Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 is going to be organized from 24th December. Big players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma will be seen on the field on the very first day. Kohli will play 2 matches for Delhi and Rohit will play 2 matches for Mumbai. There is news that Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey will also play 2-2 matches for Mumbai in January.

T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey will play 2 matches for Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy, both will be played in January. A source told Times of India that, ‘Chief selector Ajit Agarkar had told the players participating in the recently concluded T20 series against South Africa that they will have to play 2 matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.

Suryakumar Yadav will play the last 2 matches of the group stage

According to the news, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey will play in the last 2 matches of Mumbai’s group stage. Both will play on January 6 and January 8. Let us tell you that Mumbai has a match against Himachal Pradesh on January 6 and Punjab on January 8, both the matches will be held in Jaipur.

India’s next T20 International series against New Zealand will start from January 21. Before this, there will be a 3-match ODI series from January 11. Rohit Sharma has reached Jaipur for Vijay Hazare Trophy. He will play the first 2 matches under the captaincy of Shardul Thakur. Rohit and Shardul will join the practice session on Tuesday. Mumbai’s first match is against Sikkim on 24 December and the second match is against Uttarakhand on 26 December. All the matches of the team will be held in Jaipur.

Yashasvi Jaiswal will also play Vijay Hazare Trophy

Opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal was admitted to the hospital in Pune due to severe gastroenteritis after Mumbai’s last match in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. He will also play in the tournament, although he will not be able to play in the initial matches.

A source told Times of India, ‘Yashasvi is feeling well now. He will definitely play for the team at some stage in the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament. Team India has no international schedule till January 11, hence many big players will be seen playing in the tournament.

Batting first in the first T20 match, India has scored 175 runs. Hardik Pandya played a stormy innings of 59 runs for Team India. Shubhman Gill, captain Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma also failed to play big innings. On the other hand, Lungi Ngidi wreaked havoc for South Africa and dismissed 3 batsmen of Team India.

Abhishek Sharma, who usually gives a bright start to Team India, was out after scoring 17 runs. Shubman Gill, who returned after missing the ODI series, flopped badly, scoring only 4 runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav’s flop show continues. As soon as he came, he won the hearts of the audience with a four and a six, but he too could score only 12 runs.

Within no time, Team India had lost the wickets of all three top order batsmen for 48 runs. Tilak Verma and Akshar Patel scored 23 and 26 runs respectively, but due to their slow innings India’s run rate came down very low.

Hardik Pandya took over the T20 World Champion

When Hardik Pandya came to bat, India had scored 78 runs and lost four wickets in 11.4 overs. The run rate was just above 6, so it seemed difficult for the team to even reach 150 runs. Shivam Dubey remained at the crease for some time, but after scoring 11 runs, he also left.

Amidst all this, Hardik Pandya worked to save the honor of the current T20 World Champion India. He returned unbeaten after scoring 59 runs in 28 balls. In his stormy innings he hit 6 fours and four sixes. At one time India was able to score 80 runs in 12 overs, but on the strength of Hardik’s half-century, Team India added 95 runs in the last 8 overs.

On the other hand, Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets for South Africa. Lutho Sipamala took 2 wickets and Donovan Ferreira took one wicket.

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The Mumbai team for the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy has been announced. The surprising thing is that despite the presence of Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey and Sarfaraz Khan in the team, bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been given the command of the team. Mumbai is the defending champion of this tournament.

Mumbai won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy title last year under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, but due to injury, he is not a part of the current team. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane is also included in the team. The team includes Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Hardik Tamor as wicketkeepers. Besides, fast bowler Tushar Deshpande and spin all-rounder Tanush Kotian have also got a place.

Mumbai team will play its first match in Lucknow on 26th November.

Siddhesh Lad, who has scored 530 runs with the help of three centuries and one half-century in five matches so far in the first phase of Ranji Trophy this season, has also been included in the team. The Mumbai team will play against Railways in Lucknow on 26 November in its first match of the tournament.

Let us tell you that the elite division of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy will be organized from 26 November to 18 December. The first round of the competition will be played in Lucknow, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata, while the knockout round will be held in Indore.

T20 series against South Africa from 9 December

Let us tell you that the Indian cricket team has to play a five-match T20 series against South Africa from December 9. In such a situation, senior players like Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey will be able to play only a few matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Mumbai team for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy- Shardul Thakur (captain), Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane, Ayush Mhatre, Suryakumar Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dubey, Sairaj Patil, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande and Irfan Umair.

India has defeated Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20 match. With this, Team India has taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. In this match played in Queensland, the Indian team batted first and scored 167 runs, in response the Australian team was all out after scoring only 119 runs. Washington Sundar was India’s most successful bowler, who bowled only 8 balls and took 3 wickets.

