This season's competition will end on January 18, 2025 with the final to be held in Vadodara. The 36 participating teams have been split into five groups. Each team will play the other in their group once, with the top six sides among those finishing in the top two of their group advancing to the quarterfinals.

The other four teams will take part in two pre-quarterfinals, to decide who takes the last two quarterfinal spots. The knockout rounds begin on January 9. Click here to find out how to catch all the action from the tournament.

There are several IPL and international stars on show in this edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been named in Bengal's squad, although he will be rested for their opening fixture. Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer and Sai Kishore are a few other significant names.

There have been some high-profile omissions as well. Manish Pandey was left out of Karnataka's squad as the state confirmed they would be moving on from him. Prithvi Shaw has been excluded from Mumbai's squad in the latest blow to his spiralling career, and Sanju Samson will not be part of Kerala's team after missing a pre-season training camp.

Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2024/25: Schedule and full list of fixtures

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