The 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 18th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It is being contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with ten teams in Plate Group. The group stage started on 24 September 2019. The top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition. After the final group matches, Puducherry finished top of the Plate Group to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament.