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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Round 7 Highlights: Sarfaraz Khan's Knock In Vain As Punjab Win Thriller

Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights, Round 7: Sarfaraz Khan created history on Thursday with a breathtaking innings, smashing the fastest fifty by an Indian in List A cricket during Mumbai's Vijay Hazare Trophy clash against Punjab.

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights, Round 7: Sarfaraz Khan created history on Thursday with a breathtaking innings, smashing the fastest fifty by an Indian in List A cricket during Mumbai's Vijay Hazare Trophy clash against Punjab at the Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground. Playing for Mumbai, Sarfaraz reached his half-century in just 15 balls, surpassing the previous record held by Ajith Sheth, who had achieved the feat in 16 deliveries against Chhattisgarh while representing Baroda. Mumbai beat Punjab by a narrow margin of one run. (Scorecards - Bengal vs Uttar Pradesh | Baroda vs Chandigarh | Mumbai vs Punjab | Delhi vs Haryana)

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Match 123, Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2025/26, Jan 08, 2026

Match Ended



MUM

215/10 (26.2)



PUN

216/10 (45.1)

Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground, Jaipur

Punjab beat Mumbai by 1 run

Jan 08, 2026 17:42 (IST)

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Jan 08, 2026 17:17 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh register wins!

Maharashtra defeated Goa by a narrow margin of five runs. In the chase of 250, nine-down Goa were restricted to 244 in 50 overs. On the other hand, Chhattisgarh also registered a similar victory against Uttarakhand. They defended their total of 265, winning the game by seven runs.

Jan 08, 2026 17:09 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Victory for Jammu and Kashmir!

Jammu and Kashmir have won the game against Hyderabad by three wickets. The Shubman Khajuria-led side chased down the target of 268 runs in 47.5 overs.

Jan 08, 2026 16:49 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Railways win!

Railways have defeated Odisha by 5 wickets. In the chase of 252, the side reached home in 45.2 overs, thanks to Sahab Yuvraj Singh's unbeaten century. He scored 118 not out off 134 with the help of 11 fours and two sixes.

Jan 08, 2026 16:12 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Andhra beat Services

Andhra Pradesh (168/5) defeated Services (165 all out) by five wickets. Maheep Kumar became the top scorer for Andhra with his unbeaten 68 off 87 balls. 

Jan 08, 2026 16:04 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: MP beat Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh (208/3) defeated Karnataka (207 all out) by seven wickets in the Round 7 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy match. Skipper Venkatesh Iyer became the top-scorer with 65 off 33 balls. Opener Yash Dubey scored 40 while Tripuresh Singh remained unbeaten at 36 off 12 balls. 

Jan 08, 2026 15:30 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Punjab beat Mumbai by 1 run

Despite such a brilliant knock from Sarfaraz Khan, Mumbai lost the Round 7 of Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Punjab by just one run. For Punjab, Gurnoor Brar and Mayank Markande took four wickets each while Krish Bhagat and Harnoor Singh took one wicket each. With this win, Punjab finished at the top of the Group C points table. For the unversed, both Punjab and Mumbai have qualified for the quarter-finals.

Jan 08, 2026 14:49 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Jurel hits 50

Dhruv Jurel is in sublime form today for Uttar Pradesh in the chase of 270 against Bengal. Jurel has completed his half-century and still going strong in a partnership with Priyam Garg. Two-down Uttar Pradesh are going ahead strongly in the chase. 

UP 149/2 (24.2 overs) vs BEN

Jan 08, 2026 14:37 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Shreyas nears 50

Sarfaraz Khan departed after scoring a quick 62 off 20 balls. He was dismissed by Mayank Markande. Currently, Shreyas Iyer is forming a partnership with Hardik Tamore and inching towards his half-century. Mumbai have lost five wickets in the chase of 217. 

MUM 201/5 (22 overs) vs PUN 

Jan 08, 2026 14:33 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Siraj strikes twice

Jammu and Kashmir have lost their four wickets in the chase of 269 against Hyderabad. Pacer Mohammed Siraj has taken two wickets for Hyderabad. He dismissed Dikshant Kundal and Shubham Khajuria for 4 and 22 respectively. Later, CV Milind also took two wickets. 

J&K 63/4 (15 overs) vs HYD

Jan 08, 2026 13:52 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Sarfaraz goes crazy

WOAH! Sarfaraz Khan proves his mettle as a batter as he hammers Abhishek Sharma. Playing for Mumbai, Sarfaraz hits 6,4,6,4,6,4 in the over of Abhishek Sharma as the India opener concedes 30 runs. Sarfaraz also completes his half-century in 15 balls. Terrific batting from the ignored India star. 

MUM 129/2 (13 overs) vs PUN

Jan 08, 2026 13:40 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Delhi beat Haryana by 9 wickets

Delhi (107/1) defeated Haryana (105 all out) in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Round 7 on Thursday in Bengaluru. Chasing 106, Delhi just lost one wicket in the form of Priyansh Arya for 6. Nitish Rana and Vaibhav Kandpal scored 57* and 28* runs respectively as Delhi chased down the target in 13.3 overs. With this win, Delhi have qualified for the quarter-finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. 

