Vijay Hazare Trophy Round 6: Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson fail

• Delhi (182/4) defeat Railways (149) by 4 wickets
• Saurashtra (349/5) defeat Services (238) by 111 runs
• Gujarat (333/6) defeat Odisha (100) by 233 runs
• Punjab (212/4) defeat Goa (211) by 6 wickets
• Uttarakhand (223/4) defeat Sikkim (219/8) by 6 wickets
• Baroda (332) defeat J&K (256) by 76 runs
• Jharkhand (278/8) defeat MP (277) by 2 wickets
• Karnataka (324/7) defeat Rajasthan (174) by 150 runs
• Tamil Nadu (259/6) defeat Tripura (205) by 54 runs
• Kerala (252/2) defeat Pondicherry (247) by 8 wickets 
• Mumbai (299/9) defeat HP (292) by 7 runs

• Rishabh Pant - 24 runs (1x4, 3x6)
• Devdutt Padikkal - 91
• Shreyas Iyer - 82
• Shubman Gill - 11
• KL Rahul - 25
• Harshit Rana - 0, 1/42
• Mohammed Shami - 3/70
• Arshdeep Singh - 2/26
• Suryakumar Yadav - 24
• Yashasvi Jaiswal - 15
• Sanju Samson - 11

🚨 MADNESS FROM VISHNU VINOD 🚨

- 162* runs from just 84 balls including 13 fours & 14 sixes 🥶 while chasing 248 runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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💯 for Vishnu Vinod 👏

A brilliant attacking knock from the Kerala batter 🔥

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And Shreyas Iyer fails to convert his fifty into a triple-digit score as he gets caught at mid-wicket by Amanpreet off Kushal Pal's delivery. Iyer made a blazing 82 off just 53 balls, smashing ten boundaries and three sixes in the process. Shivam Dube and Hardik Tomore are the two new batters. 

Mumbai: 238/5 (28.0 Ov)

Shreyas Iyer has announced his comeback with a fifty against Himachal Pradesh! When Mumbai lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan early, Iyer came in and has now turned it up with a 36-ball fifty. Yes, he got a reprieve early on but has smashed 7 boundaries and 3 sixes so far. Unfortunately for fans, Suryakumar Yadav's quick stay of 18-ball 24 has ended.

Latest Rajasthan Royals (RR) acquisition, Aman Rao, has converted his maiden List-A century into a double ton! Incredible scenes in Rajkot as he smashes Akash Deep for a six off the last ball of the innings to complete his double century! He has become the first one from Hyderabad to score a List-A 200! 

- Batting on 194*(153)
- 1 ball left.
- Akash Deep bowling.

AMAN RAO SMASHED AN ICONIC SIX TO COMPLETE THE DOUBLE HUNDRED 🥶

This is just his 3rd List A match for the 21-year-old, A future star from Hyderabad. pic.twitter.com/49DVownHQA

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So, the moment is here. Shreyas Iyer is back for his competitive return as he enters the crease after the wicket of Sarfaraz Khan. He joins Musheer Khan in the middle as Mumbai lose two wickets inside 8 overs. 
Iyer would love to muster some runs under his belt before the India vs New Zealand series kicks on. It is always a confidence-boosting opportunity. 

Mumbai: 60/2 (9.0 Ov)

Vaibhav Arora has sent back Yashasvi Jaiswal early. The talented Mumbai star has been dismissed for 15 off 18 balls. With this, the brotherly pair of Sarfaraz Khan and Musheer Khan are in the middle.

Mumbai: 41/1 (6.0 Ov) 

Playing his first VHT match of the season after an injury, Rajat Patidar got dismissed for 29 off 37 balls against Jharkhand. Anukul Roy got him bowled. Akshat Raghuwanshi and Shivang Kumar have put up a 100-run stand to save MP here. 

Madhya Pradesh: 211/5 (42.3 Ov)

Himachal Pradesh have won the toss and have put Mumbai to bat first. Batting first, Mumbai will show a star-studded lineup. Shreyas Iyer isn't the only one making a comeback. 

Mumbai playing XI: 

Shreyas Iyer (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Tamore (wk), Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande, Shashank Attarde, Sairaj Patil

The Mumbai vs Himachal Pradesh game will be a 33-over match after a delayed start due to bad weather.

Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal has been overshadowed by Devdutt Padikkal's insane season. However, in his own right, Mayank has batted phenomenally. Today against Rajasthan, he smashed his 2nd century of VHT 2025/26 but got out exactly on 100 off 106 balls.

Mayank has 350 runs in 6 innings at an average of 70.00 and a strike rate of 98.31. That's some serious firepower.

Karnataka: 218/3 (35.0 Ov). KL Rahul (2*) and Smaran Ravichandran (2*) are at the crease. 

