Hazare Trophy: dates and venues

Bengaluru, Vadodara, Jaipur and Dehradun will host the Vijay Hazare Trophy 50-over cricket tournament which commences on Sept. 24.

Matches in Bengaluru will be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Alur grounds and Just Cricket ground.

The knockout rounds will also be held in Bengaluru at the same venues. The quarterfinals begin on October 20 and the final will be held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on October 25.

The schedule:

Elite Group A: Bengaluru (Sept. 24 to Oct. 13): Goa, Maharashtra, Baroda, Mumbai, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Vidarbha, Karnataka, and Railways.

Elite Group B: Vadodara (Sept. 24 to Oct. 13): Delhi, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Baroda, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab.

Elite Group C: Jaipur (Sept. 24 to Oct. 16): Gujarat, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Bihar, and Services.

Plate: Dehradun (Sept. 24 to Oct. 14/16): Assam, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, and Nagaland (Chandigarh) .