Defending champions Vidarbha clinched a four-wicket win against Uttar Pradesh, whereas Devdutt Padikkal slammed a match-winning century that helped Karnataka beat Punjab in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season on Sunday.
Right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj's brilliant four-wicket haul, Dhruv Jurel's crucial 96-run knock, and Delhi's Sanat Sangwan's lone-warrior century against Mumbai were the best performers on Thursday in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
The India Under-19 team will kick off its campaign for the record-extending sixth ICC U19 World Cup title against the USA in Bulawayo on Thursday, under the captaincy of Ayush Mhatre.
Team India star wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the three-match India vs New Zealand ODI series, starting on January 11, owing to a side strain (oblique muscle tear). Dhruv Jurel has been named as Pant's replacement for the New Zealand ODIs.
With 119 centuries scored already and several records shattered, this edition of VHT has been a dream batters would not like to wake up from. After weeks of entertaining action, mostly at the expense of bowlers, defending champions Karnataka, last year's finalists Vidarbha headline the ei
Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh (24 and 20 points in Group A), UP and Vidarbha (28 and 20 points in Group B), Punjab and Mumbai (24 and 20 points in Group C) and Delhi and Saurashtra (24 and 20 points in Group D) hold the top two positions in their respective Elite-level groups.
Wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel's superb 160, Rinku Singh's 63, all-rounder Shardul Thakur's four-wicket haul and Delhi's Priyansh Arya's fifty, among others, were the highlights on Tuesday in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025-26.
Dhruv Jurel's 160 and Rinku Singh's 63 for Uttar Pradesh, Shardul Thakur's four-wicket haul and Shams Mulani's five-fer for Mumbai, Ramakrishna Ghosh's seven-fer for Maharashtra, among others, were the highlights from the first innings of the Vijay Hazare Elite matches on December 29 so far.
At the end of the session, India was 102/4, with skipper Rishabh Pant (6*) and Ravindra Jadeja (0*) unbeaten. They trail by 387 runs and risk being put to follow on. Despite a 65-run opening stand between Rahul and Jaiswal, India lost their way just minutes before lunch as Jaiswal, Sai Sudha
At the end of the second session, SA was 18/1, with Aiden Markram (3*) unbeaten, trailing by 12 runs. India had gained a slender 30-run lead over SA, who had scored 159 in their first innings.
Speaking on JioStar, Jurel said, "There is no competition between me and Rishabh bhai. Both of us are playing for India, and whoever plays, the motive is the same: to make India win. If he plays, I am happy. If I play, I am happy. If we play together, that would be even better. The only focu