The grand finale of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 is set to unfold on Sunday, January 18, as Vidarbha lock horns with Saurashtra at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru. Both teams have enjoyed impressive campaigns, and the title clash promises high-intensity cricket with the stakes at their highest. With form, confidence, and momentum on their side, the two finalists will be eager to deliver a memorable contest and claim the prestigious domestic 50-over crown.

Vidarbha have been outstanding throughout the tournament, producing consistent performances at every stage. Their most defining moment came in the semi-final, where they defeated the defending champions in a dramatic encounter, avenging last season’s final loss. Under Harsh Dubey’s leadership, Vidarbha will be determined to go one step further and lift the trophy. Saurashtra, meanwhile, booked their final berth by beating Punjab and showcasing remarkable consistency. Led by Harvik Desai, they will aim to cap off their strong run with a championship-winning performance.

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Vidarbha

Atharva Taide, Aman Mokhade, Dhruv Shorey, Ravikumar Samarth, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey (C), Rohit Binkar (WK), Nachiket Bhute, Yash Kadam, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Thakur

Saurashtra

Harvik Desai (C & WK), Vishvaraj Jadeja, Prerak Mankad, Sammar Gajjar, Chirag Jani, Ruchit Ahir, Parswaraj Rana, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankur Panwar, Chetan Sakariya

An unstoppable century from Vishvaraj Jadeja secured Punjab's spot in the final of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 (VHT 2025-26). Jadeja played an unbeaten 165-run innings off 127 deliveries in the semifinal against Punjab and was named as the best player of the match. 

On January 16, Punjab and Saurashtra was toe to toe to win the semi-final at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. Punjab went to bat first to register 291 runs in their 50-over limit. Anmolpreet Singh's 100 off 105 and captain Prabhsimran Singh's 87 off 89 were the key points of the first innings. These two blistering knocks from the top-order batters took Punjab to a solid position. They could add some more runs on the scoreboard, but a calm middle order separated them from touching a 300-run mark. For Saurashtra, Chetan Sakariya claimed 4 scalps in 10 overs for an economy rate of 6.00. 

With the burning form of Vishvaraj Jadeja, Saurashtra quickly got off to their mark. Harvik Desai, skipper of Saurashtra, accompanied his opening partner well. For the opening stand, Desai and Jadeja added 172 runs in 22.6 overs. Punjab bowlers managed to get only one wicket, which was the dismissal of Desai.

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After that wicket of Desai, Jadeja captured the stage entirely to showcase his brilliant batting. Saurashtra raced to the finish line with 63 balls to spare and 9 wickets in hand. For the rest of the innings, Jadeja got the required support from Prerak Mankad, who remained not out for 52 runs. In the final, Saurashtra will face Vidharbha on January 18. 

Vishvaraj Jadeja is one of the most underrated performers for Saurashtra in the recent domestic tournaments. The 27-year-old opener scored a century (112) against Gujarat as well after securing a half-century against the Services cricket team. Another ton from Jadeja's blade came when Saurashtra was up against Delhi on December 29. The Ahmedabad-born has been scoring runs for Saurashtra constantly in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. 

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. 

Vidarbha are dreaming of their first Vijay Hazare Trophy title by reaching the Final for the 2025-26 edition after beating the defending champions Karnataka by six wickets in the first Semi-final. Vidarbha have reached the back-to-back Vijay Hazare Trophy Finals after taking a strong revenge for their last Vijay Hazare Trophy Final defeat against Karnataka. 

Karnataka chose to field first in the day-night match at Bengaluru. After a poor start, Karnataka were all out for 280 in 49.4 overs. In reply, Vidarbha chased down the target in 46.2 overs after losing four wickets. 

Darshan Nalkande claimed fifer to control Karnataka innings

Karnataka openers, captain Mayank Agarwal (9) and Devdutt Padikkal (4), were dismissed in single digits, as they were struggling at 20/2. While Dhruv Prabhakar (28) was dismissed after getting a start, Karun Nair and Krishnan Shrijith had a strong 113-run partnership for the fourth wicket. 

Nair scored 74 off 90 balls with eight fours and one six, while Shrijith was dismissed soon after Nair with the score of 54 off 53 balls with seven fours. Shreyas Gopal (36) and Abhinav Manohar (26) then had a 55-run partnership for the sixth wicket. In the lower-order batting, only Vijaykumar Vyshak managed to reach the double-digit score with 17 runs off 11 balls. 

Darshan Nalkande was brilliant with the ball, as the right-arm pacer claimed a fifer and ended with the bowling figures of 10-0-48-5. Nalkande dismissed four set batters who were Dhruv Prabhakar (28), Karun Nair (74), Shreyas Gopal (36) and Abhinav Manohar (26), along with Vidyadhar Patil (1). Also, Yash Thakur got two wickets, finishing with the bowling figures of 9.4-3-64-2.

