Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-finals set to take place in Bengaluru

Vijay Hazare trophy for 2019-20 season began on September 24. league sts have w ended with quarter-finals set to begin on Sunday, October 20, 2019. BCCI has confirmed that matches will take place at Bengaluru after a glitch on  BCCI website became a source of confusion. Karnataka will play Puducherry in first Quarter-Final.

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BCCI General Manr's confirmation

Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) General Manr, Saba Karim confirmed to a sports portal that quarter-finals will be played in Bengaluru itself. Earlier, a glitch in board's website (bcci.tv) showed that matches will be played at Amritsar and Bokakhat in Assam. Karim ded that BCCI website is getting overhauled and glitches will get fixed soon.

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current schedule for Vijay Hazare quarter-finals are as follows:

• October 20: Karnataka vs Puducherry - 9:00 AM IST - M.Chinnaswamy Stium, Bengaluru
• October 20: Delhi vs Gujarat - 9:00 AM IST - Just Cricket Acemy Ground, Bengaluru
• October 21: Punjab vs Tamil Nu - 9:00 AM IST - KSCA Ground, Alur
• October 21: Chattisgarh vs Mumbai - 9:00 AM IST - KSCA Ground 2, Alur

second semi-final and final will be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stium, Bangalore.

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Quarter-final 1

Karnataka topped Elite Group A and B as y lost just one match in ir entire tournament and will w face Puducherry, who have t h a single loss in ir Plate Group campaign. Karnataka are captained by Manish Pandey and have ranks of KL Rahul and Karun Nair in ir team. Puducherry are captained by Damodaran Rohit and have likes of Paras Dogra and Vinay Kumar in ir ranks. Interestingly, Vinay Kumar is a former Karnataka player, making fast bowler someone to watch out for.

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