Investing in the future often entails a long wait, but the gestation period wasn’t too long for Karnataka as the faith reposed in its band of youngsters paid quick dividends. The likes of R. Smaran, K.V. Aneesh, K.L. Shrijith and Abhilash Shetty rallied around their veteran skipper Mayank Agarwal to help Karnataka lift a … Read more
The Vijay Hazare Trophy heads towards the semifinal stage with four teams left in the reckoning. The semifinal matches will be held at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Wednesday (January 15) and Thursday (January 16). Defending champion Haryana beat Gujarat by two wickets and will be pitted against Karnataka registered a five-run win over Baroda in … Read more
Punjab became the ninth team to score 400 runs or more in an innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy during its match against Saurashtra in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The side led by Abhishek Sharma ended its innings at 424 for five — the joint fifth-highest total in the Indian List A competition along with Madhya … Read more
Punjab’s opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh on Tuesday recorded the joint second-highest first-wicket partnership in the Vijay Hazare Trophy during their match against Saurashtra at the Gujarat College Cricket Ground in Ahmedabad. The pair added 298 runs for the opening wicket, equalling the record by Bengal’s Sudip Gharami and Abhimanyu Easwaran from … Read more
It was Abishek Porel show! The 22-year-old Porel served another reminder of his growing reputation with a brilliant, unbeaten 170 (130b, 18×4, 7×6) to fashion Bengal’s convincing, six-wicket win against Delhi in the Group E match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Saturday. Chasing a challenging total which merited the right blend of caution and … Read more
Led by wicketkeeper KL Shrijith’s classy century, Karnataka batters produced a clinic in chasing down a high total as the side cantered to a seven-wicket over Mumbai in the opening Group C game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Mumbai skipper Shreyas Iyer’s attacking hundred (114, 55b, 5×4, 10×6) proved to be … Read more
The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024/25 is set to commence from December 21 with matches being played across venues in seven cities. The first phase of the competition, the group stage, will run till January 5. The knockouts are scheduled to begin from January 9 in Vadodra. Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024/25 Squads Uttarakhand: Piyush Joshi, Ravikumar … Read more
A format struggling to remain in vogue and a window in the domestic season that does little to spike interest in player performance — the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beginning on December 21, nestled between the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the second leg of the Ranji Trophy, continues its yearly fight for relevance. Last year, … Read more