A top-of-the-table clash between four-time champions Tamil Nadu and early pace-setters Vidarbha is one of the highlight fixtures of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Round 5, scheduled for Tuesday (December 31bet88, 2024). (More Cricket News)

Besides the Tamil Nadu vs Vidarbha match, Group D will see two more domestic List A matches: Jammu and Kashmir vs Mizoram and Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh. All three matches start at 8:45 AM IST.

Here's all you need to know about the VHT 2024-25 Round 5, Group D Fixtures:

Tamil Nadu vs Vidarbha at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Led by their imported captain Karun Nair, and chasing their maiden title, Vidarbha have played some fascinating cricket. Three wins and three -- against Jammu and Kashmir (by 6 wickets), Chhattisgarh (by 8 wickets), and Chandigarh (by 5 wickets) -- all while chasing, and they now face the most successful team.

Tamil Nadu, meanwhile, have their opener against Chandigarh washed out, but defended brilliantly in the big wins against Uttar Pradesh and J&K, by 114 and 191 runs, respectively. For the record, Tamil Nadu last won this One-Day tournament in the 2016-17 season.

Tamil Nadu vs Vidarbha Squads

Vidarbha: Karun Nair (c), Dhruv Shorey, Yash Kadam, Yash Rathod, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shubham Dubey, Apoorv Wankhade, Yash Thakur, Darshan Nalkande, Harsh Dubey, Nachiket Bhute, Atharva Taide, Parth Rekhade, Aman Mokhade, Praful Hinge, Aditya Thakare, and Akshay Wadkar.

Tamil Nadu: N Jagadeesan (wk), Tushar Raheja, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Baba Indrajith, Vijay Shankar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (c), Mohamed Ali, Andre Siddarth C, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, CV Achyuth, Shahrukh Khan, Pranav Ragavendra, Boopathi Kumar, and S Ajith Ram.

Jammu and Kashmir vs Mizoram at Vizzy Stadium, Vizianagaram

Paras Dogra's Jammu and Kashmir start as the favourites against Mizoram in this clash between two winless teams. J&K lost to Vidarbha and Tamil Nadu after their opener against Uttar Pradesh was reduced to a no result.

Mizoram, also with two points thanks to their abandoned match against Chhattisgarh, lost their previous two outings, against Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh.

Jammu and Kashmir vs Mizoram Squads

Jammu and Kashmir: Shubham Khajuria, Vivrant Sharma, Paras Dogra (c), Abdul Samad, Shivansh Sharma (wk), Abid Mushtaq, Qamran Iqbal, Auqib Nabi Dar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Rasikh Dar Salam, Sahil Lotra, Shubham Pundir, Musaif Ajaz, Lone Nasir Muzaffar, Sunil Kumar, and Vanshaj Sharma.

Mizoram: Jehu Anderson (wk), Marty Lalrinhlua, Agni Chopra, Lalhriatrenga, Joseph Lalthankhuma, Mohit Jangra, Bobby Zothansanga (c), Khiangte Vanrotlinga, Remruatdika Ralte, KC Cariappa, Parvez Ahmed, Varte Kima, Lalhruai Ralte, G Lalbiakvela, Moses Ramhlunmawia, and Rohan Chowdury.

Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh at ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram.

Two-time finalists Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh face off in a must-win penultimate group match. Rinku Singh's UP have two wins, one defeat and one no result in four outings, while Manan Vohra's Chandigarh are one win, two defeats and one no result.

Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh Squads

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Chandigarh: Manan Vohra (c), Amrit Lubana, Shivam Bhambri, Tushar Joshi (wk), Ankit Kaushik, Raj Bawa, Sandeep Sharma, Jagjit Singh, Nishunk Birla, Abhishek Saini, Nikhil Sharma, Arslan Khan, Hardik Chowdhry, Chiragvir Dhindsa, and Nehal Pajni.

Uttar Pradesh: Abhishek Goswami, Aryan Juyal (wk), Priyam Garg, Vipraj Nigam, Karan Sharma, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Rinku Singh (c), Shivam Mavi, Sameer Rizvi, Yash Dayal, Nitish Rana, Aaqib Khan, Bihari Rai, Aaradhya Yadav, Karthikeya Jaiswal, Madhav Kaushik, Vineet Panwar, Akshdeep Nath, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-24 group stage matches will not be streamed or telecast. The knockout matches, however, will be streamed live and telecast on JioCinema and Sports18 channels, respectively.

The knockouts will begin on January 9bet88, 2025, with preliminary quarter-finals. The final is scheduled for January 19. All knockout matches will be played in Vadodara.