Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Updates: Kerala, Delhi win

1. Delhi (1282/2) beat Services (178) by 8 wickets
2. Chhattisgarh (321/7) beat HP (320/8) by 3 wickets
3. Uttarakhand (274/3) beat Goa (270) by 7 wickets
4. Punjab (81/) beat Sikkim (75) by 10 wickets
5. Maharashtra (366/4) beat Mumbai (238) by 128 runs
6. Hyderabad (286/9) defeat Chandigarh (150) by 136 runs
7. UP (322/5) defeat J&K (264/8) by 58 runs
8. Vidarbha (296/1) beat Baroda (293/9) by 9 wickets
9. Kerala (313/2) defeat Jharkhand (311/7) by 8 wickets
10. Pondicherry (229/6) beat MP (228) by 4 wickets
11. Rajasthan (225) beat TN (215) by 10 runs
12. Bihar (262/5) beat Mizoram (258) by 5 wickets
13. Manipur (241/7) defeat Meghalaya (238) by 3 wickets
14. Nagaland (245/1) beat Arunachal Pradesh (244/6) by 9 wickets.

The Hardik Pandya show in Rajkot! 📽️

A maiden List A 💯 when his team needed it the most 💪

Walked in at 71/5 and smashed 133(92), cracking 8 fours and 11 sixes, to propel Baroda to 293/9!

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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 3, 2026

In the Jharkhand vs Kerala clash, Kerala have had a dream start with their two most important players. Sanju Samson and Rohan Kunnummal have added 176 runs so far for the opening wicket in their chase of 312. 

• Kunnummal has already scored a magnificent century in just a matter of 59 balls! Utter domination.
• Samson, meanwhile, has made 65 off 57 balls as an opener. 

• Target: 287
• Chandigarh: 40/3 after 12 overs.

Most 100s in Vijay Hazare Trophy history

• Ankit Bawne - 15 hundreds (92 innings)
• Ruturaj Gaikwad - 14 hundreds (55 innings)
• Devdutt Padikkal - 13 hundreds (33 innings)
  

• It looks all gloomy for Mumbai, as they have lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Musheer Khan! 
• Dandhe and Ghosh with a wicket each 
• Jaiswal gone for 3 
• No. 3 batter Musheer gone next. 
• Mumbai now have Siddesh Lad and Angkrish Raghuvanshi on crease 
• 18/2 after 5 overs.
• Target: 367

Mumbai bowlers have been decimated as they leak 366 against state rivals Maharashtra. Rod on Arshin Kulkarni's 114, Maharashtra, scored the highest score of this Round 5 in Elite Groups, as Mumbai have a herculean task ahead of them. 
Ruturaj Gaikwad (66) and Prithvi Shaw (71) gave good starts as well before Ramakrishna Ghosh, the CSK player, hammered a blazing 27-ball 64*. 

Can Yashasvi Jaiswal provide a brilliant start to Mumbai? 

Another fifer for Arshdeep Singh as he continues to impress in white-ball cricket. Playing his first match of the season, Arshdeep has done phenomenally to restrict Sikkim to a paltry 75 runs. As a result, Punjab chased it down in just 6.2 overs. 

Arshdeep Singh picked up a five-wicket haul against Sikkim in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 🖐#ArshdeepSingh #VijayHazareTrophy #Punjab #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/kpf8BZol1j

— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) January 3, 2026

Total domination from Punjab 💥

A ruthless bowling display followed by a flawless chase powers Punjab to a 10-wicket victory over Sikkim in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Arshdeep Singh ripped through the batting with a brilliant five-wicket haul, well supported by Mayank Markande… pic.twitter.com/jWoz5YEx51

— Punjab Cricket Association (@pcacricket) January 3, 2026

In the Maharashtra vs Mumbai game, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has failed to convert his fifty into a triple-digit score, as he has been dismissed at 66 off 52. Shams Mulani has clean bowled the CSK captain with a beauty. For Maharashtra, Arshin Kulkarni (114 off 114) scored a century early on, while Prithvi Shaw also starred with 71 runs. 

MAH: 307/3 (45.3 Ov)

Hardik Pandya, take a bow 🔥

Hardik Pandya has decimated opposition like only he can. He was batting on 66 off 62 balls before taking down Rekhade for 34 runs in a single over. With utter disdain, he hammered 6,6,6,6,6,4 in thr 39th over to complete his return with a 68-ball century! 

Baroda were in a massive trouble until Pandya arrived. Now, he has smashed six fours and eight sixes as Vidarbha bowlers look clueless. Baroda have 222/7 in 41 overs. 

Just after Padikkal completes his hundred with a single, Tripura have struck a huge blow as Sarkar sends back KL Rahul for 35 off 28 balls. A shorter delivery aimed at the body, Rahul tried to hook it behind square leg but gets surprised with a sudden bounce and keeper Sentu Sarkar does his job with the gloves. 
Abhinav Manohar is the new batter in and scores 3 boundaries in his first 3 balls! Talk about intent. 

KAR: 219/4 after 38 overs. 

On a day where India will announce the squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series vs New Zealand, Devdutt Padikkal has once again forced selectors to look at him. 

