The 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy will come to a conclusion on Saturday as Mayank Agarwal’s Karnataka take on Karun Nair’s Vidarbha to decide the fate of the prestigious One-Day tournament trophy.

The ongoing domestic season has grabbed eyeballs with several star players turning out for their respective state sides and the trend could be set to continue as Shubman Gill, Yashaswi Jaiswal, and Rishabh Pant are reportedly set to turn out for Punjab, Mumbai, and Delhi respectively in the next round of Ranji Trophy matches.

But, despite the presence of multiple star players, it is Karun Nair who has grabbed all the headlines in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy as the former Karnataka player has led Vidarbha to their first-ever final in the tournament. The batter who has a triple century in international cricket is batting like a man possessed with 752 runs in 7 innings at an average of 752.00 and a strike rate of more than 125.

On the other hand, Karnataka started their campaign by chasing a massive total of 383 runs with 22 balls to spare as Mumbai skipper Shreyas Iyer’s century went in vain. The young Smaran Ravichandran rescued Karnataka in their next match against Puducherry, the southpaw’s century helping them grab all four points.

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While Vidarbha proceeded to the quarter-finals unbeaten, Karnataka lost a solitary fixture against Hyderabad with Agarwal’s century going in vain as the target of 321 runs was chased by Tilak Varma & co.

Devdutt Padikkal’s timely return from Australia served Karnataka well as he won the Player of the Match award against Baroda and Haryana in the quarter-final and the semi-final respectively helping them reserve their spot in the final. On the other hand, Nair & co. kept swatting away sides with Rajasthan and Maharashtra suffering heavy defeats at the hands of Vidarbha.

2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy Final: Where is it being held?

The match between the two finalists will be played at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, the venue which has hosted all the knockout matches of the ongoing tournament.

2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy Final: Where to watch live

JioCinema will stream the final clash with the Sports 18 Network also broadcasting the finale clash.

The final begins at 1:30PM local time.

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