India’s domestic ODI tournament i.e. Vijay Hazare Trophy is now in its final stages. This time many superstar players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma played in this domestic tournament. However, in the tournament, Virat’s team Delhi and Rohit’s team Mumbai could not make it to the semi-finals. Punjab, Vidarbha, Saurashtra and Karnataka have qualified for the semi-finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26.

The semi-final matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 will be played on 15 and 16 January. Vidarbha will face Karnataka in Semi-Final-1 on January 15. This match is to be played at BCCI Center of Excellence Ground-1. After this, Semi-Final-2 will be played on 16 January. Punjab will face Saurashtra at BCCI Center of Excellence Ground-2.

Punjab Madhya Pradesh Entered the semi-finals by defeating

In the Quarter Final-3 played at BCCI Center of Excellence Ground-1 on Tuesday, Punjab registered a spectacular victory against Madhya Pradesh by 183 runs. After losing the toss and opting to bat, Punjab team scored 345 runs after losing 6 wickets in the stipulated overs. The opening pair gave a great start to this team. Harnoor Singh made a partnership of 116 runs with Prabhsimran Singh in 21.2 overs. Harnoor was out after scoring 51 runs in 71 balls with 8 boundaries, after which Prabhsimran Singh added 39 runs for the second wicket with Anmolpreet Singh. Anmolpreet was out after scoring 70 runs in 62 balls with 2 sixes and 8 fours, while Prabhsimran Singh contributed 88 runs to the team’s account. Apart from these, Nehal Vadhera scored 56 runs, while Ramandeep Singh played an unbeaten inning of 24 runs. Naman Dhir contributed 23 runs to the team’s account. From the opposition camp, Tripuresh Singh and Venkatesh Iyer took 2 wickets each. In response, Madhya Pradesh team was reduced to just 162 runs in 31.2 overs. From this team, Rajat Patidar scored the maximum 38 runs, while Tripuresh Singh contributed 31 runs to the team’s account. By Shubham Sharma

Vidarbha defeated Delhi and made it to the semi-finals

Vidarbha won against Delhi by 76 runs in the Quarter Final-4 played at BCCI Center of Excellence Ground-2. Vidarbha scored 300 runs losing 9 wickets in 50 overs. For this team, Yash Rathore played an inning of 86 runs in 73 balls, while Dhruv Shorey contributed 49 runs to the team’s account. Atharva Tayde scored 62 runs with 8 fours. In response, Delhi was reduced to just 224 runs in 45.1 overs. Anuj Rawat scored the highest score of 66 runs for Delhi, while Vaibhav Kandpal and Priyansh Arya contributed 28-28 runs to the team’s account, but could not lead to victory.

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.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Quarterfinals LIVE: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 has now reached its most important phase. After the end of the group stage matches, the knockout round has started from Monday. Two big matches are being played on the first day of the quarter-finals, in which the great teams of domestic cricket are face to face. Mumbai is facing Karnataka at the Center of Excellence ground in Bengaluru, while the teams of Uttar Pradesh and Saurashtra are clashing in the second quarter-final.

Mumbai vs Karnataka: Big match

Both Mumbai and Karnataka are counted among the strongest teams of Indian domestic cricket. In this important match, Karnataka won the toss and decided to bowl first. Siddhesh Lad is captaining the team, while veterans like Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Musheer Khan are also included in the team. Talking about Karnataka, the team looks quite balanced under the captaincy of Mayank Agarwal. Karnataka can get the advantage of domestic conditions, due to which this match has become even more interesting.

Playing 11 of both teams

Mumbai: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Musheer Khan, Siddhesh Lad (captain), Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Shams Mulani, Sairaj Patil, Suryansh Shedge, Tanush Kotian, Ishan Mulchandani, Mohit Awasthi, Omkar Tukaram Tarmale.

Karnataka: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Smaran Ravichandran, Krishnan Sreejith (wicketkeeper), Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Vidyadhar Patil, Abhilash Shetty, Vidhwath Kaveerappa.

UP vs Saurashtra: Winning streak vs experience

In the second quarter-final, Saurashtra won the toss and chose to bowl against Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh had performed brilliantly in the group stage and won all its matches, due to which their confidence is very high. UP’s batting is looking strong under the leadership of captain Rinku Singh.

Saurashtra had secured second place in their group, but their experience always comes in handy in knockout matches. The bowling attack has been strengthened by the presence of Chetan Sakariya, while Harvik Desai is playing the dual role of captain and wicketkeeper.

Playing 11 of both teams

Uttar Pradesh: Abhishek Goswami, Aryan Juyal (wicketkeeper), Karan Chaudhary, Prashant Veer, Priyam Garg, Rinku Singh (captain), Rituraj Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Vineet Panwar, Vipraj Nigam, Zeeshan Ansari.

Saurashtra: Harvik Desai (captain/wicketkeeper), Chirag Jani, Ruchit Ahir, Vishwaraj Jadeja, Prerak Mankad, Sammar Gajjar, Parshwaraj Rana, Aditya Jadeja, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Ankur Panwar, Chetan Sakariya.

