Vijay Hazare Trophy LIVE: 3rd round comes to an end

Mumbai beat Chhattisgarh by 9 wickets
Himachal Pradesh beat Maharashtra by 7 runs
Vidarbha beat J&K by 5 wickets
UP beat Baroda by 54 runs
Assam beat Hyderabad by 4 wickets
Bengal beat Chandirah by 6 wickets
Karnataka beat Tamil Nadu by 4 wickets
Jharkhand beat Pondicherry by 133 runs

Railways beat Services by 84 runs
Delhi beat Saurashtra vs 3 wickets
Odisha beat Andhra vs 6 wickets
Haryana beat Gujarat by 26 runs
Uttarakhand beat Punjab by 5 wickets
MP beat Kerala by 47 runs

In the encounter vs Baroda, Rinku Singh's UP has posted a 54-run win, as the opposition was bundled out for 315.

Jharkhand win against Pondicherry by a massive 133 runs. Anukul Roy, after scoring 98, picks up two wickets as well.

With Krunal Pandya gone for 82, the hopes for Baroda have diminished too. They need 115 in 7 overs with only three wickets left.

Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant had a great chance to make a case for the ODI team, as his side was chasing 321 vs Saurashtra, but he is out for 22.

Krunal Pandya's team is chasing 370 and still need 152 from 15 overs. Skipper Pandya is there on 62 from 62, and needs to be there till the end.

A blazing innings by Bengal opener Abhishek Porel comes to an end as he struck 106 from 84. Bengal still need 123 to win from 20 overs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and R Ghosh depart in quick succession and that leaves the team in a tight spot. They need 127 more vs Himachal to win.

Priyansh Arya departs for a well-compiled 78 from 45. Delhi in the driver's seat at the moment and need 170 from over 30 overs.

The Jharkhand all-rounder is showing that he can adapt in different formats. After a hit SMAT season, Anukul Roy has struck 98 from 53 vs Pondicherry. KKR would start to bank heavily on him.

After hitting two back-to-back centuries in the tournament, Devdutt Padikkal could only score 22 vs Tamil Nadu, while his team is chasing a smallish target of 289.

Not to forget, Rinku Singh has been coming up with a few consistent performances as well. He now struck 63 from 67. Making a comeback of sorts now.

In case you've just joined, there is a very bright all-round prospect that is coming up -- Ramakrishna Ghosh picked up 7/42 for Maharashtra against Himachal. He scored runs in the last two matches as well..

Talented youngster Priyansh Arya has completed his fifty in just 28 balls, hammering 3 fours and 4 sixes. Delhi is not missing Virat Kohli today as Arya is dominating with his great hand-eye coordination.
Chasing 321, they need Arya to convert his fifty info a big score. Nitish Rana and Rishabh Pant are still to bat against Saurashtra.

Now, a match that is being live streamed as well, the Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh clash is turning out to be an exciting one. 
Madhya Pradesh got bundled out for 214 on a turning and slow track in Ahmedabad. Now, Kerala have lost three wickets for 41 as well, with off-spinner Saransh Jain taking a two wickets. Baba Aparajith and Salman Nizar at crease right now with Vishnu Vinod and M Azharuddeen to come.

So, the law of averages catch up with Devdutt Padikkal, who records a failure in 50-over cricket. A player who averages almost 84 in List-A cricket and hammered 147 and 124 in the previous games, has been dismissed for 22. 
But he made his 22 in just 12 against Tamil Nadu, who have handed a stiff 289-run target to Karnataka. Karun Nair and Mayank Agarwal are currently batting for KAR 

KAR need 251 more runs to win from 43.2 overs.

KKR retained spin-bowling all-rounder Anukul Roy is continuing to impress match by match. Today, against Pondicherry, he hammered a blistering 98* off just 53 balls, scoring runs at 185. 
Earlier, Kumar Kushagra scored a century, playing as a captain for Jharkhand in Ishan Kishan's absence. 
Jharkhand made 386 and are on course to win the game.

In the Plate fixture between Bihar and Meghalaya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi once again had a blistering start but the dynamite has lasted just 10 balls. 
In those 10 balls, he clubbed six boundaries and a superb maximum, hammering 31 runs. But Akash Kumar has taken the prized wicket. 
Bihar need 218 runs in 50 overs. They have made 38/1 in 4 overs.

126 runs in last 56 balls by Uttar Pradesh, thanks to Dhruv Jurel

Dhruv Jurel remains unbeaten at 160 off 101 balls. His dominated at a huge strike rate of 158.42. These are insane numbers in a 50-over game. Raj Limbani of Baroda took 4 wickets Rasikh Salam had a horrible outing, leaking 102 runs in his 10 overs. Just incredible hitting by Jurel, who takes UP to 369/7 in 50 overs. 

