Question: Karnataka has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018 by defeating which of the following?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Delhi
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Saurashtra
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- National ODI championship Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018 has concluded. (February 5th – February 27th, 2018)
- On February 27th, 2018, Karnataka won the trophy for the third time by defeating Saurashtra by 41 runs in the final match played at Firozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi.
- Mayank Agarwal of Karnataka was chosen as the Man of the Match in this match.
- In this tournament, Mayank Agarwal has scored 723 runs (three centuries and four half centuries) in most 8 matches.
- Mohammed Siraj of Hyderabad took the maximum 23 wickets, in which he got five wickets in an innings three times.
- In this season, Mayank Agarwal scored maximum 1160 runs in Ranji Trophy.
- Mayank scored 2141 runs in this session.
- Mayank Agarwal has become the first batsman to score more than 2,000 runs in one round season.
- Mayank Agarwal, who scored more than 700 runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy, became the first batsman to do so.
- Earlier, there was record of making the highest runs in any tournament in the name Sachin, who scored 673 runs in the World Cup in 2003.
- Vijay Hazare Trophy is also known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy.
- It started in 2002-03.
- This is a domestic tournament related to state teams of Ranji Trophy Plate.
- This competition has been named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare.
- Tamil Nadu has won this trophy for most of 5 times so far.
- Saurashtra has won this competition once.
Reference:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1118606.html?view=records
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/8890/season/2018/vijay-hazare-trophy/
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1118606.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8890/scorecard/1118795/karnataka-vs-saurashtra-final/
http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/mayank-agarwal-surpasses-sachin-tendulkar-to-score-most-of-runs-in-single-list-a-tournament-5081757/