2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Group
The 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 18th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India.[1] It is being contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with ten teams in Plate Group.[2] The group stage started on 24 September 2019.[3] The top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[4]
| Dates | 24 September – 17 October 2019 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | List A cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | 
| Participants | 10 | 
| 2019–20 Indian domestic cricket season | 
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| Men | 
| Women | 
Seventeen out of the first thirty matches that were scheduled to be played across all four groups were abandoned or finished in a no result. Therefore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a revised schedule for the rain-affected matches.[5][6] The statistics for cancelled matches were revoked leading to Rongsen Jonathan missing out on his maiden hundred in List A cricket.[7]
After the final group matches, Pondicherry finished top of the Plate Group to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament.[8]
Points table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pondicherry | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 3.523 | 
| 2 | Chandigarh | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0.759 | 
| 3 | Uttarakhand | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 2.236 | 
| 4 | Assam | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.670 | 
| 5 | Nagaland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | −0.140 | 
| 6 | Meghalaya | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.559 | 
| 7 | Arunachal Pradesh | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | −1.373 | 
| 8 | Manipur | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | −1.807 | 
| 9 | Mizoram | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −2.276 | 
| 10 | Sikkim | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | −1.847 | 
- Top team advanced to the knockout stage and gets promoted to Elite Group C for the next season.
Fixtures
    
    Round 1
    
|  24 September 2019     Scorecard | 
| Meghalaya 318/5 (50 overs) | v | Sikkim 124 (46.3 overs) | 
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Aditya Singhania, Akash Choudhary, Sanjay Yadav, Swarajeet Das (Meghalaya), Chitiz Tamang and Nitesh Gupta (Sikkim) all made their List A debuts.
|  24 September 2019     Scorecard | 
| Arunachal Pradesh 267/7 (50 overs) | v | Mizoram 268/3 (45.4 overs) | 
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shashwat Kohli, Sumit Nagar, Uvais Ahmad (Arunachal Pradesh), Bobby Zothansanga, Parvez Ahmed and Sumit Lama (Mizoram) all made their List A debuts.
Round 2
    
|  25 September 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 324/3 (50 overs) | v | Mizoram 211/6 (50 overs) | 
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Rahul Hazarika, Roshan Alam and Hrishikesh Tamuli (Assam) all made their List A debuts.
|  25 September 2019     Scorecard | 
| Meghalaya 107 (26.1 overs) | v | Pondicherry 108/6 (23.5 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to rain.
- Karthik Sukumaran (Pondicherry) made his List A debut.
Round 3
    
|  27 September 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 171/9 (28 overs) | v | Uttarakhand 172/3 (26.4 overs) | 
- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
- Pradeep Chamoli, Dikshanshu Negi and Avneesh Sudha (Uttarakhand) both made their List A debuts.
Round 4
    
|  28 September 2019     Scorecard | 
| Manipur 120 (30.4 overs) | v | Sikkim 0/2 (1 over) | 
- Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during Sikkim's innings prevented any further play.
- Karnajit Yumnam, Johnson Singh, Ahmed Shah, Langlonyamba Keishangbam, Kishan Thokchom and Ajay Lamabam (Manipur) all made their List A debuts.
|  28 September 2019     Scorecard | 
| Uttarakhand 172 (46.4 overs) | v | |
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Pondicherry's innings prevented any further play.
Round 5
    
Round 6
    
|  1 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Sikkim 111/4 (21 overs) | v | Chandigarh 115/6 (20.4 overs) | 
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 21 overs per side due to rain.
- Arjun Azad, Shivam Bhambri, Preet Kamal, Jaskaranvir Singh, Anirudh Kanwar (Chandigarh) and Tashi Bhalla (Sikkim) all made their List A debuts.
Round 7
    
|  2 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Chandigarh 207/2 (20 overs) | v | Arunachal Pradesh 117/7 (20 overs) | 
- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
- Karkir Taye (Arunachal Pradesh) made his List A debut.
|  2 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 207 (47.4 overs) | v | Nagaland 137 (41.4 overs) | 
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Tejosel Yiethun, Aosashi Longchar and Nagaho Chishi (Nagaland) all made their List A debuts.
|  2 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mizoram 67 (33.2 overs) | v | Pondicherry 71/0 (13.2 overs) | 
| Vikneshwaran Marimuthu 44* (40)  | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
Round 8
    
