Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 Points Table: Updated standings after Day 5

Eighteen games were played on Day 5 (Friday, December 1) of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023. The encounter between Andhra and Gujarat was hampered by rain and ended without a result. Let’s delve into the details of how all teams fared on the fifth day of the campaign.

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Group A dominated by Mumbai

POS	TEAM	MAT	WON	LOST	TIED	NR	NRR	FOR	AGAINST	PTS
1	Mumbai	5	5	0	0	0	2.653	793/133.3	756/230.0	20
2	Kerala	5	4	1	0	0	1.624	947/191.0	748/224.2	16
3	Railways	5	3	2	0	0	0.54	929/191.5	948/220.2	12
4	Tripura	5	2	3	0	0	0.332	918/204.0	826/198.1	8
5	Saurashtra	5	2	3	0	0	-0.206	763/224.4	837/232.2	8
6	Pondicherry	5	2	3	0	0	-0.678	745/232.5	806/207.5	8
7	Odisha	5	2	3	0	0	-0.901	716/189.0	816/174.0	8
8	Sikkim	5	0	5	0	0	-3.238	497/225.0	571/104.5	0

Mumbai continued to dominate Group A standings with five successive victories, racking up 20 points at an NRR of 2.653. Kerala, Railways, and Odisha also bagged victories in their respective matches.

Unfortunately, Tripura, Saurashtra, and Puducherry failed to bag a win on the fifth day of the campaign. Meanwhile, Sikkim suffered their fifth defeat of the competition, carrying the wooden spoon.

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Vidarbha display dominance in Group B

POS	TEAM	MAT	WON	LOST	TIED	NR	NRR	FOR	AGAINST	PTS
1	Vidarbha	5	5	0	0	0	2.126	1012/161.4	959/232.0	20
2	Services	5	4	1	0	0	0.977	1196/214.1	1128/244.5	16
3	Chhattisgarh	5	3	2	0	0	0.533	1439/240.1	1321/242.0	12
4	Maharashtra	5	3	2	0	0	0.308	1445/225.0	1450/237.1	12
5	Jharkhand	5	3	2	0	0	0.05	1251/228.0	1053/193.4	12
6	Hyderabad	5	2	3	0	0	0.285	1301/229.5	1283/238.4	8
7	Meghalaya	5	0	5	0	0	-1.232	985/230.0	1216/220.3	0
8	Manipur	5	0	5	0	0	-2.967	892/250.0	1111/170.0	0

Talking about Group B, Vidarbha are right on top of the standings with five back-to-back victories at a net run rate of 2.126. Meanwhile, Services secured their third consecutive win of the season.

Also, Maharashtra and Jharkhand bagged wins on the day. Unfortunately, Meghalaya and Manipur couldn't bag victories after being part of five games, and are reeling at the bottom two positions in the standings.

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Haryana and Karnataka rule Group C

POS	TEAM	MAT	WON	LOST	TIED	NR	NRR	FOR	AGAINST	PTS
1	Haryana	5	5	0	0	0	2.244	1228/207.1	895/243.0	20
2	Karnataka	5	5	0	0	0	1.971	1347/211.1	1049/238.0	20
3	Uttarakhand	5	3	2	0	0	0.651	1214/231.4	1051/229.0	12
4	J & K	5	2	2	0	1	-0.496	949/200.0	918/175.1	10
5	Chandigarh	5	2	3	0	0	1.01	1299/218.1	1190/240.4	8
6	Delhi	5	2	3	0	0	0.564	888/177.0	1013/227.3	8
7	Bihar	5	0	4	0	1	-2.438	594/200.0	676/125.0	2
8	Mizoram	5	0	5	0	0	-4.107	690/234.0	1417/200.5	0

Moving to Group C, Haryana and Karnataka occupy the top two positions with 20 points apiece at an NRR of 2.348 and 2.183 respectively. It would be interesting to watch which side ends on top in this group.

Moreover, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir also registered victories. However, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar, and Mizoram suffered defeats. Bihar and Mizoram are yet to open their accounts.

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Rajasthan right on top in Group D

POS	TEAM	MAT	WON	LOST	TIED	NR	NRR	FOR	AGAINST	PTS
1	Rajasthan	4	4	0	0	0	1.896	977/177.4	717/199.0	16
2	Gujarat	5	3	1	0	1	1.082	841/150.4	804/178.4	14
3	Himachal Pradesh	4	3	1	0	0	1.71	674/115.4	667/162.0	12
4	Uttar Pradesh	4	2	2	0	0	-0.267	805/154.2	859/156.4	8
5	Andhra	5	1	3	0	1	-0.694	805/184.1	850/167.5	6
6	Assam	4	1	3	0	0	-0.625	658/144.2	699/134.5	4
7	Arunachal Pradesh	4	0	4	0	0	-4.169	642/175.0	806/102.5	0

Shifting our focus to Group D, Rajasthan bagged four consecutive wins and are sitting on top of the table. However, their game wasn't scheduled on the day. Gujarat and Andhra's game was abandoned due to rain.

Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh registered victories with Assam and Arunachal Pradesh suffering from defeats. Arunachal Pradesh are yet to taste success in this edition of the tournament.

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Group E led by MP

POS	TEAM	MAT	WON	LOST	TIED	NR	NRR	FOR	AGAINST	PTS
1	Madhya Pradesh	5	4	1	0	0	0.741	910/175.2	1010/227.0	16
2	Tamil Nadu	4	3	1	0	0	0.342	718/169.1	722/185.0	12
3	Bengal	4	3	1	0	0	2.189	795/153.5	504/169.1	12
4	Baroda	5	2	3	0	0	0.006	1119/235.0	1112/233.5	8
5	Punjab	4	2	2	0	0	0.294	840/177.0	788/177.0	8
6	Goa	4	1	3	0	0	0.38	1140/200.0	1009/189.4	4
7	Nagaland	4	0	4	0	0	-5.288	581/185.0	958/113.4	0

In Group E, Madhya Pradesh are ruling the standings with four wins in five matches so far. They got back to winning ways over Baroda by four wickets. Bengal were propelled to the second spot after Tamil Nadu encountered a defeat over Punjab by 76 runs.

Nagaland are reeling down the standings in this particular group after failing to bag a win in five matches at an NRR of -5.288. Interestingly, Punjab and Goa got back to winning ways in their respective encounters.