The Karnataka opener has hammered his 4TH CENTURY IN 5 INNINGS in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The lad averages over 83 in List-A cricket and his performances have been utterly utopian in the format. A century when his team lost early wickets and he is still going strong. 

Padikkal's scores in VHT 2025/26 - 147, 124, 22, 113, and now 100*

Meanwhile, two regulars of the Indian T20I team, Tilak Varma and Axar Patel have recorded fifties for their respective sides. 
Tilak, batting at No.3 against Chandigarh, is holding the fort for Hyderabad. Meanwhile, Axar Patel saved Gujarat after they lost 3 wickets for 29 runs. Axar is batting on 74* and is on course for a hundred. He is currently batting with the player he helped and nurtured, Vishal Jayswal.

Gujarat: 159/5 (33.2 Ov) vs Andhra 

Baroda are in a spot of bother against Vidarbha. They have lost 5 wickets for just 71 runs but now, Baroda have the safest pair at the crease. Captain Krunal Pandya is batting with Hardik Pandya as they look to counter attack Baroda. Harsh Dubey has brought in Praful Hinge to breach this partnership. 

BAR: 98/5 after 25 overs. 

🚨Some India players taking part in this Vijay Hazare Trophy Fixtures (Jan 3)

• KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Prasidh Krishna - Karnataka
• Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, - Tamil Nadu 
• Ishan Kishan - Jharkhand
• Sanju Samson - Kerala
• Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya - Baroda 
• Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav - Uttar Pradesh
• Mohammed Siraj, Tilak Varma - Hyderabad 
• Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep - Bengal 
• Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prithvi Shaw - Maharashtra
• Shardul Thakur, Yashasvi Jaiswal - Mumbai 
• Arshdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh - Punjab 
• Rishabh Pant, Harshit Rana, Ishant Sharma, Nitish Rana - Delhi 
• Nitish Kumar Reddy - Andhra 
• Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi - Gujarat

Despite all the hype around his comeback, Shubman Gill is not part of Punjab's XI today. While Arshdeep Singh is playing in the Punjab vs Sikkim fixture, Gill isn't. It may be because of the delay of his flight as well. 

Abhishek Sharma is also not playing this round of fixture despite captaining Punjab in the tournament so far. Punjab's XI vs Sikkim: 
Prabhsimran Singh (c)(wk), Harnoor Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Naman Dhir, Ramandeep Singh, Krish Bhagat, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Uday Saharan, Mayank Markande

Sikkim: 23/3 after 5 overs.

Put to bat first on a greenish Narendra Modi Stadium deck, Karnataka have lost two stars early on. Tripura's Abhijit has struck twice in an over to send back captain Mayank Agarwal (5) and Karun Nair (0) to have KAR reeling at 12/2.

Man-in-form Devdutt Padikkal is joined by Smaran Ravichandran in the middle, with KL Rahul slotted to bat next. 

Superbly, Hardik Pandya also makes his return in the Vijay Hazare Trophy side for Baroda. You can watch this game on JioHotstar as well! Vidarbha captain Harsh Dubey as asked Baroda to bat first. 

Baroda Playing XI vs Vidarbha

Ishan Kishan vs Sanju Samson today 🚨

Emphatically, the Kerala vs Jharkhand match sees two incredible players go head-to-head. While Kishan returns to captain Jharkhand, Samson is playing his first VHT match of the season. 

Jharkhand XI: Ishan Kishan (c)(wk), Kumar Kushagra, Virat Singh, Shikhar Mohan, Utkarsh Singh, Anukul Roy, Rajan Deep, Kounain Quraishi, Manishi, Shubham Kumar Singh, Vikash Singh

Kerala XI: Rohan Kunnummal (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Mohammed Azharuddeen, Baba Aparajith, Vishnu Vinod, Ankit Sharma, Nidheesh M D, Vignesh Puthur, Edhen Apple Tom, Salman Nizar, Sharafuddeen

Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul are playing!

Delhi XI vs Services: Priyansh Arya, Sarthak Ranjan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c)(wk), Nitish Rana, Tejasvi Singh, Harsh Tyagi, Harshit Rana, Ishant Sharma, Prince Yadav, Navdeep Saini.

Karnataka XI vs Tripura: Mayank Agarawal (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Smaran Ravichandran, KL Rahul (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Vidyadhar Patil, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Prasidh Krishna, Shreesha S Achar

Interestingly, Axar Patel is also playing this round as he is part of Gujarat's playing XI for the clash against Andhra Pradesh. 

Gujarat's Playing XI: Arzan Nagwaswalla, Aarya Desai, Ahaan Poddar, Axar Patel, Chintan Gaja (C), JK Bhatt, Jaymeet Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, S D Chauhan, Urvil Patel (Wk), Vishal Jayswal
Andhra Pradesh Playing XI: C R Gnaneshwar, Marthala Dhanush, Nitish Kumar Reddy (C), KS Bharat (Wk), M Anjaneyelu, Maramreddy Hemanth Reddy, Satyanarayana Raju, Sai Sandeep, Saketh Ram, Sdnv Prasad, Yara Sandeep