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Two Vijay Hazare Trophy pre-quarter-finals were played on Thursday, January 9. Haryana faced Bengal in the first match, while Rajasthan clashed with Tamil Nadu in the second.
In the first game, Bengal won the toss and opted to bowl first. However, the decision backfired as Haryana posted a competitive total of 298 runs in 50 overs. Key contributions came from Parth Vats (62 off 77) and Nishant Sandhu (64 off 67), whose 84-run partnership laid the foundation for the innings. Bengal's bowling effort was led by Mohammed Shami, who picked up three wickets, and Mukesh Kumar, who claimed two.
Chasing 298, Bengal got a promising start with Abhishek Porel (57 off 78) and Sudip Kumar Gharami (36 off 39) building a strong opening partnership. However, regular wickets derailed their chase, and they were eventually bowled out for 226, handing Haryana a 72-run victory. Parth Vats shone with the ball as well, claiming three wickets, while Nishant Sandhu and Anshul Kamboj supported with two wickets each.
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In the second match at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, Tamil Nadu opted to bowl first but suffered a 19-run defeat to Rajasthan. Rajasthan’s batting performance was spearheaded by Abhijeet Tomar, who scored a commanding 111 off 125 balls, while Mahipal Lomror contributed a brisk 60 off 49 balls in the middle order.
Despite Varun Chakravarthy's impressive bowling figures of 5/52, including the dismissals of Tomar and Lomror, Rajasthan managed to post a challenging total of 267.
Tamil Nadu’s chase began steadily, with Vijay Shankar and Mohamed Ali adding a crucial 50-run partnership. However, the loss of wickets at regular intervals hindered their progress, and they fell short of the target. Rajasthan’s Aman Singh Shekhawat led the bowling attack with three wickets, while Aniket Chaudhary and Kukna Ajay Singh supported effectively with two wickets each.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Most Runs
Mayank Agarwal continues to lead the scoring charts in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 613 runs in seven matches at an impressive strike rate of 111.65. Karun Nair holds the second position with 542 runs at a strike rate of 115.07. Siddhesh Veer follows as the third-highest scorer, accumulating 490 runs at a strike rate of 103.15 from seven games.
Prabhsimran Singh is close behind in fourth place, scoring 484 runs at an exceptional average of 96.8. Ayush Mhatre holds the fifth spot with 458 runs at an average of 65.42. Punjab Are the only team with two players in the top 10, with Abhishek Sharma placed sixth, contributing 448 runs at an impressive strike rate of 130.99.
Ashwin Hebbar stands seventh with 423 runs at an average of 84.6. Mahipal Lomror, fresh off his crucial 60-run innings against Tamil Nadu, has climbed to eighth place with 406 runs at a strike rate of 97.83. Ankit Kumar from Haryana has advanced to ninth position, scoring 399 runs across eight matches. Completing the top 10, Utkarsh Singh has accumulated 392 runs at an average of 65.33.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Most Wickets
Varun Chakravarthy has surged to the top of the wicket-takers chart, climbing from eighth position after an exceptional five-wicket haul. He now boasts 18 wickets from six games at an impressive economy rate of 4.36.
Arshdeep Singh follows in second place with 17 wickets at an economy rate of 5.53. In third is Chintan Gaja, who has been equally effective with 16 wickets at an economical 4.76.
Sajan Ghosh moved up a position to fourth, taking his tally to 15 wickets at a strike rate of 20.46. Arzan Nagwaswalla from Gujarat shares the fifth spot with 14 wickets, joined by Raghu Sharma, Aniket Kamboj, Aniket Choudhary, Pranav Karia, and Shreyas Gopal.
Aniket Kamboj and Aniket Choudhary, recent entrants to the top 10, delivered strong performances earlier in the day, each picking up two wickets.
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