In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad once again proved that big players make their mark only in difficult times. In the match against Goa, Ruturaj played such a captaincy innings, which not only managed the team but also made him a world record making batsman.

Maharashtra had a very bad start in the match. The team had lost 6 wickets for just 52 runs and making a big score seemed distant. At such a time, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad held one end and batted with responsibility. He scored a brilliant century under pressure and took the team to a respectable score.

Captain’s brilliant innings

Rituraj Gaikwad played a strong inning of 134 runs in 131 balls against Goa. During this period, 8 fours and 6 sixes came from his bat. This was his fourth consecutive score of more than 50 runs in the current season of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Before this he had played innings of 124, 66 and 22 runs.

During this period, Rituraj has also completed the 20th century of his List A career. With this, he has scored more than half centuries in his career. So far, he has 19 half-centuries in his name. During this innings, Rituraj achieved another achievement. He has completed his 5000 runs in List A cricket.

Babar Azam’s record broken

By completing 5000 List A runs, Rituraj Gaikwad made a big world record in his name. He has become the fastest batsman to score 5000 runs in List A cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of Babar Azam of Pakistan, who had achieved this feat in 97 innings. Rituraj has achieved this feat in just 95 innings.

led the team to a respectable score

Thanks to the fighting innings of Rituraj, Maharashtra team was successful in scoring 249 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. This brilliant innings of the captain brought the team which once seemed certain to collapse, back into the competition. With this century and record, Ruturaj Gaikwad has made it clear that he is one of the most reliable and powerful batsmen in domestic cricket.

16 matches were played today in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-28. In the last match of the group stage, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and Baroda also registered victory. Mumbai, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Saurashtra, Vidarbha, Delhi, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh have entered the quarterfinals. On one hand, Sarfaraz Khan has scored the fastest century in Vijay Hazare Trophy, while in today’s matches, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh and Ruturaj Gaikwad have also done wonders.

Sarfaraz Khan’s fastest half century

Sarfaraz Khan, playing for Mumbai, completed his half-century in 15 balls in the match against Punjab. This is the fastest half-century in Vijay Hazare Trophy history. Earlier, the record of scoring the fastest fifty in Vijay Hazare Trophy was in the name of Atit Sheth, who had completed fifty runs in 16 balls. In the match against Punjab, he played a stormy inning of 62 runs in 20 balls.

Hardik Pandya created a storm

Hardik Pandya maintained his excellent form and scored 75 runs in 31 balls in the match against Chandigarh. In this innings he hit 2 fours and 9 sixes. Along with this, he also took 3 wickets in bowling. Earlier on January 3, in the match against Vidarbha, he had played a brilliant century inning of 133 runs.

Gaikwad created history, Rinku also shone

Rituraj Gaikwad played an inning of 134 runs for Maharashtra. This was his 15th century in Vijay Hazare Trophy. He has equaled Ankit Bawane in terms of scoring most centuries in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Besides, he has also become the batsman with the highest average run scorer in the history of List-A cricket. So far, he has scored 5,060 runs in his List A career at an average of 58.83.

Uttar Pradesh captain Rinku Singh, maintaining his excellent form, scored unbeaten 37 runs against Bengal. He made an important contribution in helping Uttar Pradesh win by 5 wickets.

Abhishek Sharma’s team won by one run

Punjab, captained by Abhishek Sharma, had scored 216 runs in the first game. Abhishek Sharma was out after scoring 8 runs. In reply, Mumbai team captained by Shreyas Iyer was all out for 215 runs. Shreyas Iyer scored 45 runs. Suryakumar Yadav could score 15 runs and Shivam Dubey could score 12 runs.

Best Batting Average in List A Cricket: Rituraj Gaikwad has written a new history by making a world record. On January 8, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Gaikwad played an inning of 134 runs against Goa, which is his 20th century in his List-A career. Actually, he has not made the record of centuries, rather he has become the batsman with the best average run scorer in the world of List-A cricket. He has broken the record of Australian legendary batsman Michael Bevan.

Ruturaj Gaikwad is the highest run-scorer for Maharashtra so far in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. So far he has scored 413 runs in 7 innings at an excellent average of 82.60. Gaikwad has so far scored 2 centuries and one half-century in this tournament.

Rituraj Gaikwad made world record

Gaikwad has the best average among batsmen who have played at least 50 innings in List-A cricket. Gaikwad has scored 5,060 runs in 95 innings in his List-A career and his overall average is 58.83, which is the highest in the history of List A cricket so far. He has left behind Australia’s Michael Bevan, who scored runs at an average of 57.86 in List A cricket. In this list, Gaikwad has left behind Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara.