In the Bengal vs Hyderabad match, Tilak Varma has failed to convert his start as he has been dismissed for 34 against Shahbaz Ahmed. The Hyderabad captain tried to slog one out of the ground but only get caught at long on. Meanwhile, Aman Rao, who was signed by Rajasthan Royals (RR), this IPL 2026, is batting well on 84. Abhirath Reddy is the new batter in as Mohammed Shami has struggled in this game. 

Hyderabad: 192/2 after 32.2. overs

BCCI selector RP Singh is here at the KL Saini Stadium in Jaipur to watch the Punjab vs Goa match. 

National selector RP Singh in attendance at the KL Saini Stadium for the Punjab vs Goa game. @sportstarweb

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Under Rishabh Pant, Delhi have decimated Railways in Bengaluru. Bowling first again, Delhi have taken wickets consistently. Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana, Navdeep Saini, and Harsh Tyagi have taken a wicket each. Meanwhile, Ayush Badoni has struck twice.  

Railways: 105/6 (24.4 Ov)

In a fresh news from Jaipur, the Punjab vs Goa match is now about to start. Punjab, led by Prabhsimran Singh, have won the toss and have elected to field first. Shubman Gill is playing. 
Punjab's Playing XI: 

Prabhsimran Singh (c)(wk), Shubman Gill, Harnoor Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Naman Dhir, Ramandeep Singh, Krish Bhagat, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Mayank Markande, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar

Goa Playing XI:
Deepraj Gaonkar (c), Snehal Kauthankar, Rajasekhar Harikant (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Lalit Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Abhinav Tejrana, Vikash, Kashyap Bakle, Shubham Tari, Vasuki Koushik 

Note: Punjab vs Goa match will now be a 40-over affair. 

Shubman Gill and Harnoor Singh Pannu take a walk around the KL Saini Stadium, as a handful of fans wait to catch a glimpse of India's Test and ODI captain. @sportstarweb

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To prepare for the India vs New Zealand series, Ravindra Jadeja is back in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT)! A superb news for Saurashtra as well, who face Services in Bengaluru. 

Saurashtra Playing XI:

Harvik Desai (c)(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Chirag Jani, Ruchit Ahir, Vishvarajsinh Jadeja, Prerak Mankad, D. Jadeja, Ankur Panwar, Chetan Sakariya, Gajjar Sammar, H S Kotak

In a bad news, the city of Jaipur has been gulped by a dense fog and hence all four matches there haven't started on time. Fans need to wait quite a long to watch Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill it seems! 

Mumbai head coach Omkar Salvi and bowling coach Dhawal Kulkarni after inspecting the wicket. @sportstarweb pic.twitter.com/Q6f5SFttN4

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In an interesting move, Washington Sundar is opening the batting for Tamil Nadu in their clash against Tripura. Both the teams are out of the tournament and cannot qualify. 
Tamil Nadu XI:
N Jagadeesan (c)(wk), Washington Sundar, Baba Indrajith, Varun Chakaravarthy, R Sai Kishore, S Mohamed Ali, Andre Siddarth, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar M, V S Karthick Manikandan, Gurjapneet Singh, C V Achyuth
Tripura XI: 
M B Mura Singh (c), U U Bose, Tejasvi Jaiswal, Sridam Paul, Vijay Shankar, R A Dey, Sentu Sarkar (wk), Swapnil K Singh, A K Sarkar, A S Sarkar, S S Ghosh

Tamil Nadu: 25/2 after 8.3 overs

And Sundar has been dismissed as Tamil Nadu's experiment doesn't work. 

Uttar Pradesh have been put to bat first by Vidarbha. 

UP Playing XI
Rinku Singh (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Aryan Juyal, Abhishek Goswami, Priyam Garg, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Veer, Vipraj Nigam, Zeeshan Ansari, Kartik Tyagi

Vidarbha Playing XI
Harsh Dubey (c), P R Rekhade, Bhute, Yash Rathod, Dhruv Shorey, A Mokhade, Akshay Wadkar (wk), Samarth R, Yash Thakur, Praful Hinge, Atharva Taide

Fans can tune into JioHotstar to watch the live action between Hyderabad and Bengal. It is a star-studded match with Hyderabad batting first.

Hyderabad Playing XI

Abhirath Reddy, Aman Rao, Chama Milind, Rakshann, K Nitesh Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Nitin Sai Yadav, Pragnay Reddy (Wk), Pranav Varma, Rahul Singh Gahlaut, Tilak Varma (C)

Bengal Playing XI

Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Sumit Nag (wk), Sudip Kumar Gharami, Anustup Majumdar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sumanta Gupta, Karan Lal, Akash Deep, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Rohit

• Sikkim vs Uttarakhand
• Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai
• Goa vs Punjab
• Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra