Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the following Vijay Hazare Trophy 2015-16 matches: Andhra vs Delhi, Gujarat vs Kerala, Haryana vs Railways, Himachal Pradesh vs Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra vs Vidarbha, Odisha vs Tripura, Punjab vs Services, and Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu. As things stand, Punjab are at the top of the Group A table with 16 points, ahead of Mumbai and Tamil Nadu with 12 points each. Rajasthan and Services have 8 points each, while Hyderabad have 4 and Assam 0. In Group B, Jharkhand top with 20 points, while Gujarat are second with 16 and Karnataka third with 12. Haryana, Kerala, and Railways have 8 points apiece. Vijay Hazare 2015-16: Full coverage here
Group C consists of Vidarbha, Baroda, Delhi, Maharashtra, Andhra, Odisha, and Tripura. Interestingly, Group C has the closest of all groups. Vidarbha, Baroda, and Delhi have 16 points each, while Maharashtra has 12 points. Andhra has 8, Odisha has 4, and Tripura are yet to get off the mark. As for Group D, Uttar Pradesh sits pretty with 16 points, while Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are at 12 points each. Saurashtra are languishing at 8 points while Bengal has just 4. Goa has no points in their first five games.
The matches are being played virtually every day which means that teams do not have enough time to recover from losses. Conversely, a team that is on a roll will be helped because their momentum stays intact. Karnataka are the current defending champions of Vijay Hazare Trophy, but the 2015-16 edition could see a new champion.