Haryana vs Rajasthan: Vijay Hazare Trophy Final 2023

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Haryana vs Rajasthan: The Vijay Hazare Trophy finalists have been determined after 104 matches. In an exciting match, Haryana and Rajasthan will square off on December 16 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Due to both teams’ prior failures to win the trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy will see the crowning of new champions.

The Final ODI match between Haryana vs Rajasthan will take place on December 16th, 2023, at Saurashtra Cricket Association, Rajkot, India.

Match Details to Note:

Match: Haryana vs Rajasthan, Final ODI match

Date: December 15th, 2023 (Friday)

Time: 12:45 PM IST

Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association, Rajkot, India

Haryana vs Rajasthan

Haryana (Match Odds- 1.95)

After defeating a star-studded Tamil Nadu in the first semi-final played in Rajkot, Haryana secured a historic spot in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final. Himanshu Rana, the team’s third batsman, scored an undefeated century, and Sumit Kumar’s spectacular finish saw the team reach 293 for 7. These two achievements laid the groundwork for Haryana’s victory. Later, Haryana’s bowling unit collectively destroyed Tamil Nadu, restricting them to 230, even without their main spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal, who is currently serving for his country in South Africa.

In addition to Rana, Haryana’s top run scorers for the season, Ankit Kumar (365 runs in 9 innings) and Rahul Tewatia (328 runs in 6 innings), should provide some solid contributions.

Haryana will undoubtedly miss Chahal’s services, but they will still have players like Anshul Kamboj and Sumit Kumar, who have each taken 15 wickets so far this season, to fall back on.

Harshal Patel (16 wickets at 21.37 in 9 innings) has been excellent towards the end of the innings and his performance may prove to be significant in the end.

Full Squad:

Mayank Shandilya, Rohit Parmod Sharma, Aman Kumar, Ankit Kumar, Yuvraj Singh, Himanshu Rana, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Ashok Menaria, Sumit Kumar, Kapil Hooda (wk), Amit Rana, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Anshul Kamboj

Players to watch out for:

Ankit Kumar

Haryana’s top run scorer for the season, Ankit Kumar (365 runs in 9 innings) should provide some solid contributions.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel (16 wickets at 21.37 in 9 innings) has been excellent towards the end of the innings and his performance may prove to be significant in the end.

Possible Playing XI:

Yuvraj Singh, Ankit Kumar, Himanshu Rana, Ashok Menaria (c), Nishant Sindhu, Rohit Parmod Sharma (wk), Rahul Tewatia, Sumit Kumar, Harshal Patel, Amit Rana, Anshul Kamboj

Rajasthan (Match Odds- 1.85)

Preview

Rajasthan made history by qualifying for the Vijay Hazare Trophy final for the first time thanks to an innings-long performance by Deepak Hooda. With nearly seven overs remaining, the Rajasthan captain helped his team chase down a formidable target of 283 with a career-best 180 off just 128 balls. Hooda has amassed 480 runs at an average of 80 in 9 matches, making him the tournament’s top run scorer.

Rajasthan is concerned because the others haven’t been as reliable as Hooda. The two batters the team will rely on are Mahipal Lomror (249 runs in 8 innings) and Abhijeet Tomar (261 runs in 8 innings).

In the previous game, Karan Lamba contributed a valuable knock of 73* from 112 balls. That was his second fifty of the season, and he appears to be finding his rhythm just in time.

The two bowlers who have been the most reliable for Rajasthan this year are Aniket Choudhary (15 wickets in 7 innings) and Rahul Chahar (17 wickets in 9 innings).

Full Squad:

Deepak Hooda (c), Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Aniket Chaudhary, Mahipal Lomror, Salman Khan, Kunal Singh, Manav Suthar, Abhijeet Tomar, Samarpit Joshi, Yash Kothari, Arafat Khan, Ram Mohan Chouhan and Deepak Karwasra.

Players to watch out for:

Deepak Hooda

Karan Lamba

In the previous game, Karan Lamba contributed a valuable knock of 73* from 112 balls. That was his second fifty of the season, and he appears to be finding his rhythm just in time.

Possible Playing XI:

Abhijeet Tomar, Ram Mohan Chouhan, Mahipal Lomror, Deepak Hooda (c), Karan Lamba, Kunal Singh Rathore (wk), Rahul Chahar, Aniket Choudhary, Arafat Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Kukna Ajay Singh

Haryana vs Rajasthan Head-to-Head:

Both teams have played each other just once in the tournament, Haryana won the game.

Haryana vs Rajasthan Toss Prediction:

The team winning the toss may decide to bat first to be safe, even though chasing has been advantageous at this location because it is the final.

Haryana vs Rajasthan Pitch Report:

The Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium has a beautiful wicket for batting. It comes on to bat nicely, allowing batters to hit through the line with ease. Although there is some benefit for the bowlers in the first half, as dew sets in, batting gets easier in the second half. Rajkot is going to have clear, pleasant weather.

Haryana vs Rajasthan Match Report:

Haryana and Rajasthan have only ever faced off in one Vijay Hazare Trophy match, which took place in 2018. That game was easily won by Haryana by a score of 147 runs. They may find things more difficult this time around because Rajasthan is also in scorching form. Nevertheless, on paper, Haryana appears to be the more advantageous team overall. If Deepak Hooda scores for Rajasthan once more, they could still win this match, in our opinion.

Rajasthan is predicted to win the match Haryana vs Rajasthan at the odds of 1.85