| Dates | 26 February – 10 April 2008 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | List A cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoff format | 
| Host(s) | Various | 
| Champions | Saurashtra (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Bengal | 
| Participants | 27 | 
| Matches | 69 | 
| Most runs | Ajinkya Rahane (394) (Mumbai) | 
| Most wickets | Vishal Bhatia (17) (Himachal Pradesh) | 
The 2007–08 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 15th edition of India's annual List A cricket tournament and the first after it was renamed in honour of Vijay Hazare, who had died in December 2004. It was previously known as the Ranji One Day Trophy.[1] It was contested between 27 domestic cricket teams of India, starting in February and finishing in April 2008. In the final, Saurashtra beat Bengal by 6 wickets to win their maiden title.[2]
Group stage
Central Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidarbha | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | +0.614 | 
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | +0.951 | 
| Rajasthan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.502 | 
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -0.020 | 
| Railways | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -1.000 | 
East Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +1.915 | 
| Jharkhand | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | +0.614 | 
| Odisha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -0.827 | 
| Tripura | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -0.510 | 
| Assam | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -0.708 | 
North Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | +1.455 | 
| Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | +0.372 | 
| Punjab | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | +0.863 | 
| Haryana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -0.016 | 
| Services | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -0.644 | 
| Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -4 | -1.775 | 
South Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | +1.184 | 
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | +1.009 | 
| Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | +0.133 | 
| Goa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -0.167 | 
| Andhra | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -0.645 | 
| Kerala | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1.500 | 
West Zone
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie/NR | Points | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | +1.680 | 
| Saurashtra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -0.244 | 
| Baroda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.441 | 
| Maharashtra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -1.004 | 
| Gujarat | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.963 | 
Knockout Stage
Pre Quarter-finals
 1 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Himachal Pradesh 259/8 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Jharkhand 229 (49.2 overs)  | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Himachal Pradesh advanced to the quarterfinals.
 
 1 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Madhya Pradesh 189 (48.2 overs)  | 
v  | 
Tamil Nadu 194/4 (41.5 overs)  | 
Shadab Khan 39 (57)  Subramaniam Badrinath 2/16 (4 overs)  | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Selvam Suresh Kumar (Tamil Nadu) made his List-A debut.
 - Tamil Nadu advanced to the quarterfinals.
 
Quarter-finals
 2 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Bengal 295/5 (47 overs)  | 
v  | 
Delhi 247 (43.4 overs)  | 
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
 - Shreevats Goswami (Bengal) and Narender Singh (Delhi) both made their List-A debuts.
 - The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
 - Bengal advanced to the semifinals.
 
 2 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Karnataka 234/9 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Saurashtra 235/3 (46.2 overs)  | 
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
 - Manish Pandey (Karnataka) made his List-A debut.
 - Saurashtra advanced to the semifinals.
 
 4 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Mumbai 285/9 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Tamil Nadu 226/8 (50 overs)  | 
MK Sivakumar 56* (80)  Usman Malvi 3/25 (10 overs)  | 
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Sahil Kukreja (Mumbai) made his List-A debut.
 - Mumbai advanced to the semifinals.
 
 5 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Vidarbha 204 (49.4 overs)  | 
v  | 
Himachal Pradesh 175 (45.4 overs)  | 
Faiz Fazal 64 (121)  Ashok Thakur 4/38 (10 overs)  | 
Sangram Singh 38 (70)  Ravi Jangid 3/36 (5 overs)  | 
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 - Vidarbha advanced to the semifinals.
 
Semi-finals
 7 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Mumbai 249/9 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Bengal 250/6 (45.4 overs)  | 
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Bengal advanced to the final.
 
 8 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Vidarbha 212/9 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Saurashtra 216/5 (47.3 overs)  | 
- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Saurashtra advanced to the final.
 
Final
 10 April 2008     Scorecard  | 
Bengal 86 (39.2 overs)  | 
v  | 
Saurashtra 89/4 (23 overs)  | 
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Saurashtra won the 2007-08 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
 
References
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2007/08". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
 - ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2007/08 Finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
 
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