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Aman Mokhade slammed powerful century

Although the Vidarbha opener Atharva Taide (6) was dismissed cheaply, his opening partner Aman Mokhade was the hero of the match with a memorable century. There were back-to-back strong partnerships, as Aman had a 98-run partnership with Dhruv Shorey (47) for the second wicket, and a powerful 147-run partnership with Ravikumar Samarth for the third wicket.

Aman scored 138 of 122 balls with 12 fours and two sixes. It was his fifth century in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. Meanwhile, Ravikumar was not out for 76 off 69 balls with the help of seven fours, as these top strong batting performances were enough for them to win the match against the defending champions. 

The quarterfinals of the 2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy ended on Tuesday, January 13. Punjab, Karnataka, Vidarbha, and Saurashtra qualified for the semifinals. Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh were knocked out of the tournament.

Several international players were unavailable due to the ongoing India–New Zealand ODI series. Players like Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant did not feature, which affected the performance of Mumbai and Delhi. Meanwhile, batters such as Prabhsimran Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Shams Mulani, and Sameer Rizvi impressed with strong performances.

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1. Venkatesh Iyer

Madhya Pradesh captain and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer had a poor outing with the bat. He was dismissed for a two-ball duck, lbw to Sanvir Singh, as Punjab defeated Madhya Pradesh by 183 runs. In the 2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored 176 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 25.14, including one half-century. With the ball, he took seven wickets in six innings at an economy rate of 5.54. RCB bought him for INR 7 crore ahead of the IPL 2026 season.

2. Angkrish Raghuvanshi

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi failed to make an impact against Karnataka. He scored 27 runs off 50 balls at a low strike rate of 54. The 21-year-old earlier impressed with scores of 92 and 68 not out against Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. However, his other scores were 38, 11, 11, 23, and 27. KKR retained him for INR 3 crore for IPL 2026. With no Iyer in the squad, Raghuvanshi will have an important role next season.

3. Nitish Rana

Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Nitish Rana was out for a golden duck against Vidarbha in the quarterfinal. Delhi lost the match by 76 runs and failed to reach the semifinals. Rana finished the tournament with 255 runs in eight innings at an average of 42.50, including two half-centuries. He was traded to DC ahead of the IPL 2026 auction for INR 4.2 crore, with Donovan Ferreira moving to the Rajasthan Royals in exchange.

4. Rinku Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter and Uttar Pradesh captain Rinku Singh struggled in the quarterfinal against Saurashtra. He scored 13 runs off 20 balls and went wicketless in two overs, giving away 15 runs. Uttar Pradesh lost the match by 17 runs.

Overall, Rinku scored 421 runs in eight matches at an average of 105.25, with one century and three half-centuries. He also took two wickets in the tournament. He will next play T20Is against New Zealand before the IPL 2026 season.

5. Zeeshan Ansari

Uttar Pradesh leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari also had a disappointing quarterfinal. He did not take a wicket and conceded 46 runs in nine overs. Despite this, he is the joint-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 21 wickets in eight innings. SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) retained him for his base price of INR 40 lakh ahead of IPL 2026. Last season, he took six wickets in 10 IPL matches at an economy rate of 9.84. After his strong Vijay Hazare Trophy performance, he will aim to continue the form in the IPL.

The exciting run of the Madhya Pradesh cricket team comes to an end as Punjab secured their spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 season (VHT 2025-26). The total upload by the Punjab cricket team proved too much for Madhya Pradesh. KKR all-rounder Ramandeep Singh took the very last wicket of the Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh match and concluded the game. Punjab won the match by a massive difference of 183 runs.

Madhya Pradesh captain Venkatesh Iyer won the toss and invited Punjab to bat first at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Singahalli. The decision to field first proved to be a wrong call as soon as the top order of the Punjab cricket team were firing on all cylinders. Batting first, they registered 345/6 in 50 overs.

Punjab skipper Prabhsimran Singh, who scored 88 off 86, was the highest individual run getter of the match. Along with Singh, Anmolpreet Singh (70), Nehal Wadhera (56), and Harnoor Singh (51) played their parts well. Saransh Jain took a stunner to dismiss Prabhsimran. But that single effort was not enough to restrict Punjab to a lower total.

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Madhya Pradesh, with Rajat Patidar and Venkatesh Iyer in their playing combination, started to struggle from the beginning of the second innings. Before crossing the 100-run mark, they lost their 6 batters, including the wicket of Iyer, who was dismissed for a duck.

With any significant partnerships in the middle, it was almost clear that Punjab was going to claim the match. Ramandeep Singh summed up the contest by taking the last wicket in the form of Kumar Kartikeya. In the semi-final, Punjab will face Saurashtra on January 16.

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. 

Both Vidarbha and Punjab posted over 300 runs in their allotted 50 overs batting first at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru and bundled out the opposition cheaply to claim massive victories and qualify for the semifinals of the 2025/26 season of the Top 4 batting performances from Day 8 of Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025/26

Devdutt Padikkal of Karnataka heads into the semifinal as the leading run getter of the season so far with 721 runs in eight innings at an average of 103, thanks to his four centuries and two half-centuries at a strike rate of more than 100.

