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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.