Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya returned to Baroda playing XI on Saturday (December 28jilihot, 2024) as they take on Bengal in the fourth round of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament. (Round 4 Blog | Cricket News)

Bengal won the toss and opted to bowl first at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, South Korea were knocked out by the defending champions, India, with a 1-4 defeat in the semi-final. In their pool stage encounter, South Korea had previously played to a 2-2 draw against their next opponent, Pakistan.

On the other hand, China have qualified for their maiden Asian Champions Trophy final. Their journey to the summit clash has been a rollercoaster ride. They started with a defeat to India but bounced back with a 4-2 win over Malaysia. The hosts then faced a 2-3 loss to South Korea and were also routed 5-1 by Pakistan in the pool stage.

The build-up to the domestic List A tournament was dominated by Hardik Pandya's pullout.

"He had some personal issues and that is why he was not available for the first few games," Ajit Lele, the secretary of the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA), told Cricbuzz on the eve of the match.

"He has reached Hyderabad and he will play tomorrow." Now, the 31-year-old has changed his mind.

Baroda are looking for a third win on the trot.

The Krunal Pandya & Co. were clinical in their wins against Tripura and Kerala, by 92 and 62 runs, respectively. And they lead the seven-team group.

Bengal, with one win and one no result, are second. They beat Delhi by six wickets in their opener, but the match against Tripura was washed out. Bihar make up the group.

Bengal: Abishek Porel (w), Karan Lal, Sudip Kumar Gharami (c), Sudip Chatterjee, Anustup Majumdar, Kaushik Maity, Sumanta Gupta, Mukesh Kumar, Pradipta Pramanik, Sayan Ghosh, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal

Baroda: Shashwat Rawat, Ninad Ashvinkumar Rathva, Krunal Pandya (c), Hardik Pandya, Vishnu Solanki (wk), Bhanu Pania, Shivalik Sharma, Raj Limbani, Mahesh Pithiya, Lukman Meriwala, and Akash Maharaj Singh.

Where to watch Bengal Vs Baroda Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Round 4 Group C match?

The live streaming of the group stage matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 is not available anywhere. Howeverjilihot, the tournament can be streamed and watched on tv from the knockout stages on the JioCinema and Sports18 network.