Team India’s batting line-up had collapsed. Shubman Gill played an inning of 46 runs and Shubman Gill played an inning of 28 runs. Apart from him, captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 20 runs in 10 balls in a explosive manner. But other batsmen could not perform anything special. Looking at the score of 167 runs, it seemed as if there were at least 20-30 runs less in the Indian innings.

havoc of indian bowlers

At one time the Australian team was moving towards an easy victory. From the very beginning, the Indian bowlers did not give the Australian batsmen a chance to open their hands, but the Kangaroo team had scored 67 runs at the loss of just one wicket. Due to playing to save wickets, the required run rate for the Australian team kept on increasing, due to which other batsmen also started losing their wickets while trying to play fast shots.

Amazing work of Sundar-Dubey-Patel trio

Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey and Axar Patel together broke the back of the Australian batting line-up. All three together took 7 wickets. Especially Washington Sundar did wonders, who bowled only 8 balls, in which he took three wickets for just 3 runs. The magic of this trio was that Australia’s last 7 wickets fell within just 28 runs. Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah took one wicket each.

Batting first in the fourth T20, the Indian cricket team had set a target of 168 runs for Australia to win. Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short gave a good start to Australia, as long as Marsh was at the crease, the host team looked strong. But where did the tables turn? Australia collapsed for 119 runs.

In this match played in Gold Coast, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. It was the start for India, Shubman Gill played a good inning of 46 runs. However, in the end the Australian bowlers made a good comeback and the Indian innings ended at 167 runs.

The biggest turning point of the match

The biggest turning point of the match was the wicket of Mitchell Marsh, as he looked in good form. As long as the Australian captain was at the crease, Australia was in a strong position. Shivam Dubey took the wicket of Marsh, after which he also took the big wicket of Tim David.

Shivam Dubey became a game changer

Marsh and Short made a partnership of 37 runs for the first wicket, after which there was a partnership of 30 runs between Inglis and Marsh. Marsh was at the crease and Australia was moving towards victory, but then Shivam Dubey came as a game changer. Dubey got March caught out, after which he also made Tim David his victim.

After this, there was a flurry of wickets for the Australian batsmen. Josh Philip was bowled by Arshdeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell returned to the pavilion after scoring only 2 runs. He was bowled by Varun Chakraborty, Stoinis struggled but it did not last long. Washington Sundar ended the host’s last hope by bowling Stoinis.

In the fourth T20, the Indian team has been able to score only 167 runs while playing first. At one time the Indian batsmen had scored 121 runs at the loss of 2 wickets, but after that wickets kept falling rapidly. There was a change in the batting order, as Shivam Dubey was seen batting at number-3. In particular, Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa wreaked havoc on the Indian batting line-up, both took three wickets each.

Gill and Abhishek got off to a good start

Shubhman Gill and Abhishek Sharma gave a good start to Team India. Both of them made an opening partnership of 56 runs, but Abhishek was out on the score of 28 while trying to play a big shot. Shivam Dubey, who usually bats in the middle order, came to bat at number three. Dubey scored 22 runs, while captain Suryakumar Yadav made a good start by swinging the bat in a explosive manner, also hitting 2 sixes but ended after scoring 20 runs.

2 wickets fell at 121, then…

At one time the Indian team had lost only 2 wickets on the score of 121 runs. After that there was such a fall of wickets that within the next 15 runs, four batsmen were out. Tilak Verma and Jitesh Sharma could not even touch double figures in terms of runs. The seventh wicket fell at the score of 152 and Washington Sundar also left after hitting 2 fours. Thanks to Akshar Patel’s cameo inning of 21 runs, Team India was able to reach beyond 160.

Nathan Ellis proved to be the most lethal bowler for Australia, taking three wickets for just 21 runs in 4 overs. Adam Zampa proved to be expensive, but he also dismissed three batsmen of Team India. Xavier Bartlett and Marcus Stoinis took one wicket each.

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Australia, playing first, scored 186 runs in the third T20 match. Tim David thrashed the Indian bowlers by playing a stormy inning of 74 runs. Apart from him, Marcus Stoinis also scored 64 runs in the death overs. Arshdeep Singh was the most successful bowler for the Indian team, who took 3 wickets. Varun Chakraborty once again proved to be an effective bowler, taking two wickets.

Team India is trailing 1-0 in the series, it is necessary to win to remain in the race to win the series. Indian bowlers made a strong start by taking two wickets of Australia at the score of just 14. There was such a storm from Tim David that fours and sixes started raining from one end.

Chakraborty got the withdrawal done

Marsh and David were moving the scoreboard forward by scoring runs rapidly. Then in the 9th over, Varun Chakraborty gave a breakthrough to Team India by dismissing Mitchell Marsh. Stormy batsman Mitchell Owen was out without opening the account. When Tim David was out on the score of 74, Australia lost the fifth wicket on the score of 118. David scored 74 runs in 38 balls, which included 8 fours and 5 sixes.

After that Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Short took over the responsibility. Together they added 64 runs in 39 balls. Stoinis scored 64 runs in 39 balls, in which he hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. Matthew Short played a cameo inning of 26 runs, helping Australia reach the score of 186. Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets in the match. Varun Chakraborty took 2 wickets and Shivam Dubey took one wicket.

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Australia has defeated India by 4 wickets in the second T20 match. Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty tried their best to stop Australia, but could not stop Australia from winning by 4 wickets. India had scored only 125 runs while playing first, Kangaroo team won the small target with 40 balls remaining.

Australia had a small target of 126 runs. The opening pair of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh together took Australia’s score beyond 50 in just 4 overs. Head was out after scoring 28 runs in 15 balls, on the other hand, captain Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant inning of 46 runs in 26 balls. During this, Marsh hit 2 fours and four skyscraper sixes.

Bumrah-Chakraborty’s efforts failed

Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty tried their best to restrict Australia to a small score. Bumrah took 2 wickets giving only 26 runs in 4 overs, at the other end Chakraborty gave only 23 runs in 4 overs and took two wickets. Other bowlers could not leave much impact. Kuldeep Yadav did take 2 wickets, but proved to be very expensive.

When the Indian team came to bat first, only Abhishek Sharma and Harshit Rana were able to score big. Abhishek played an inning of 68 runs in a stormy manner, on the other hand, Harshit Rana, batting at seventh position, played an inning of 35 runs, but he was very expensive in bowling. Harshit had given away 27 runs in just 2 overs.

Australia won after four years

This has happened after five years when Australia has defeated the Indian team in a T20 match on its home ground. Australia last defeated India on its home ground in Sydney in December 2020. This is Australia’s 12th overall win against Team India in T20 International.

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India vs Australia second T20 match is being played in Melbourne. Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be very good in the first 10 overs. The Indian team had lost the first 5 wickets till the score was only 49. Despite the continuous fall of wickets, Abhishek Sharma continued his stormy batting, but the most talked about person was Harshit Rana, who was sent to bat at number seven.

In the last one year, India’s batting order was completely set from top to bottom. In such a situation, Gautam Gambhir has invited criticism by sending Harshit Rana to the seventh position. The situation was such that Shivam Dubey had to sit on the bench because of Harshit. On social media, people have even started calling Gautam Gambhir the new Greg Chappell.

Gautam Gambhir got trolled

A fan wrote on social media that he is fed up with the partiality in the Indian team, because Harshit Rana is being given a chance by keeping Arshdeep out. One person wrote that I don’t know what kind of attachment Gambhir has with Harshit. People raised big questions on the question of sending Harshit to bat before Shivam Dubey.

Gautam Gambhir’s decision to change the batting order was even called a stupid decision. Another person said that Gautam Gambhir is slowly becoming Greg Chappell, whose aim is to ruin Indian cricket. He said that now that Harshit Rana has been sent to bat above Shivam Dubey, he hopes that Gambhir will be dismissed soon.

Mr. Gambhir is the new Greg Chappel here to ruin Indian Cricket.
Now Harshit Rana is sent before Shivam Dube.
I hope he gets fired soon. https://t.co/dU0Xteu2Qm

—Sahil Paudel. (@sahil_paudel) October 31, 2025

Idiotic decision by Gautam Gambhir to send Harshit Rana before Shivam Dube.#AUSvIND

— Papa ji (@netanyahu332) October 31, 2025

To see your Lord Greatest All rounder Harshit Rana play it was sold out

— Aman Gulati (@iam_amangulati) October 31, 2025

What was that batting plan, seriously?

Samson at 3 ahead of SKY, and sending Harshit Rana to bat when a proper batsman like Dube was available was even strange. Pure confusion out there. #INDvsAUS #StarNiAdugu@GautamGambhir

— LoL’ey (@LoL_bobbey) October 31, 2025

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season is starting from October 15. Before that, Mumbai cricket team has announced a 16-member squad for the match against Jammu and Kashmir. The Mumbai vs Jammu and Kashmir match is to be played from 15-18 October, in which Shardul Thakur will be captaining the team. Thakur will replace Ajinkya Rahane, who stepped down from the captaincy of the Mumbai team before the start of the season. Sarfaraz Khan and Shivam Dubey have also got a place in this team.

42-time Ranji champion Mumbai would like to avenge last season’s defeat by defeating Jammu and Kashmir in the very first match. Let us tell you that Delhi has been placed in Elite Group D along with Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Pondicherry.

Shardul Thakur will be the captain

Shardul Thakur will be captaining the Mumbai team in the match against Jammu and Kashmir. Apart from them, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan and Musheer Khan are also included in this team. All eyes will also be on the Ranji Trophy return of Musheer, who missed most of the matches last season due to a car accident.

Ayush Mhatre, who opened for Chennai Super Kings in IPL and was the captain of India’s Under-19 team, will also be strengthening the batting in the team. A mix of experience and youthful enthusiasm has been created in the Mumbai squad.

Shreyas Iyer not in the team

Shreyas Iyer, who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket, has not got a chance because he is on a break from red-ball cricket due to a back problem. Suryakumar Yadav is also not a part of this team, who was seen playing in the semi-finals last season.

Mumbai squad: Shardul Thakur (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Akash Anand, Hardik Tamore, Ajinkya Rahane, Siddhesh Lad, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Sylvester D’Souza, Musheer Khan, Irfan Umair, Akhil Herwadkar, Royston Diaz.

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