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

1.   Yash Rathod (Vidarbha)

Vidarbha’s middle-order batter, Yash Rathod, has enjoyed a decent record in List A cricket with an average of 42 for his close to 1000 runs hangs to his three centuries and three half centuries but in the last five clashes of the ongoing season of Vijay Hazare Trophy, he has got 29 runs in three innings which was a concern for the management heading into fourth quarter final against Delhi at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. 

However, walking out at 136/3 in 27 overs, he proved the finishing flourish to the side. After the dismissal of Atharva Taide, there was a need for someone to stay till the end, and Yash played a sensational knock of 86 at a strike rate of 117.81, thanks to his eight boundaries and two sixes to help them reach 300 in their 50 overs.

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.

2.   Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab)

Prabhsimran Singh has been in outstanding touch for Punjab at the opening spot in this season of the 50-over domestic format, as he celebrated two half-centuries in the last four innings against Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh with an aggressive batting approach. He continued the same style of batting against Madhya Pradesh in the third quarter-final.

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Along with Harnoor Singh, they put up an opening partnership of 116 runs where the captain and wicket-keeper batter smashed a fine knock of 88 runs at a strike rate of over 100, thanks to his ten boundaries and a couple of sixes.

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.   Neal Wadhera (Punjab)

After Prabhsimran Singh’s 88 and Anmol Preet Singh’s 70-run knock at number three, it was important for someone from the middle order to provide Punjab the late fire in the death overs. Nihal Wadhera, who came into the 11 for this clash, blasted a splendid knock of 56 runs in 38 balls, thanks to his eight boundaries and one six.

Wadhera was in a fine touch during the last season of the Indian Premier League for the Punjab Kings, where he batted 15 times and managed 369 runs at a strike rate of over 145, which bailed the Kings out of trouble on most occasions.

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.

4.   Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab)

Punjab’s number three batter, Anmolpreet Singh, came into this game with a 50 on his back against Mumbai in the last clash, along with his 72 against Himachal Pradesh in the previous week. The right-handed batter has enjoyed a decent List A career with 2238 runs in 58 innings at an average of 43, with the help of six centuries and 14 half-centuries.

After a strong start of a 116-run opening partnership between Prabhsimran Singh and Harnoor Singh, Anmolpreet provided them the same fire, knocking off 70 runs in 62 balls with the help of eight boundaries and two sixes that pushed them to over 300 by the time he got dismissed.

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. 

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). 

In the first two qualifiers of the ongoing 2025/26 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Uttar Pradesh locked horns with Saurashtra while Mumbai faced Karnataka at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. Late rain saw Karnataka and Saurashtra claiming their respective victories in those games. 

Devdutt Padikkal of Karnataka remains the leading run-getter of the season so far with 721 runs in eight innings at an average of over 100 and a strike rate of 100.27, thanks to his four centuries and a couple of fifties.

A look at the top 4 batting performances from Day 8 of Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025/26

1.   Sameer Rizvi (Uttar Pradesh)

When Sameer Rizvi walked into the middle for Uttar Pradesh in the second quarter final against Saurashtra at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, they were 130 for the loss of four wickets in 23.1 overs. Their in-form captain, Rinku Singh, had returned to the dressing room for 13 runs in 20 balls.

However, the right hand is better at playing decent knockoff 88 runs in 77 deliveries at a circuit of nearly 115 with the help of boundaries and two sixes that shouldered Uttar Pradesh over the 300 run mark in their 50 overs.

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.   Shams Mulani (Mumbai)

Very unlike their performance in any domestic tournament, Mumbai found themselves under pressure, having lost four wickets for 60 runs in the 18th over against Karnataka. They were under the pump in the absence of some notable figures of Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and others for this fixture.

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That was their number six, battered some, Shams Mulani drilled a decent knock of 86 runs in 91 balls. The South Pole cracked a fine knock thanks to his eight boundaries, which helped them to reach 254 in their allotted 50 overs for the loss of eight wickets.

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.   Harvik Desai (Saurashtra)

There was a time in Saurashtra’s cricket when Harvik Desai, their captain and wicket-keeper batter, was about to leave the state team and move to a different side. But they did not want it to happen, and a veteran with them at the opening spot, who has now celebrated a fine century, to bail them out of trouble against Uttar Pradesh.

In the second qualifier at the BCCI Center of Excellence, Desai nailed a fine knockoff hundred in 16 balls with the help of eight boundaries and two sixes. He put on the accelerator at the right time as the rain saw Saurashtra clinching the victory by just 17 runs through the VJD method.

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).

4.   Devdutt Padikkal (Karnataka)

Devdutt Padikkal, who has gone through a sensational form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy for Karnataka with two centuries and one half-century in his last four innings, remained unbeaten on 81 runs with the help of 11 boundaries to shoulder Karnataka to 87 for the loss of one wicket in 33 overs before the arrival.

The bad lights in Bengaluru, along with the rain, force the umpire to call the game off as the Bengaluru-based side own the clash by 55 runs through the VJD method.

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).