Uttar Pradesh faces Saurashtra in a Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinal match. Uttar Pradesh enters the match as favorites, having remained undefeated throughout the league stage. However, they will be without key player Dhruv Jurel, who has joined the Indian ODI team due to Rishabh Pant's side strain. Jurel was a significant contributor, scoring 558 runs in seven league stage innings.