Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 top run-getters and wicket-takers after Final (Updated) ft. Dhruv Shorey and Shreyas Gopal

The Vijay Hazare Trophy concluded on Saturday, January 18, with the final match held at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. Karnataka emerged victorious, defeating Vidarbha by 36 runs in a thrilling contest.

Vidarbha won the toss and opted to bowl first, but the decision proved costly as Karnataka posted a formidable total of 348/6. While the opening pair struggled to build a solid foundation, the middle-order batters stepped up to the challenge.

Smaran Ravichandran played a brilliant knock, scoring 101 runs off 92 balls and forming a 160-run partnership with Krishnan Shrijith, who contributed 78 runs from 74 balls. Abhinav Manohar’s explosive cameo of 79 runs off just 42 balls propelled Karnataka to their impressive total. For Vidarbha, Darshan Nalkande and Nachiket Bhute claimed two wickets each.

In response, Karun Nair, the standout performer of the season, was dismissed for less than 50 runs for the first time in the tournament. Dhruv Shorey led the charge with a well-crafted 110 runs from 111 balls, but the lack of substantial partnerships and regular fall of wickets hampered Vidarbha's chase. Harsh Dubey’s late surge, scoring 63 runs off 30 balls, briefly revived their hopes, but his dismissal ultimately sealed the victory for Karnataka.

The bowlers of Karnataka were exceptional with Prasidh Krishna, Vasuki Koushik, and Abhilash Shetty picking three wickets each to seal the victory.

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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Most Runs

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	KK Nair (VIDAR)	9	8	6	779	163*	389.5	628	124.04	5	1	-	93	16
2	MA Agarwal (KNTKA)	10	10	3	651	139*	93	605	107.6	4	1	1	72	18
3	SA Veer (MAHA)	9	9	3	520	155	86.66	523	99.42	2	2	1	58	12
4	Prabhsimran Singh (PNJB)	8	8	2	498	150*	83	387	128.68	3	-	1	53	24
5	DR Shorey (VIDAR)	8	8	1	494	118*	70.57	533	92.68	3	1	-	56	8
6	Abhishek Sharma (PNJB)	8	8	-	467	170	58.37	358	130.44	1	3	-	50	23
7	Ankit Kumar (HRYNA)	10	10	1	467	128*	51.88	559	83.54	1	3	-	54	2
8	A Mhatre (MUM)	7	7	-	458	181	65.42	338	135.5	2	1	-	43	23
9	Kartik Sharma (RAJ)	9	8	-	445	123	55.62	377	118.03	2	2	-	33	26
10	MK Lomror (RAJ)	8	8	2	438	134*	73	460	95.21	2	1	-	41	14

Karun Nair finished as the top run-scorer of the tournament, amassing a total of 779 runs at an impressive strike rate of 124.04. Mayank Agarwal followed closely in second place, accumulating 651 runs at a strike rate of 107.60, with both players displaying exceptional form throughout the competition.

Siddhesh Veer secured third place, scoring 520 runs in nine matches at an impressive average of 86.66. Prabhsimran Singh claimed fourth position with 498 runs, boasting an average of 83. Dhruv Shorey’s outstanding 110-run knock earlier today propelled him up the standings, and he now has 494 runs at a strike rate of 92.68.

Abhishek Sharma and Ankit Kumar both scored 467 runs, with Sharma achieving a remarkable strike rate of 130.44, while Kumar posted a strike rate of 83.54. Ayush Mhatre finished in eighth position, accumulating 458 runs at an impressive strike rate of 135.50. The bottom two spots were filled by Rajasthan batters Kartik Sharma and Mahipal Lomror, who scored 445 and 438 runs, respectively, with averages of 55.62 and 73.

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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Most Wickets

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
1	Arshdeep Singh (PNJB)	7	7	389	64.5	2	365	20	5/38	18.25	5.62	19.45	2	1
2	CV Varun (TN)	6	6	301	50.1	4	219	18	5/9	12.16	4.36	16.72	-	2
3	V Koushik (KNTKA)	10	10	584	97.2	8	440	18	5/51	24.44	4.52	32.44	1	1
4	S Gopal (KNTKA)	10	10	591	98.3	2	491	18	4/24	27.27	4.98	32.83	2	-
5	Abhilash Shetty (KNTKA)	7	7	355	59.1	-	307	17	5/44	18.05	5.18	20.88	1	1
6	A Kamboj (HRYNA)	10	10	493	82.1	8	375	17	4/22	22.05	4.56	29	2	-
7	NN Bhute (VIDAR)	8	8	450	75	3	431	17	4/65	25.35	5.74	26.47	1	-
8	CT Gaja (GUJ)	8	8	345	57.3	4	266	16	5/27	16.62	4.62	21.56	-	1
9	AR Nagwaswalla (GUJ)	8	8	331	55.1	4	286	16	4/56	17.87	5.18	20.68	1	-
10	SS Ghosh (BENG)	7	7	307	51.1	1	313	15	5/33	20.86	6.11	20.46	-	1

Arshdeep Singh finished as the top bowler of the tournament, taking 20 wickets at a commendable economy rate of 5.62. Varun Chakaravarthy followed closely in second place with 18 wickets, delivering consistently strong performances throughout the league.

The Karnataka trio of bowlers dominated the top positions, with Vasuki Koushik and Shreyas Gopal both claiming 18 wickets. Vasuki Koushik, after his pivotal three-wicket performance, moved up from ninth to third place. Abhilash Shetty also gained ground on the table, with his three-wicket haul earlier today, bringing his total to 17 wickets.

Anshul Kamboj and Nachiket Bhute shared the sixth position, each with 17 wickets. Bhute was particularly impressive with his bowling displays. Chintan Gaja and Arzan Naswaswalla secured the eighth and ninth spots, respectively, with 16 wickets each, maintaining solid economy rates of 4.62 and 5.18. Sayan Ghosh rounded out the top 10, picking up 15 wickets from seven games at an economy rate of 6.11.