Top 4 bowling performances from Day 8 of Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025/26

Saurashtra and Karnataka won their respective clashes against Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai in the first two quarterfinals of the 2025/26 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and have now qualified for the two semi-finals at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. 

Satyanarayana Raju and Zeeshan Ansari remain the joint leading wicket-takers of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with 21 wickets at an average of around 16. Saurashtra’s Panwar is third on the list with 19 wickets in eight clashes.

A look at the top 4 bowling performances from Day 09 of Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025/26

1.   Chetan Sakariya (Saurashtra)

India needs a pacer in the white wall format, and Chetan Sarkaria has continued his impressive performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with another three-wicket haul in the second quarter-final against Uttar Pradesh at the BCCI Center of Excellence.

The Saurashtra pacer came into the clash with two successive three-wicket hauls against Gujarat and services in Alur. These were included in the Aryan Jewel Rituraj and Prashant Veer, which saw them restricting UP to 310 in their allotted 50 overs for the loss of eight wickets.

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Brief Scores: Saurashtra 238/3 (Harvik Desai 100*, Prerak Mankad 67, Karan Chaudhary 1/33) beat Uttar Pradesh 310/8 (Sameer Rizvi 88, Abhishek Goswami 88, Chetan Sakariya 3/54) by 17 runs (VJD method).

2.   Vidyadhar Patil (Karnataka)

Karnataka’s Vidyadhar Patil, who made his debut in the 50-over domestic format five years ago, has featured in only a handful of games, out of which most of them came in the ongoing season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Against Mumbai, he was in excellent touch with three wickets, all of which were at the top order of the opposition side, including Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ishan Mulchandani, and Musheer Khan, which saw the Mumbai side being restricted to 57/3 in 15 overs. He ended with 3/42 in 10 overs.

Brief Scores: Karnataka 187/1 (Devdutt Padikkal 81*, Karun Nair 74*, Mohit Avasthi 1/24) beat Mumbai 254/8 (Shams Mulani 86, Vidyadhar Patil 3/42) by 55 runs (VJD method).  

3.   Vidhwath Kaverappa (Karnataka)

Vidhwath Kaverappa has been one of Karnataka’s incredible bowlers, who bowls with pace and swing with the new ball. In 21 innings of the listed cricket, he has picked up 41 wickets at an average of under 19 and an economy rate of 4.44 with the help of one five-wicket haul of five for 17 in an innings.

Despite a bad campaign in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, he showed his skill in the knockout clash against Mumbai with two wickets in his 10 overs at an economic rate of 4.3, as it included Hardik Tamore and Suyansh Shedge.

Brief Scores: Karnataka 187/1 (Devdutt Padikkal 81*, Karun Nair 74*, Mohit Avasthi 1/24) beat Mumbai 254/8 (Shams Mulani 86, Vidyadhar Patil 3/42) by 55 runs (VJD method).

4.   Prerak Mankad (Saurashtra)

Prerak Mankad produced a clinical all-round performance for Saurashtra in their clash against Uttar Pradesh as he picked up 2 wickets in his seven-hour spell for 47 runs during the first innings, which included Priyam Garg and the opposition captain Rinku Singh.

Later in the chase, he smashed a fine knock of 67 runs at a circuit of more than 100 thanks to his seven boundaries, then a couple of sixes, which saw Saurashtra winning the clash by 17 runs with 10 overs to spare.

Brief Scores: Saurashtra 238/3 (Harvik Desai 100*, Prerak Mankad 67, Karan Chaudhary 1/33) beat Uttar Pradesh 310/8 (Sameer Rizvi 88, Abhishek Goswami 88, Chetan Sakariya 3/54) by 17 runs (VJD method).