New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Reigning Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha added another major trophy to their cabinet when they clinched the Vijay Hazare Trophy title after beating Saurashtra by 38 runs on Sunday. Traditionally strong in red-ball cricket, Vidarbha added the 50-over crown to their domestic trophy collection, completing a missing piece in their cabinet.The Vijay Hazare Trophy win further underlined Usman Ghani’s impact as Vidarbha coach, adding more glitter to an impressive resume that …
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Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) Atharva Taide struck a century while pacers Yash Thakur and Nachiket Bhute shared seven wickets between them as Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 38 runs in the final to claim the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru on Sunday.The Day/Night encounter looked a close affair after Saurashtra recovered from early setbacks, thanks to a valiant 88 by Prerak Mankad and 63-ball 64 by Chirag Jani lower down the order as they maintained …
Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IANS) Vidarbha opening batter Aman Mokhade etched his name into the record books on Sunday by becoming only the third cricketer in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy to score 800 runs in a single season. The milestone came during the final of the 2025-26 season against Saurashtra at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru.The 25-year-old right-hander reached the landmark during the 11th over of Vidarbha’s innings, having required just 19 runs at the start of …
Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IANS) Vidarbha’s opener Atharva Taide stood up for his team in the ongoing final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 against Saurashtra at the BCCI Centre of Excellence ground Number 1. The 25-year-old hit a magnificent century off just 97 balls to take his team over the 200-run mark.Being put to bat after losing the toss, Atharva came to open the innings for Vidarbha with Aman Mokhade. The opening duo tackled the early swing from the Saurashtra bowlers and forged an 80-run ope…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has been cleared to host Indian Premier League (IPL) and international cricket matches again, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) said on Saturday. “We are pleased to announce that the Home department, Government of Karnataka, has granted permission to the Karnataka State Cricket Association to host international and IPL matches at the iconic venue. The permission is subject to compliance with specific terms and conditi…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) These are good times for Vidarbha’s right-handed opener Aman Mokhade, as his run-making spree in the Vijay Hazare Trophy has led the side to the competition’s title clash for the second successive time.As Vidarbha prepare to take the field for the final against Saurashtra at the BCCI CoE Ground in Bengaluru on Sunday, Mokhade will be eyeing taking Vidarbha over the line with another blistering knock.In Vidarbha’s semi-final win over Karnataka, Mokhade equalled the reco…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) At 14, Vaibhav Sooyavanshi has already rewritten record books across formats. Now, as India prepares to launch its 2026 Men’s U19 World Cup campaign against the USA at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, on Thursday, Sooryavanshi aims to shine at the biggest global stage in his cricketing career.The left-hander’s resume reads like a career highlight reel compressed into mere months: a 38-ball century in IPL 2025 for Rajasthan Royals, the fastest 150 in men’s List A crick…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Punjab and Vidarbha sealed their spots in the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 with commanding quarterfinal victories over Madhya Pradesh and Delhi in their respective matches on Tuesday.The Punjab team, led by Prabhsimran Singh, registered an emphatic 183-run win against Rajat Patidar’s Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, Delhi, under the leadership of Ishant Sharma, fell 76 runs short of Vidarbha’s total of 301 runs.With these results, the four semifinalists ha…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Ayush Badoni’s coach, Sarandeep Singh, said that the all-rounder had received a much-awaited India call-up for the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand, and revealed that the 26-year-old is ready to play international cricket ‘right away’ given his top form across all departments.Badoni received his maiden ODI call-up on Monday, named as a replacement for Washington Sundar after the latter was ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing three-game series against th…
Vadodara, Jan 11 (IANS) India’s premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was seen putting in extra work through a special spot training session ahead of the first ODI against New Zealand here at the Kotambi StadiumIn a video shared by the BCCI on Sunday, Jadeja was seen doing a unique bowling practice. The all-rounder was pitching the ball between different coloured cones placed on the surface, according to the instructions of bowling coach Morne Morkel, who was continuously guiding and monitoring …