The Vijay Hazare Trophy is a senior men’s domestic one day 50-over list-A tournament, organized and administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It is played every year in India like other domestic cricket leagues named Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy etc. In 2026-2027 its 34th edition is scheduled to play from 14 December 2026 to 8 January 2027.
| Feature | Elite | Plate |
| Teams | 32 | 6 |
| Groups | 4 groups of 8 | 1 group of 6 |
| Matches per team in league | 7 | 5 |
| Trophy route | Quarter-finals, semi-finals, final | Plate final |
| Level | Main division | Separate division |
As announced by BCCI, this time in Vijay Hazare Trophy… there will be total 38 teams – 32 Elite teams and 6 Plate teams. The main league for we know this tournament is between 32 Elite teams which divided into 4 Elite groups of 8 Teams and here each team will play 7 matches against the other teams in its group. On the other hand, in Plate group, each team will play 5 matches with other teams in its group.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Plate Group |
| Vidarbha | Saurashtra | Punjab | Karnataka | Sikkim |
| Madhya Pradesh | Mumbai | Delhi | Uttar Pradesh | Manipur |
| Baroda | Haryana | Maharashtra | Kerala | Nagaland |
| Railways | Jharkhand | Chhattisgarh | Bengal | Meghalaya |
| Tamil Nadu | Gujarat | Himachal Pradesh | Tripura | Arunchal Pradesh |
| Uttarakhand | Jammu & Kashmir | Goa | Odisha | Mizoram |
| Andhra | Hyderabad | Rajasthan | Assam | – |
| Bihar | Services | Chandigarh | Pondicherry | – |
Regarding the Plate group, there will be 6 teams. These are underperforming teams that play their own game and have nothing to do with the elite teams. In this group… 15+1 = 16 matches are scheduled to play. Top 2 teams of Plate group will advance to the Plate finals and will play the 2026–27 Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Final on 24 December 2026
Looking at the Elite Group, there will be first Group Stage… then Quarter Finals and then Semi Finals and in last Final match will be played on 8 Jan 2027. In this Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group… total 119 matches will be played. Here is full breakdown and complete schedule of all matches with venue, date, and time:
| Matches Breakdown | ||
Vijay Hazare Plate Group | Group Stage | 15 |
| Final | 1 | |
Vijay Hazare Elite Group | Group Stage | 112 |
| Quarter Final | 4 | |
| Semi Final | 2 | |
| Final | 1 | |
| Total Matches | 135 | |
2026–27 Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Group
| Match # | Date | Round | Fixture / Teams | Venue (Indore) |
| Match 1 | Dec 14, 2026 | Round 1 | Sikkim vs Mizoram | Holkar Cricket Stadium |
| Match 2 | Dec 14, 2026 | Round 1 | Meghalaya vs Nagaland | Emerald High School Ground |
| Match 3 | Dec 14, 2026 | Round 1 | Arunachal Pradesh vs Manipur | Ramesh Bhatia Foundation Ground |
| Match 4 | Dec 16, 2026 | Round 2 | Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh | Holkar Cricket Stadium |
| Match 5 | Dec 16, 2026 | Round 2 | Meghalaya vs Mizoram | Emerald High School Ground |
| Match 6 | Dec 16, 2026 | Round 2 | Sikkim vs Manipur | Ramesh Bhatia Foundation Ground |
| Match 7 | Dec 19, 2026 | Round 3 | Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh | Emerald High School Ground |
| Match 8 | Dec 19, 2026 | Round 3 | Mizoram vs Manipur | Holkar Cricket Stadium |
| Match 9 | Dec 19, 2026 | Round 3 | Nagaland vs Sikkim | Ramesh Bhatia Foundation Ground |
| Match 10 | Dec 21, 2026 | Round 4 | Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim | Emerald High School Ground |
| Match 11 | Dec 21, 2026 | Round 4 | Nagaland vs Mizoram | Holkar Cricket Stadium |
| Match 12 | Dec 21, 2026 | Round 4 | Meghalaya vs Manipur | Ramesh Bhatia Foundation Ground |
| Match 13 | Dec 24, 2026 | Round 5 | Meghalaya vs Sikkim | Holkar Cricket Stadium |
| Match 14 | Dec 24, 2026 | Round 5 | Nagaland vs Manipur | Emerald High School Ground |
| Match 15 | Dec 24, 2026 | Round 5 | Mizoram vs Arunachal Pradesh | Ramesh Bhatia Foundation Ground |