And in no time, Dhruv Jurel has converted his 100 into 150! Delightful innings by the Indian keeper here in Rajkot and he has jumped from hundred to 150 in just 19 balls. Talk about domination! 

Uttar Pradesh has crossed 340 as well; CSK's new acquisition, Prashant Veer, is hanging around with Jurel at 28 off 20. 

A star in the making, Dhruv Jurel continues to raise his stocks. The Uttar Pradesh batter has walloped a terrific century in just 78 balls against Baroda, this time batting at number three. He built a 131-run partnership with Rinku Singh for the 4th wicket before the UP captain got out for 63. Now, Jurel is single-handedly continuing UP's march towards 350.

Currently, Jurel is batting on 117 off 83 with the help of 11 boundaries and 5 sixes. Incredible hitting by the keeper-batter as UP record 298/5 with 5 overs to go. 

With Shardul Thakur taking 4 wickets up front and Shams Mulani hammering down with a fifer, Mumbai have bundled Chhattisgarh out for just 142 runs. Captain Amandeep Khare made a vital fifty but this is Mumbai's match from the start. 
Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Ishan Mulchandani are the two openers for Mumbai.

In a major development, Virat Kohli is all set to play a Vijay Hazare Trophy game on January 6 (Delhi vs Railways). He won't play until then but will turn up on Jan 6 before joining Indian camp for India vs New Zealand ODIs. 

🚨 As per reports, Virat Kohli is likely to be available for Delhi's Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on 6th January in Alur.

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For Uttar Pradesh, star players in Rinku Singh and Dhruv Jurel are doing the heavy lifting once again as their partnership has gone past 100. Jurel has completed his fifty in just 42 balls, while Rinku is currently batting on 38. Abhishek Goswami hit a run-a-ball 51 earlier, while Priyam Garg was out cheaply for 3. 
Jurel is making a statement in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for his place in the ODI side. Meanwhile, Rinku scoring runs is a fabulous news as he is part of the T20 World Cup 2026 as well.

The Delhi vs Saurashtra match hangs in balance as the latter are at 145/4 after 24 overs. Navdeep Saini and Prince Yadav have taken two wickets each in Alur, while Vishvarajsinh Jadeja is batting on 65.

Delight for Uttarakhand as they have sent back both dangerous openers Abhishek Sharma (30 off 26) and Prahbsimran Singh (28 off 23). Jagamohan Nagarkoti took Prabhsimran before Abhishek got out in the last over of the powerplay. 
Now, Naman Dhir has been also dismissed as Punjab find themselves in trouble. Anmolpreet Singh and Salil Arora at the crease now. 

Punjab: 68/3 after 12 overs. 

Firepower – that's the word for Abhishek Sharma, who once again gives a rapid start to his side. Within 5 overs against Uttarakhand, Punjab have scored 46 without loss, with skipper Abhishek hammering down 22 runs off 13. That includes 5 boundaries already! Prabhsimran Singh is in the mood as well.

Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur starts the fixture against Chhattisgarh with aplomb. Taking the new ball, Shardul has struck twice in the first over, sending back Tiwary and Mayank Verma. If that wasn't enough, he has come back to muster another wicket. In his second over, he dismissed AShutosh Singh and Chhattisgarh are in disarray. 

Chhattisgarh: 9/3 after 2.4 overs

Match	Teams	Time	Venue
1	Himachal Pradesh vs Maharashtra	9:00 AM	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
2	Punjab vs Uttarakhand	9:00 AM	Anantam Ground, Jaipur
3	Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai	9:00 AM	Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground, Jaipur
4	Goa vs Sikkim	9:00 AM	KL Saini Ground, Jaipur

Match	Teams	Time	Venue
1	Delhi vs Saurashtra	9:00 AM	KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
2	Railways vs Services	9:00 AM	KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
3	Andhra vs Odisha	9:00 AM	KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
4	Gujarat vs Haryana	9:00 AM	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Match	Teams	Time	Venue
1	Bengal vs Chandigarh	9:00 AM	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, Rajkot
2	Jammu & Kashmir vs Vidarbha	9:00 AM	Sanosara Cricket Ground B, Rajkot
3	Baroda vs Uttar Pradesh	9:00 AM	Sanosara Cricket Ground A, Rajkot
4	Assam vs Hyderabad	9:00 AM	Niranjan Shah Stadium C, Rajkot

Match	Teams	Time	Venue
1	Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu	9:00 AM	Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad
2	Rajasthan vs Tripura	9:00 AM	ADSA Railways Cricket Ground, Ahmedabad
3	Jharkhand vs Puducherry	9:00 AM	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
4	Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh	9:00 AM	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) Round 3. The first round saw a runs-filled day, with 22 centuries coming across. What's in store for Round 3?