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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| fromdate = 8
| todate = 26 December 2021
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[List A cricket]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Playoff format]]
| host = {{Flag|India}}
| champions = [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]]
| count = 1
| runner up = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| participants = 38
| matches = 105
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] (603) (Maharashtra)
| most wickets = [[Yash Thakur]] (18) (Vidarbha)
| website =
| previous_year = 2020–21
| previous_tournament = 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy
| next_year = 2022–23
| next_tournament = 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy
}}
{{2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season}}
The '''2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy''' was the 20th season of the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]], a [[List A cricket]] tournament in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154550/bcci-announces-india-s-domestic-season-for-2021-22 |title=BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22 |work=The Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> It was played from 8 December 2021,<ref name=START2>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kolkata-to-host-ranji-trophy-final-in-march-delhi-to-host-men-season-opening-syed-mushtaq-ali-finale-1275427 |title=Kolkata to host Ranji final in March; Delhi to host men's season-opening SMA finale |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> and finished on 26 December 2021.<ref name=START1>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118658/indian-domestic-season-to-kickstart-on-september-20 |title=Indian domestic season to kickstart on September 20 |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref> [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] were the defending champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/vijay-hazare-trophy-final-aditya-tare-century-prithvi-shaw-heroics-help-mumbai-win-their-4th-title-1779204-2021-03-14 |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy final: Aditya Tare century, Prithvi Shaw heroics help Mumbai win their 4th title |work=India Today |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>

Originally, the tournament was scheduled to start on 23 February 2022,<ref name=START3>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-returns-after-gap-year-due-to-covid-19-as-bcci-announces-2021-22-domestic-calendar-1268528 |title=Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> but was later preponed to 1 December 2021<ref name=START1/> and then postponed to 8 December 2021.<ref name=START2/> The teams were initially divided into four groups, with nine teams each in Groups A and B, and ten each in Groups C and Plate.<ref name=START2/> However, in August 2021, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) announced that the tournament will be divided into six groups, with six teams in five Elite Groups and eight teams in the Plate Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ranji-trophy-to-start-from-january-5-senior-cricket-to-start-with-mushtaq-t20-from-october-27-101629389557820.html |title=Ranji Trophy to start from January 5, senior cricket to start with Mushtaq T20 from October 27 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> The winners of each Elite Group progressed directly to the quarter-finals, with the second-placed teams and the winner of the Plate Group playing in pre-quarters matches to determine the final eight teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-postpones-ranji-trophy-to-january-5-in-revised-domestic-calendar-1274144 |title=BCCI postpones Ranji Trophy start date to January 5 in revised domestic calendar |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref>

[[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]], [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]], [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] and [[Services cricket team|Services]] all won their respective groups to progress directly to the quarter-finals.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/vijay-hazare-trophy-2021-22-punjab-crash-out-after-tie-puducherry-stun-mumbai-1293381 |title=Punjab crash out after tie; Puducherry stun Mumbai |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]] won the Plate Group to progress to the preliminary quarter-finals.<ref name="QF"/> [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]], [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]], [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] also advanced to the preliminary quarter-finals, after finishing in second place in their respective groups.<ref name="QF"/>

On the first day of the quarter-finals, Himachal Pradesh beat Uttar Pradesh by five wickets,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/himachal-pradesh-stun-uttar-pradesh-by-five-wickets-enter-vijay-hazare-trophy-semi-finals-2664024 |title=Himachal Pradesh Stun Uttar Pradesh By Five Wickets, Enter Vijay Hazare Trophy Semi-Finals |work=NDTV Sports |access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> and Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by 151 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/vijay-hazare-trophy-jagadeesan-and-shahrukh-decimate-karnataka/article38007443.ece |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy: Jagadeesan and Shahrukh decimate Karnataka |work=The Hindu |access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> In the other two quarter-final matches, Saurashtra beat Vidarbha by seven wickets,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/vijay-hazare-trophy-dominant-saurashtra-slay-vidarbha-to-reach-semi-final-services-trounce-kerala-10229401.html |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy: Dominant Saurashtra slay Vidarbha to reach semi-final; Services trounce Kerala |work=First Post |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref> and Services beat Kerala, also by the margin of seven wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/vijay-hazare-trophy-2021-services-thrash-kerala-by-seven-wickets-to-storm-into-semifinals-750723 |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Services thrash Kerala by seven wickets to storm into semifinals |work=India TV News |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>

In the first semi-final, Himachal Pradesh beat Services by 77 runs to advance to the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/120375/tamil-nadu-himachal-pradesh-enter-vijay-hazare-trophy-final-cricbuzzcom |title=Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh enter Vijay Hazare Trophy final |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref> In the second semi-final, Tamil Nadu beat Saurashtra by two wickets to place their berth in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/vijay-hazare-trophy-2021-22-semi-finals-baba-aparajith-rishi-dhawan-set-up-tamil-nadu-vs-himachal-final-1294297 |title=Aparajith, Rishi Dhawan set up Tamil Nadu vs Himachal final in Vijay Hazare Trophy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>

