Overview
- Eight teams advance to the quarterfinals: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Punjab, Mumbai, Delhi and Saurashtra.
- Quarterfinals at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru: Jan 12 — Karnataka vs Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh vs Saurashtra; Jan 13 — Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh and Delhi vs Vidarbha.
- Delhi topped Group D after routing Haryana by nine wickets, led by Ishant Sharma’s 3/17, with Nitish Rana unbeaten on 57.
- Punjab finished first in Group C by edging Mumbai by one run, while Vidarbha sealed passage with a 160‑run win over Assam.
- Baroda missed the knockouts on net run rate despite a 149‑run victory over Chandigarh; semifinals are slated for Jan 15–16 and the final for Jan 18 in Bengaluru.