Jan-03	D	KSCA CG (3)	Andhra vs Gujarat	9:00 AM
Jan-03	D	KSCA CG (2)	Haryana vs Odisha	9:00 AM
Jan-03	D	Chinnaswamy Stadium	Delhi vs Services	9:00 AM
Jan-06	C	Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground	Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai	9:00 AM
Jan-06	C	KL Saini Ground	Goa vs Punjab	9:00 AM
Jan-06	C	Anantam Ground	Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra	9:00 AM
Jan-08	C	Anantam Ground	Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim	9:00 AM
Jan-08	D	KSCA CG (3)	Gujarat vs Saurashtra	9:00 AM
Jan-08	D	KSCA CG	Odisha vs Railways	9:00 AM
Jan-08	D	KSCA CG (2)	Andhra vs Services	9:00 AM
Jan-08	D	Chinnaswamy Stadium	Delhi vs Haryana	9:00 AM
Knockout Stage
Date	Stage	Venue	Match	TIME
Jan-12	Quarter-final 1 (A1 vs C2)	BCCI CoE Ground 1, Bengaluru	TBC	9:00 AM
Jan-12	Quarter-final 2 (B1 vs D2)	BCCI CoE Ground 2, Bengaluru	TBC	9:00 AM
Jan-13	Quarter-final 3 (C1 vs A2)	BCCI CoE Ground 1, Bengaluru	TBC	9:00 AM
Jan-13	Quarter-final 4 (D1 vs B2)	BCCI CoE Ground 2, Bengaluru	TBC	9:00 AM
Jan-15	Semi-final 1	BCCI CoE Ground 1	TBC	9:00 AM
Jan-16	Semi-final 2	BCCI CoE Ground 1	TBC	9:00 AM
Jan-18	Final	BCCI CoE Ground 1	TBC	9:00 AM

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26: Format

 

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 is played in a two-tier group format comprising Elite and Plate categories, designed to maintain competitiveness across India’s domestic teams.

 

The Elite category features 32 teams, divided into four groups of eight teams each. During the league stage, every team plays the others in its group once in a round-robin format. Points are awarded for wins, ties and no-results as per standard one-day competition rules. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams from each Elite group qualify for the quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals and the final.

 

The Plate category consists of six teams placed in a single group, where each team also plays the others once. The top two Plate teams contest the Plate final. Promotion and relegation are in effect, with the Plate winner promoted to the Elite division for the 2026–27 season, while the lowest-ranked Elite team, based on points and net run rate, is relegated to the Plate group.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26: Live telecast and streaming details

When will the 2025–26 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy begin?

 

The 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will start from Wednesday, December 24.

 

How many teams are taking part in the 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy?

 

The 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will feature 32 teams divided into four groups of eight teams each.

 

Which cities will host the 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches?

 

Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Alur, Jaipur and Rajkot will host matches of the 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

 

Where to watch the live telecast of the 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in India?

 

The live telecast of the 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be available on the Star Sports Network in India.

 

Where to watch live streaming of the 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in India?

 

The live streaming of the 2025–26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be available on the JioHotstar app and WBSuite in India.