Himachal Pradesh won the final match against Tamil Nadu by 11 runs to clinch their maiden domestic title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/vijay-hazare-trophy-live-score-tamil-nadu-vs-himachal-pradesh-final-tn-hp/article38039573.ece |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights, Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh Final: HP beats TN by 11 runs (VJD Method) to win first title |work=SportStar |access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref>

==League stage==
{{col-start}}
{{col-3}}
===Group A===
{{main|2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A}}
{{2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A}}

===Group B===
{{main|2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B}}
{{2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B}}

===Group C===
{{main|2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C}}
{{2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C}}
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===Group D===
{{main|2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D}}
{{2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D}}

===Group E===
{{main|2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group E}}
{{2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group E}}

===Plate Group===
{{main|2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Group}}
{{2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Group}}
{{col-end}}

==Knockout stage==
{{11TeamBracket
| RD1 = Preliminary QF
| RD2 = Quarter-finals
| RD3 = Semi-finals
| RD4 = Final

| RD1-seed1 = '''C2'''
| RD1-team1 = '''[[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]'''
| RD1-score1 = '''237/5'''
| RD1-seed2 = D2
| RD1-team2 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| RD1-score2 = 234
| RD1-seed3 = '''A2'''
| RD1-team3 = '''[[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]'''
| RD1-score3 = '''258/7'''
| RD1-seed4 = P1
| RD1-team4 = [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]]
| RD1-score4 = 224
| RD1-seed5 = '''B2'''
| RD1-team5 = '''[[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]'''
| RD1-score5 = '''204/2'''
| RD1-seed6 = E2
| RD1-team6 = [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
| RD1-score6 = 199

| RD2-seed1 = '''A1'''
| RD2-team1 = '''[[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]]'''
| RD2-score1 = '''208/5'''
| RD2-seed2 = C2
| RD2-team2 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| RD2-score2 = 207/9
| RD2-seed3 = D1
| RD2-team3 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| RD2-score3 = 175
| RD2-seed4 = '''E1'''
| RD2-team4 = '''[[Services cricket team|Services]]'''
| RD2-score4 = '''176/3'''
| RD2-seed5 = '''C1'''
| RD2-team5 = '''[[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]'''
| RD2-score5 = '''151/3'''
| RD2-seed6 = A2
| RD2-team6 = [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]
| RD2-score6 = 150
| RD2-seed7 = '''B1'''
| RD2-team7 = '''[[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]'''
| RD2-score7 = '''354/8'''
| RD2-seed8 = B2
| RD2-team8 = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
| RD2-score8 = 203

| RD3-seed1 = '''A1'''
| RD3-team1 ='''[[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] '''
| RD3-score1 =''' 281/6 '''
| RD3-seed2 = E1
| RD3-team2 =[[Services cricket team|Services]]
| RD3-score2 = 204
| RD3-seed3 = '''B1'''
| RD3-team3 = '''[[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]'''
| RD3-score3 = '''314/8'''
| RD3-seed4 = C1
| RD3-team4 = [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
| RD3-score4 = 310/8

