Top 4 bowling performances from Day 9 of Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025/26

The third and fourth quarter finals of the ongoing 2025/26 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) saw Vidarbha and Punjab claiming massive victories over Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament. They will now face Karnataka and Saurashtra on January 15 and 16. 

Among the remaining four qualified teams, Ankur Panwar of Saurashtra remains the leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets in eight innings at an average of 21.78, thanks to his one five-wicket haul.

A look at the top four bowling performances from Day 9 of Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025/26

1.   Sanvir Singh (Punjab)

The right-arm pace bowling all-rounder of Punjab, Sanvir Singh, hasn’t been a regular wicket taker in the domestic 50-over format. But when he was required to deliver with the ball against Madhya Pradesh, he put up an impressive performance. In the defense of their massive score of 345, Singh picked up three wickets for 31 runs in his six-over spell as the wickets included the opposition captain, Venkatesh Iyer, Shubham Sharma, and Saransh Jain.

Earlier in the game, Punjab put up the score thanks to four half-centuries from their individual batters, with captain and wicket-keeper batter, Prabhsimran Singh, putting up 88 runs in just 86 balls.

Brief Scores: Punjab 345/6 (Prabhsimran Singh 88, Anmolpreet Singh 70, Venkatesh Iyer 2/60) beat Madhya Pradesh 162 (Rajat Patidar 38, Sanvir Singh 3/31) by 183 runs.

2.   Gurnoor Brar (Punjab)

The right-arm pacer of Punjab, Gurnoor Brar, who made his comeback into the domestic 50-over format in this edition, picked up two crucial wickets in their 183-run victory against Madhya Pradesh in the third quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025/26.

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He said the platform was sending back both the opening batters, inform Yash Dubey and wicket-keeper batter, Himanshu Mantri, which saw the side being bundled out for 162 runs. Punjab qualified for the semifinal, thanks to their 183-run victory.

Brief Scores: Punjab 345/6 (Prabhsimran Singh 88, Anmolpreet Singh 70, Venkatesh Iyer 2/60) beat Madhya Pradesh 162 (Rajat Patidar 38, Sanvir Singh 3/31) by 183 runs.

3.   Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha)

The lift arm spinner of Vidarbha, Harsh Dubey, has continued his superb performance with the ball. He is very close to getting a call-up to the national side after Ravindra Jadeja’s potential retirement. Leading the side in the fourth quarter final against Delhi in Bengaluru, he ended with three vital wickets in his turnover spell, including a maiden. 

The three wickets provided them the chance to seize the momentum in their favor after they put up 300 runs on the board in the first innings. Delhi got bundled out for 224 runs as Vidarbha won the game by 76 runs to qualify for the semifinal.

Brief Scores: Vidarbha 300/9 (Yash Rathod 86, Atharva Taide 62, Nitish Rana 2/19) beat Delhi 224 (Anuj Rawat 66, Nachiket Bhute 4/51, Harsh Dubey 3/36) by 76 runs.

4.   Nachiket Bhute (Vidarbha)

Even though he went for an economy rate of over 7, Nachiket Bhute, opening the bowling from the other end, picked up four crucial wickets, which included Delhi’s aggressive opener, Priyansh Arya, Nitish Rana, Mayank Gusain, and Harsh Tyagi.

Arya made a fantastic start for Delhi with 58 runs coming in the eighth over as the southpaw himself got 28 runs in 19 balls before Nachiket sent him back. On the very next delivery, he foxed Rana to put Delhi under pressure, from where they did not recover and got bundled out for 224.

Brief Scores: Vidarbha 300/9 (Yash Rathod 86, Atharva Taide 62, Nitish Rana 2/19) beat Delhi 224 (Anuj Rawat 66, Nachiket Bhute 4/51, Harsh Dubey 3/36) by 76 runs.