|  4 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Chandigarh 166/7 (20 overs) | v | Assam 145 (19.5 overs) | 
- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
|  4 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Nagaland 24/2 (6.4 overs) | v | |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during Nagaland's innings prevented any further play.
- Moakumzuk Tzudir (Nagaland) made his List A debut.
Round 9
    
|  5 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Sikkim 268/7 (50 overs) | v | Arunachal Pradesh 272/2 (45.4 overs) | 
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
- Neelam Obi (Arunachal Pradesh) made his List A debut.
|  5 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Manipur 90 (25.1 overs) | v | Meghalaya 94/7 (18.4 overs) | 
- Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
- Al Bashid Muhammed (Manipur) made his List A debut.
Round 10
    
|  7 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Arunachal Pradesh 199 (48.4 overs) | v | Uttarakhand 202/2 (23.2 overs) | 
- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to field.
|  7 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 255/7 (50 overs) | v | Manipur 75 (24.4 overs) | 
- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Amlanjyoti Das (Assam) made his List A debut.
|  7 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Chandigarh 152 (45.3 overs) | v | Pondicherry 155/2 (26 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
Round 11
    
|  8 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Meghalaya 316/5 (50 overs) | v | Mizoram 139 (38 overs) | 
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lalruatdika (Mizoram) made his List A debut.
|  8 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Nagaland 174 (44.5 overs) | v | Uttarakhand 176/3 (36.2 overs) | 
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashish Chaudhary, Aditya Sethi (Uttarakhand) and Vayu Haralu (Nagaland) all made their List A debuts.
|  8 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Sikkim 112 (36.3 overs) | v | Pondicherry 116/0 (11.4 overs) | 
| Paras Dogra 70* (41)  | 
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dinesh Rai (Sikkim) made his List A debut.
Round 12
    
|  10 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Arunachal Pradesh 179 (42.3 overs) | v | Pondicherry 180/1 (27.1 overs) | 
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 43 overs per side due to a wet outfield
- Santha Moorthy (Pondicherry) made his List A debut.
|  10 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Sikkim 176 (48.5 overs) | v | Assam 177/3 (36.3 overs) | 
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
|  10 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mizoram 87 (39.3 overs) | v | Chandigarh 89/0 (12.5 overs) | 
| Arjun Azad 46* (42)  | 
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gaurav Puri (Chandigarh), Lalhruaizela and K Lalhmingmawia (Mizoram) all made their List A debuts.
Round 13
    
|  11 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Arunachal Pradesh 225/7 (50 overs) | v | Manipur 143 (41.3 overs) | 
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yab Niya (Arunachal Pradesh) and Thomas Moirangthem (Manipur) both made their List A debuts.
|  11 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Uttarakhand 294/9 (50 overs) | v | Meghalaya 174 (42.4 overs) | 
- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Larry Sangma (Meghalaya) made his List A debut.
Round 14
    
|  13 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Arunachal Pradesh 112 (40.1 overs) | v | Assam 116/0 (14.3 overs) | 
| Pallavkumar Das 76* (40)  | 
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lobsang Pandan (Arunachal Pradesh) made his List A debut.
|  13 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Manipur 170 (49.3 overs) | v | Mizoram 161/8 (50 overs) | 
- Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ronald Longjam (Manipur) made his List A debut.
|  13 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Uttarakhand 305/9 (50 overs) | v | Sikkim 52 (21.1 overs) | 
- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tanush Gusain (Uttarakhand) made his List A debut.
Round 15
    
|  14 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Meghalaya 100 (34.5 overs) | v | Assam 104/4 (17.4 overs) | 
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tengchan Sangma and Wallam Kynshi (Meghalaya) both made their List A debuts.
|  14 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Chandigarh 220 (49.4 overs) | v | Nagaland 222/9 (48.4 overs) | 
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Arpit Pannu (Chandigarh) and Temjentoshi Jamir (Nagaland) both made their List A debuts.
|  14 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Manipur 109 (30.1 overs) | v | Pondicherry 115/1 (16.1 overs) | 
- Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 16
    
|  16 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Arunachal Pradesh 212/7 (50 overs) | v | Nagaland 213/6 (45.2 overs) | 
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
|  16 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Meghalaya 184/8 (50 overs) | v | Chandigarh 187/4 (43.5 overs) | 
- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
Round 17
    
|  17 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 115 (36.1 overs) | v | Pondicherry 116/5 (22 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
|  17 October 2019     Scorecard | 
| Uttarakhand 253/8 (50 overs) | v | Chandigarh 254/8 (49 overs) | 
- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to bat.
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