| RD4-seed1 = '''A1'''
| RD4-team1 = '''[[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]]'''
| RD4-score1 = ''' 299/4 '''
| RD4-seed2 = B1
| RD4-team2 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| RD4-score2 = 314
}}
===Preliminary quarter-finals===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 December 2021
| team1 = [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]
| team2 = [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]]
| score1 = 258/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Yash Rathod]] 57 (63)
| wickets1 = [[Manisankar Murasingh]] 2/41 (10 overs)
| score2 = 224 (49.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bikramkumar Das]] 61 (100)
| wickets2 = [[Yash Thakur]] 4/45 (9.2 overs)
| result = Vidarbha won by 34 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280400.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] and [[Virender Sharma]]
| motm =
| toss = Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''Pre Quarter-final 1'''
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 December 2021
| team1 = [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
| team2 = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
| score1 = 199 (49.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Deepak Hooda]] 109 (109)
| wickets1 = [[Vijaykumar Vyshak]] 4/22 (7 overs)
| score2 = 204/2 (43.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Krishnamurthy Siddharth]] 85[[not out|*]] (120)
| wickets2 = [[Kamlesh Nagarkoti]] 1/27 (6 overs)
| result = Karnataka won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280398.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[KL Saini Ground]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] and [[Nitin Pandit]]
| motm =
| toss = Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''Pre-Quarter-final 2'''
| rain =
| notes = [[Abhinav Manohar]] (Karnataka) made his List A debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 December 2021
| team1 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| team2 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| score1 = 234 (49.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shubham Sharma (cricketer, born 1993)|Shubham Sharma]] 83 (99)
| wickets1 = [[Yash Dayal]] 3/35 (10 overs)
| score2 = 237/5 (49.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Akshdeep Nath]] 78 (92)
| wickets2 = [[Avesh Khan]] 2/47 (10 overs)
| result = Uttar Pradesh won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280399.html Scorecard]
| venue = Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground, [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] and [[Rohan Pandit]]
| motm =
| toss = Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''Pre-Quarter-final 3'''
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===Quarter-finals===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 December 2021
| team1 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| team2 = [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]]
| score1 = 207/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] 76 (102)
| wickets1 = [[Vinay Galetiya]] 3/19 (10 overs)
| score2 = 208/5 (45.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Prashant Chopra]] 99 (141)
| wickets2 = [[Shivam Mavi]] 3/34 (9 overs)
| result = Himachal Pradesh won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280401.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Pandit]] and [[Sundaram Ravi]]
| motm =
| toss = Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''1st Quarter-final'''
| rain =
| notes = [[Sidharth Sharma]] (Himachal Pradesh) made his List A debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 December 2021
| team1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| team2 = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
| score1 = 354/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] 102 (101)
| wickets1 = [[Praveen Dubey]] 3/67 (10 overs)
| score2 = 203 (39 overs)
| runs2 = [[Srinivas Sharath]] 43 (65)
| wickets2 = [[Ragupathy Silambarasan]] 4/36 (8 overs)
| result = Tamil Nadu won by 151 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280402.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[KL Saini Ground]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] and [[Virender Sharma]]
| motm =
| toss = Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''2nd Quarter-final'''
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 December 2021
| team1 = [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]
| team2 = [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
| score1 = 150 (40.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Apoorv Wankhade]] 72 (69)
| wickets1 = [[Jaydev Unadkat]] 2/25 (9 overs)
| score2 = 151/3 (29.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Prerak Mankad]] 77[[not out|*]] (72)
| wickets2 = [[Aditya Thakare]] 2/13 (8 overs)
| result = Saurashtra won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280403.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] and [[Rohan Pandit]]
| motm =
| toss = Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''3rd Quarter-final'''
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 December 2021
| team1 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| team2 = [[Services cricket team|Services]]
| score1 = 175 (40.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rohan Kunnummal]] 85 (106)
| wickets1 = [[Diwesh Pathania]] 3/19 (8 overs)
| score2 = 176/3 (30.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ravi Chauhan]] 95 (90)
| wickets2 = [[Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan]] 2/23 (6 overs)
| result = Services won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280404.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[KL Saini Ground]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Pandit]] and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]]
| motm =
| toss = Services won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''4th Quarter-final'''
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 December 2021
| team1 = [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]]
| team2 = [[Services cricket team|Services]]
| score1 = 281/6 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rishi Dhawan]] 84 (77)
| wickets1 = Raj Bahadur 2/52 (10 overs)
| score2 = 204 (46.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rajat Paliwal]] 55 (66)
| wickets2 = [[Rishi Dhawan]] 4/27 (8.1 overs)
| result = Himachal Pradesh won by 77 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280405.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] and [[Sundaram Ravi]]
| motm =
| toss = Services won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''1st Semi-final'''
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 December 2021
| team1 = [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
| team2 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| score1 = 310/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sheldon Jackson]] 134 (125)
| wickets1 = [[Vijay Shankar]] 4/72 (10 overs)
| score2 = 314/8 (49.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Baba Aparajith]] 122 (124)
| wickets2 = [[Chetan Sakariya]] 5/62 (10 overs)
| result = Tamil Nadu won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/vijay-hazare-trophy-2021-22/match/104 Scorecard]
| venue = [[KL Saini Ground]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]]
| motm =
| toss = Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''2nd Semi-final'''
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===Final===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 December 2021
| team1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| team2 = [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]]
| score1 = 314 (49.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dinesh Karthik]] 116 (103)
| wickets1 = [[Pankaj Jaswal]] 4/59 (9.4 overs)
| score2 = 299/4 (47.3 overs)
| runs2 = Shubham Arora 136[[not out|*]] (131)
| wickets2 = [[Baba Aparajith]] 1/45 (8 overs)
| result = Himachal Pradesh won by 11 runs ([[Jayadevan's system|VJD method]])
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280407.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]]
| motm = Shubham Arora (Himachal Pradesh)
| toss = Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
| round = '''Final'''
| rain = Bad light stopped play during Himachal Pradesh's innings.
| notes = Himachal Pradesh were 11 runs ahead of the VJD par score of 288 runs from 47.3 overs.
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vijay-hazare-trophy-2021-22-1280193 Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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