• 58.83 – Rituraj Gaikwad
• 57.86 – Michael Bevan
• 57.76 – Sam Hein
• 57.27 – Virat Khali
• 57.01 – Cheteshwar Pujara

Gaikwad will not play ODI series against New Zealand

Rituraj Gaikwad took the responsibility of number-4 in the ODI series against South Africa in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. He also played a century in that series, despite this he was dropped from the Indian squad for the ODI series against New Zealand. Since the vice-captain of the ODI team, Shreyas Iyer has returned, there is no place left for Gaikwad in either the opening or middle order.

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With the great partnership of captain Mayank Agarwal (100) and Devdutt Padikkal (91), Karnataka defeated Rajasthan by 150 runs on Tuesday and secured a place in the quarterfinals of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

After making a huge score of 324 runs for seven wickets, Karnataka bowled brilliantly under the leadership of Indian fast bowler Prasidh Krishna (five wickets for 36 runs) and bowled out Rajasthan for 174 runs in 38 overs.

This is Karnataka’s sixth consecutive victory. The team has secured the top position in the group table with 24 points. Kerala, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh have 16 points each and will compete in the final round match for second place on the basis of net run rate.

Tamil Nadu and Tripura are at fifth and sixth position respectively with eight points each.

Mayank scored his second century of the current tournament in an innings of 107 balls, while Padikkal missed completing his fifth century of the season by nine runs in an innings of 82 balls. Rajasthan bowlers looked helpless during their 184-run partnership.

Experienced Vishnu Vinod’s aggressive innings of unbeaten 162 off 84 balls helped Kerala make a big improvement in its net run rate by defeating Puducherry by eight wickets with 21 overs remaining.

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson (11 runs) and Rohan Kunnummal (8) failed to make a big contribution for Kerala but Vinod’s List A career-best innings helped the team achieve the target of 247 runs in just 29 overs.

Vinod along with Baba Aparajit (63 not out) made an unbroken partnership of 222 runs for the third wicket and gave the team an easy victory.

Jharkhand’s all-round game of Utkarsh Singh (three wickets and 56 runs) along with the century innings of opener Shikhar Mohan (103) kept the hopes of quarter-finals alive by defeating Madhya Pradesh by two wickets.

Utkarsh took three wickets for 36 runs due to which Madhya Pradesh team was out for 277 runs in 48.4 overs. Despite losing five wickets for 29 runs in the middle order, Jharkhand achieved the target with 14 balls remaining.

Mona

Hyderabad opener Aman Rao scored a double century against Bengal in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He completed his 200 runs by hitting a six on the last ball of the innings. Let us tell you that Aman was born in America, who is now making waves in Indian domestic cricket.

In the ongoing edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy, Hyderabad is facing Bengal in the sixth round of the group stage. In this match being played at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Bengal won the toss and decided to bowl first. Aman Rao and Rahul Singh gave a good start to Hyderabad, both of them made a century partnership (104) for the first wicket. Rahul was out after scoring 65 runs.

Aman made a partnership of 87 runs with captain Tilak Verma for the second wicket. Aman completed his century in 108 balls by taking one run in the 38th over.

Completed double century by hitting a six on the last ball

This was Aman’s first century in List A cricket, after completing which he started batting in an explosive manner. He added the next 100 runs in just 46 balls. As the last over was going on, it seemed that perhaps Aman would not be able to complete his double century. In the last over bowled by Akashdeep, he was playing on 194 before the last ball, then he completed his double century by hitting a six. Aman scored 200 runs in 154 balls, hitting 13 sixes and 12 fours.

Who is Aman Rao?

Aman Rao was born on June 2, 2004 in Madison. Madison is a city in the US state of Wisconsin. Let us tell you that Aman will be seen in Rajasthan Royals team in IPL 2026. The franchise had bought him in the auction for his base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Talking about Aman Rao’s cricket career, he has scored 252 runs in 3 List A matches. He has scored 301 runs in 11 T20 matches, which includes 2 half-centuries.

Shubman Gill’s bat has again failed to score runs. Due to continuous poor form, Gill has not been selected in the T20 World Cup squad. India vs New Zealand ODI series is going to start after a few days, in which Gill will be seen as the captain. But before that his bat remained silent in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. On the other hand, Delhi got victory, but its captain Rishabh Pant is also failing.

Shubman Gill’s bad form continues

On January 6, there was a match between Punjab and Goa, in which Shubman Gill played his first match for Punjab in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. Batting first, the Goa team was all out on a score of just 211. Shubman Gill along with Prabhsimran Singh started the Punjab innings. Gill played 12 balls, but he was out after scoring only 11 runs.

Gill had a chance to regain good form before the series against New Zealand, but he has missed this golden opportunity. Let us tell you that Gill will captain the Indian team in the ODI series against New Zealand. On the other hand, due to poor form in T20, Gill has not been selected in India’s T20 World Cup squad.

Rishabh Pant could not walk

Rishabh Pant is captaining the Delhi team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Pant has scored 2 half-centuries so far in this entire tournament, but there is a lack of consistency in his performance. In the match against Railways, he scored 24 runs in 9 balls. He hit 3 sixes and one four in his short innings, but got out due to playing fast. Pant has so far scored 212 runs in 6 innings of this tournament.

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