First Published Nov 23, 2023, 9:14 AM IST
Bengaluru (November 23): Another ODI tournament is starting in India after the ODI World Cup is over. The 2023-24 Vijay Hazare National ODI Tournament will start on Thursday, Karnataka, which has stumbled twice in the semi-finals and once in the quarter-finals in the last 3 editions, will enter the fray with the aim of becoming champions for the first time after 2019-20.
38 teams will participate in the tournament and a total of 135 matches will be played in the next 3 weeks. There are 8 teams each in 3 groups and 7 teams each in 2 groups. Jammu and Kashmir will be the first opponent for Karnataka, who are placed in Group ‘C’.
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The group stage matches will be held in Bangalore, Mumbai, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad from November 23 to December 5, while the knockout matches are scheduled in Rajkot from December 9 to 16. Karnataka will play their group stage matches in Ahmedabad.
Mayank Agarwal is the leader for the state
Karnataka, which won its 3rd trophy in 2019-20, lost in the semi-finals in 2020-21 and 2022-23. In 2021-22, the campaign of the state team ended in the quarter final itself. This time also Karnataka will be led by Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal, R. Samarth, Vidwat Kaveerappa, Manoj Bhandge, V. Kaushik and many other star players are in the team.
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Defending champions Saurashtra will play their first match against Kerala at the KSCA Aluru Stadium on Thursday, while five-time champions Tamil Nadu, who are the best team of the tournament, will play Goa in Mumbai in their first match on November 25.
Karnataka Schedule
Date opponent
Nov. 23 Jammu-Kashmir
Nov. 25 Uttarakhand
Nov. 27 Delhi
Nov. 29 Bihar
D.1 Chandigarh
D.3 Haryana
D.5 Mizoram
* All matches will start at 9 am
Last Updated Nov 23, 2023, 9:14 AM IST
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