Vidarbha opener Aman Mokhade equals List A world record during Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 1st Semi-final

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 is a special for Vidarbha opener Aman Mokhade, where the right-handed batter dominated. During the first Semi-final of the tournament against defending champions Karnataka on Thursday (January 15), just a day before his 25th birthday, he equalled a world record in List A cricket.  

Aman Mokhade scored match-winning 138 in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 1st Semi-final

After Karnataka chose to field first against their last season's Vijay Hazare Trophy Final rivals, they scored 280 all out in 49.4 overs. In reply, the Vidarbha opener Aman Mokhade scored his fifth century in the tournament and scored 138 off 122 balls with the help of 12 fours and two sixes, as Vidarbha reached the Final of the tournament for the second consecutive time after winning the first Semi-final by seven wickets with 22 balls remaining. 

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Aman Mokhade equals record of fastest List A 1000 runs

During the chase, Aman Mokhade completed his 1000 List A runs. While it was his 16th List A innings to achieve the feat, he equalled the record for the fastest List A 1000 runs. Former South African batter Graham Pollock previously held the record alone by completing this feat in 16 List A innings. 

Previously, Abhinav Mukund and Devdutt Padikkal jointly held the record for the fastest 1000 List A runs by an Indian, as both completed the feat in their 17th innings. 

At the end of his 16th List A (17 matches), Aman scored 1013 runs with an average of 67.53, including five centuries and three half-centuries. With 781 runs in nine innings with an average of 97.62, including five centuries and one half-century, Aman stands as the leading run-scorer in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.