Vijay Hazare Trophy | BCCI clears air about knockout fixtures, Bengaluru to host all

The last set of matches of the three-week-long league stage of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy season was played on October 17. Going ahead in the competition, the top eight teams will now be looking to finalize a spot for themselves in the semifinals. The knockout stage will begin with the first quarterfinal, to be played between Karnataka and Pondicherry, scheduled on October 20. 

Meanwhile, the BCCI has cleared the air about a recent confusion that was borne out of a glitch on the bcci.tv official website that showed that matches will also be played in Amritsar and Bokakhat in Assam.

However, Saba Karim has clarified that the confusion was due to a glitch and all the matches will remain in Bengaluru as was the initial plan. 

“We are revamping the Board website, so there are a few technical glitches. We are trying to rectify them,” BCCI’s General Manager was quoted as saying by the Sportstar.

While the quarterfinal fixture, between Karnataka and Pondicherry, will be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on October 20, Delhi will face Gujarat in the second quarterfinal game on the same day at the Just Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu and Punjab will face off in the third quarters tie at the Alur Ground, while Chhattisgarh is set to lock horns with Mumbai in the final quarters’ fixture, on October 21, also in Alur.