After the BCCI scrapped Ranji Trophy in a season afflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, there was increased impetus on hosting the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy to resume domestic cricket in India. After the successfully operated 20-over tournament, eyes will now be on VHT 2021, which will run until March 14.

The teams have been divided into six groups – A, B, C, D, E (Elite) as well as the Plate. The Elite groups has six teams each, while the Plate group has eight. The league phase of the tournament will run till March 1, after which the knockout matches will begin.

Prominent players such as Krunal Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw and Dinesh Karthik will be part of the competition that will feature a host of upcoming youngsters in domestic cricket.

You can check the complete squads and team list here.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Start times

The matches will begin from 9am IST.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: TV channels

The VHT 2021 matches will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India. The exact channel listings will be updated once they are official.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Live streaming

The matches are set to be live streamed on Disney + Hotstar, which is the official streaming app of the Star Sports Network.

Vijay Hazare Trophy schedule: Fixtures

February 20

9.00am IST – Gujarat vs Chhattisgarh, Round 1, Elite Group A

9.00am IST – Railways vs Bihar, Round 1, Elite Group C

9.00am AM IST – Kerala vs Odisha, Round 1, Elite Group C

9.00am IST – Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh, Round 1, Elite Group C

9.00am IST – Vidarbha vs Andhra, Round 1, Elite Group B

You can check out the complete list of fixtures here.