Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights: Shubman Gill falls for 11 in Punjab's chase, Delhi win by 6 six wickets against Railways

Vijay Hazare Trophy LIVE Score: Uttar Pradesh's stellar performance in the Vijay Hazare trophy continues as the side register their 5th stragiht win by defeating Vidarbha by 54 runs. The Rinku Singh led side put on a total of 339 runs in their 50 overs and went on to restrict the Vidarbha batters on 285/9 .

Vijay Hazare Trophy LIVE Score: Batting first, Puducherry were bowled out for 247. As for the Kerala bowlers, MD Nidheesh shone with a 4-fer while Ankit Sharma and Eden Apple Tom took two wickets a piece.

On the batting front, Sanju Samson was dismissed on a score of 11 along with his batting partner Rohan Kunnummal (8). However, Vishnu Vinod's 162 (84) and Baba Aparajith's 63 (69) made sure Kerala won the match by 8 wickets with 21 overs to spare

Delhi romped home by 6 six wickets, thanks to a brilliant 80 from Priyansh Arya while chasing 180 against Railways in Alur.

Shubman Gill fell for just 11 runs in Punjab's chase of 212 runs against Goa. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer's 82 and Mukheer Khan's 73 take Mumbai to 299/9 in 33 overs.

On his return, Shreyas Iyer reached a half-century for Mumbai against Himachal Pradesh. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Suryakumar Yadav were dismissed for 15 and 24, while Musheer Khan scored 73 before being dismissed. After 23.3 overs, Mumbai are 202/4. On the other hand, Aman Rao scored a double hundred for Hyderabad as they piled up 352/5 in 50 overs against Bengal.

Railways are all out for 179 inside 41 overs with Navdeep Saini and Ayush Badoni taking three wickets each. The Rishabh Pant-led Delhi need 180 runs to win. For Mumbai, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Musheer Khan have opened the innings against Himachal. For Karnataka, Mayank Agarwal fell after scoring a hundred against Rajasthan. KL Rahul fell for 25. KAR 271/5 (43.5)

Update from Jaipuria Vidyalaya ground. Himachal Pradesh have won the toss and asked Shreyas Iyer's Mumbai to bat first. The match has been reduced to 33 overs per side.

Opting to bowl first, Punjab have rocked Goa early with Sukhdeep Bajwa getting the wickets of Arjun Tendulkar and Kashyap Bakhale. GOA 31/2 (6.2); Meanwhile, Karnataka's Devdutt Padikkal missed on his fifth hundred in VHT as he falls for 91. KAR 199/1 in 31 overs.

Good news from KL Saini ground in Jaipur. Punjab skipper Prabhsimran Singh has won the toss against Goa and opted to bowl first. It will be a 40-over contest after delayed start due to dense fog. On the other hand, the Mumbai players are on their way to the Jaipuria Vidyalaya ground for their match against Himachal.

Meanwhile, in Rajkot, Bengal pacers Akash Deep and Akash Deep leaked heavy runs as Hyderabad raced to 104/1 in 16 overs. On the other hand, Tamil Nadu's ploy of sending Washington Sundar to open the innings failed as the India allrounder was dismissed for just nine runs. TN 62/2 ( 17.4); In Ahmedabad, Karnataka rode on fifties from Devdutt Padikall and Mayank Agarwal to forge a hundred-run stand for the opening wicket against Rajasthan. KAR 118/0 (18)

Delhi are in the driver's seat in Alur against Railways. Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana, Navdeep Saini and Harsh Tyagi, all have got a wicket apiece. Railways 54/4 (15)

Good news for Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer as the skies are getting clear in Jaipur. Shubman Gill along with his Punjab team has arrived at the venue for their match against Goa at the KL Saini Ground. The covers are getting removed as per the visuals. On the other hand, the Mumbai players are yet to arrive at the Jaipur Vidyalaya ground while some of the Himachal players have arrived.

In a surprising move, India all-rounder Washington Sundar is opening the innings for Tamil Nadu against Tripura. The batting side has also lost other opener N Jagadeesan, by Mura Singh, for single digits in the second over. For India, Sundar started batting lower down the order before being promoted in the middle order recently. Tamil Nadu 2/1 (2)

Just like Himachal vs Mumbai, the Goa vs Punjab clash is also delayed due to fog. Punjab seamer Arshdeep Singh has shared a update on his Snapchat account.

Railways: Ansh Yadav, Pratham Singh, Sahab Yuvraj, Upendra Yadav(w), Raj Choudhary, Ashutosh Sharma, Kush Marathe, Zubair Ali khan, Karn Sharma(c), Kunal Yadav, Rahul Sharma

Delhi: Sarthak Ranjan, Priyansh Arya, Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Tejasvi Dahiya, Harsh Tyagi, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini

Here are the toss reports in the morning. In the Plate group final, Bihar opted to field against Manipur. Andhra Pradesh opted to field against Haryana, Kerala opted to bowl against Pondicherry, Jammu and Kashmir sent to bowl by Baroda, Saurashtra sent Services to bat first while Railways have opted to bat against Delhi.

In other matches:

Vidarbha opt to bowl against Uttar Pradesh

Bengal opt to bowl against Hyderabad

Jharkhand opt to bowl against Madhya Pradesh

Tripura opt to bowl against Tamil Nadu

Assam opt to bat against Chandigarh

Rajasthan opts to bowl against Karnataka

The Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai clash has been delayed due to heavy fog at Jaipur Vidyalaya ground. The visibility is completely zero. According to Sportstar, the players of both Mumbai and Himachal are yet to arrive to the ground

Will there be any telecast or streaming to these matches in VHT? The answer is No. There is no official communication on the live streaming of matches in JioStar or telecast in Star Sports channels. Notably, the Kerala vs Pondicherry and Bengal vs Hyderabad matches will streamed live on JioHostar app and website.

Railways: Ansh Yadav, Pratham Singh, Sahab Yuvraj, Upendra Yadav(w), Ravi Singh, Raj Choudhary, Ashutosh Sharma, Zubair Ali khan, Karn Sharma(c), Kunal Yadav, Rahul Sharma, Kush Marathe, Adarsh Singh, Akash Pandey, Suraj Ahuja, Mohammad Saif

Delhi: Sarthak Ranjan, Priyansh Arya, Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Tejasvi Dahiya, Harsh Tyagi, Harshit Rana, Ishant Sharma, Prince Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Simarjeet Singh, Vaibhav Kandpal, Hrithik Shokeen, Yash Dhull, Rohan Rana, Divij Mehra, Arpit Rana, Ayush Doseja

Before the start of the VHT 2025-26, Virat Kohli had reportedly promised three games for Delhi. He played the first two, helped his team win after scoring a hundred and a fifty. His third game for Delhi is yet to come with the fans hoped for it to be today. Sadly, Kohli won't be playing against Railways. “No, he is not available,” confirmed Delhi coach Sarandeep Singh as quoted by HT. Had Kohli played today, it would have pitted him against Himanshu Sangwan, who had dismissed the India star in te Ranji Trophy in 2024.

The spotlight will be on Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer as the duo return from respective injuries. Both Gill and Iyer have been added to the Indian ODI squad for the series against New Zealand, that starts on January 11. However, Iyer's return to national colours will depend on his fitness, as mentioned by the BCCI. In fact, Iyer has been named Mumbai captain for the rest of league games after Shardul Thakur was ruled out due to injury.

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