Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Karnataka’s star batsman Devdutt Padikkal’s excellent form continues in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. He also showed his class in the quarter-final match played against Mumbai and took the team to the threshold of victory. In a pressure match, Padikkal played an excellent inning of 81 not out, which included 11 fours. On the basis of his innings, Karnataka completely controlled the match.

Such a record was created in the tournament, which was never made before

With this inning, Devdutt Padikkal added a new chapter in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy. This 25-year-old batsman has scored 721 runs in 8 matches in the current season. Even before this, he had achieved the feat of scoring more than 700 runs in a season. Now he has made the record of scoring more than 700 runs in two different seasons of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Names like Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, N Jagadeesan and Karun Nair may have touched this figure in one season, but so far only Padikkal is in the name of achieving this feat twice.

Flurry of centuries this season

Devdutt Padikkal’s bat is in full swing in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. So far he has scored 4 centuries and 2 half-centuries. In every match, he is giving a strong start to the team and has also been seen handling the innings when needed. This is the reason why his name is at the top in the story of Karnataka’s victory.

Rain stopped the match, but no victory

If we talk about the match, Karnataka won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mumbai had put 254 runs on the board for 8 wickets in 50 overs. In which Shams Mulani’s 86 runs were the most important. In reply, Karnataka had scored 187 runs for 1 wicket in 33 overs. During this time it rained and the match had to be stopped. Later, under VJD method, Karnataka won the match by 55 runs. Apart from Padikkal, Karun Nair also played a useful inning of 74 not out.

Karnataka’s opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal played a historic inning of 81 runs against Mumbai on Monday. He has become the first batsman in history to score more than 700 runs in 2 editions of Vijay Hazare Trophy. In this match, Karnataka defeated Mumbai by 55 runs under VJD rules.

In this match played at BCCI Center of Excellence, Singahalli, Karnataka won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, Mumbai scored 254 runs losing 8 wickets in 50 overs. While chasing the target, Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal was out after scoring 12 runs in 24 balls. Karun Nair, who came after this, handled the innings along with Devdutt Padikkal and both remained at the crease until the match was stopped due to rain.

Devdutt Padikkal created history

Devdutt Padikkal scored unbeaten 81 runs in 95 balls with the help of 11 fours. With this innings he has scored more than 700 runs in this season. He has become the first player in the history of the tournament to score more than 700 runs in two seasons. See how many runs he scored against which team this season.

• vs Jharkhand- 147
• vs Kerala- 124
• vs Tamil Nadu- 22
• Vs Puducherry- 113
• vs Tripura- 108
• vs Rajasthan- 91
• vs Madhya Pradesh- 35
• vs Mumbai – 81*

Padikkal had played a brilliant inning of 147 runs in the very first match of the ongoing season. He also scored a century against Kerala in the second match. After this he also scored centuries against Puducherry (113) and Tripura. He has scored 4 centuries in the ongoing season so far. He has scored 721 runs in 8 matches.

Karnataka won by VJD method

Karnataka had to score 255 runs to win, when the match was stopped due to rain, Karnataka had scored 187 runs in 33 overs after losing 1 wicket. The match could not start and Karnataka was given victory by 55 runs under VJD Method (V Jayadevan Method) rules.