While six teams have already qualified for the semi-finals, Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Bengal will compete in the pre-quarter-finals for the final two positions in the final eight.
The statistics preview of the preliminary quarter-finals is provided below.
A glance at the timetable
Bengal will play Gujarat, while Kerala will play Maharashtra.
Both of these matches will take place on December 9 in Rajkot.
In the quarterfinals, the victor of the match between Bengal and Gujarat will face Haryana.
The victor of the match between Kerala and Maharashtra will face Rajasthan in the quarterfinals.
Other confirmed quarter-finalists are Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Vidarbha, and Karnataka.
Bengal finished first in Group E.
Bengal dominated Group E with five wins in six games.
Despite winning the same number of games as Bengal, Tamil Nadu trailed in terms of net run rate.
TN, on the other hand, advanced by virtue of defeating Bengal in the league stage.
Abhimanyu Easwaran is Bengal’s best run-scorer with 272 runs.
Bengal’s best bowler has been Shahbaz Ahmed (11 wickets at 14.27).
Gujarat performed admirably in Group D.
Gujarat was sent to Group D after finishing second in the standings with four wins.
While their game against Andhra was rained out, their lone loss came against Rajasthan.
Gujarat’s best run-scorer at the event is Urvil Patel, who has 302 runs in three games at 151.
Chintan Gaja and Jayveer Parmar both took nine wickets for the side.