| Match 16 | Dec 27, 2026 | Plate Final | Rank 1 vs Rank 2 | Holkar Cricket Stadium |
2026–27 Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group
| Elite Group Stage | ||
| Round | Date | Fixtures |
| 1 | Dec 14, 2026 | Baroda vs Vidarbha Railways vs Uttarakhand Tamil Nadu vs Bihar Madhya Pradesh vs Andhra Haryana vs Hyderabad J&K vs Gujarat Saurashtra vs Jharkhand Services vs Mumbai Maharashtra vs Chhattisgarh Punjab vs Himachal Pradesh Chandigarh vs Rajasthan Goa vs Delhi Assam vs Kerala Karnataka vs Tripura Puducherry vs Odisha UP vs Bengal |
| 2 | Dec 16, 2026 | Railways vs Andhra Uttarakhand vs Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh vs Vidarbha Baroda vs Bihar J&K vs Mumbai Gujarat vs Saurashtra Services vs Hyderabad Haryana vs Jharkhand Punjab vs Delhi Himachal Pradesh vs Chandigarh Goa vs Chhattisgarh Maharashtra vs Rajasthan Karnataka vs Bengal Tripura vs Puducherry UP vs Kerala Assam vs Odisha |
| 3 | Dec 19, 2026 | Tamil Nadu vs Madhya Pradesh Railways vs Baroda Uttarakhand vs Vidarbha Andhra vs Bihar Saurashtra vs Services J&K vs Haryana Gujarat vs Hyderabad Mumbai vs Jharkhand Chandigarh vs Goa Punjab vs Maharashtra Himachal Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh Delhi vs Rajasthan Puducherry vs UP Karnataka vs Assam Tripura vs Kerala Bengal vs Odisha |
| 4 | Dec 21, 2026 | Railways vs Vidarbha Madhya Pradesh vs Bihar Tamil Nadu vs Andhra Uttarakhand vs Baroda J&K vs Hyderabad Services vs Jharkhand Saurashtra vs Mumbai Gujarat vs Haryana Punjab vs Chhattisgarh Goa vs Rajasthan Chandigarh vs Delhi Himachal Pradesh vs Maharashtra Karnataka vs Kerala UP vs Odisha Puducherry vs Bengal Tripura vs Assam |
| 5 | Dec 24, 2026 | Uttarakhand vs Bihar Andhra vs Vidarbha Madhya Pradesh vs Baroda Railways vs Tamil Nadu Gujarat vs Jharkhand Mumbai vs Hyderabad Services vs Haryana J&K vs Saurashtra Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan Delhi vs Chhattisgarh Goa vs Maharashtra Punjab vs Chandigarh Tripura vs Odisha Bengal vs Kerala UP vs Assam Karnataka vs Puducherry |
| 6 | Dec 27, 2026 | Tamil Nadu vs Baroda Vidarbha vs Bihar Uttarakhand vs Andhra Railways vs Madhya Pradesh Saurashtra vs Haryana Hyderabad vs Jharkhand Gujarat vs Mumbai J&K vs Services Chandigarh vs Maharashtra Chhattisgarh vs Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh vs Delhi Punjab vs Goa Puducherry vs Assam Kerala vs Odisha Tripura vs Bengal Karnataka vs UP |
| 7 | Dec 29, 2026 | Uttarakhand vs Madhya Pradesh Baroda vs Andhra Railways vs Bihar Tamil Nadu vs Vidarbha Gujarat vs Services Haryana vs Mumbai J&K vs Jharkhand Saurashtra vs Hyderabad Chandigarh vs Chhattisgarh Himachal Pradesh vs Goa Maharashtra vs Delhi Punjab vs Rajasthan Tripura vs UP Assam vs Bengal Karnataka vs Odisha Puducherry vs Kerala |
| Elite Knockout Stage | |||
| Stage | Date | Match | Time (IST) |
| Quarter-Final 1 | Sat, 2 Jan 2027 | TBC (A1 vs C2) | 9:00 AM |
| Quarter-Final 2 | Sat, 2 Jan 2027 | TBC (B1 vs D2) | 9:00 AM |
| Quarter-Final 3 | Sun, 3 Jan 2027 | TBC (C1 vs A2) | 9:00 AM |
| Quarter-Final 4 | Sun, 3 Jan 2027 | TBC (D1 vs B2) | 9:00 AM |
| Semi-Final 1 | Tue, 5 Jan 2027 | Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 | 1:30 PM |
| Semi-Final 2 | Wed, 6 Jan 2027 | Winner QF2 vs Winner QF3 | 1:30 PM |
| Final | Fri, 8 Jan 2027 | Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 | 1:30 PM |
Where to Watch Vijay Hazare Trophy Live?
Regarding the broadcasting details, where Indian cricket fans can watch Vijay Hazare Trophy 2026-2027 live? Well, all matches of this league won’t air live because multiple games are scheduled on same day at 9:00 AM and it is not practical possible to broadcast each and every game at same time on same day.
Hence cricket fans can watch only selected groups stage matches on TV. While the knockout stage matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy like Quarter Finals, Semifinals, and Final match will be streamed live on JioHotstar. In addition to that, the cable TV users can watch live all these knockout stage matches including the semi-finals and final on start sports 1, 2 in Hindi or English at 1:30 PM on 5, 6, and 8 January 2027.