Jan 08, 2026 13:06 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: 1st innings scores

Gujarat vs Saurashtra 383/4

Andhra vs Services 165 all-out

Odisha 252 all-out vs Railways

Delhi vs Haryana 105 all-out

Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim 82/6*

Chhattisgarh 265 all-out vs Uttarakhand

Mumbai vs Punjab 216 all-out

Goa vs Maharashtra 249/7

Bengal 269 all-out vs UP

Assam 308/7 vs Vidarbha

Hyderabad 268/9 vs J&K

Baroda 391 all-out vs Chandigarh

Kerala vs TN 294/8

Jharkhand vs Tripura 320 all-out

Pondicherry vs Rajasthan 269/8

Karnataka 207 all-out vs Madhya Pradesh 

Jan 08, 2026 12:48 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Punjab 216 all out

Punjab have been bowled out for 216 by Mumbai. For Punjab, Ramandeep Singh top scored with 72 off 74 balls while Anmolpreet Singh scored 57 off 75 balls. For Mumbai, Musheer Khan became the star player by taking three wickets while Onkar Tarmale, Shivam Dube, and Shashank Attarde took two wickets each. 

Jan 08, 2026 12:40 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Maharashtra 249/7 in 50 overs

Maharashtra ended their innings at 249/7 in 50 overs against Goa. For Maharashtra, Ruturaj Gaikwad played an unbeaten knock of 134 off 131 balls. Apart from him, Vicky Ostwal scored 53 off 82 balls. V Koushik took three wickets for Goa. 

Jan 08, 2026 12:34 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Jitesh Sharma departs for 73

After Hardik Pandya, Baroda found the momentum from Jitesh Sharma as he hit 73 off 33 balls against Chandigarh. He hammered eight boundaries and four sixes before getting dismissed by Hartejassvi. With five overs left, Priyanshi Moliya, who has completed his century, is forming a partnership with NA Rathva. 

BAR 367/6 (45.3 overs)

Jan 08, 2026 12:08 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Haryana 105 all out

Haryana have been bundled out for 105 by Delhi. For Delhi, Ishant Sharma, Prince Yadav and Navdeep Saini took three wickets while Harsh Tyagi took one. For Haryana, Ashish Siwach became the top-scorer with 33 runs. 

Jan 08, 2026 12:00 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Jagadeesan hits ton

Tamil Nadu are in a good position as skipper N Jagadeesan has hit his century against Kerala. Despite losing three wickets, Tamil Nadu are dominating the game as they have crossed the 200-run mark in 40 overs. 

TN 222/3 (42 overs) vs KER

Jan 08, 2026 11:50 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Hyderabad 6 down

Hyderabad have lost their sixth wicket against Jammu and Kashmir. Their openers Aman Rao and Rahul Singh Ghalaut scored 60 and 56 runs respectively but later departed. Currently, Nitesh Reddy and Pranav Varma are forming a steady partnership and keeping scoreboard moving for Hyderabad. 

HYD 198/6 (40 overs) vs J&K

Jan 08, 2026 11:44 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Hardik departs for 75

Hardik Pandya departed after scoring 75 off just 31. He was dismissed by Jagjeet Singh Sandhu as Baroda lost their fifth wicket. Hardik's knock included two boundaries and nine sixes. 

BAR 285/5 (36 overs) vs CHA

Jan 08, 2026 11:18 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Punjab rely on Ramandeep

Despite losing four early wickets, Punjab found their way back against Mumbai as Ramandeep Singh and Anmolpreet Singh stitched a good partnership. Both the batters hit half-centuries but Anmolpreet became Musheer Khan's prey and departed for 57. Currently, Ramandeep is standing solid and forming a partnership with Harpreet Brar for six-down Punjab. 

PUN 158/6 (32 overs) vs MUM

Jan 08, 2026 11:13 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Hardik hits fiery 50

Hardik Pandya is at his attacking best. He is forming a terrific partnership with Priyanshi Moliya and taking Baroda in the game against Chandigarh. Moliya is batting at 55 off 63 balls while Hardik is unbeaten at 75 off just 30 deliveries. His knock includes two boundaries and nine sixes.

BAR 213/4 (29 overs) vs CHA 

Jan 08, 2026 11:03 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Haryana 8 down

Haryana are in deep trouble as they go 8 down against Delhi. Ishant Sharma and Navdeep Saini are the main architects for Delhi as they have taken three wickets each while Prince Yadav has taken two wickets. 

HAR 81/8 (20 overs) vs DEL

Jan 08, 2026 10:50 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Uttar Pradesh solid

Rinku Singh's Uttar Pradesh are looking in good touch with the ball against Bengal. They have scalped three wickets in the form of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karan Lal, and Anustup Majumdar. However, Bengal have got a good partnership between Sudip Kumar Gharami and Shahbaz. 

BEN 130/3 (23 overs)

Jan 08, 2026 10:33 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Big blow for Team India

Indian batter Tilak Varma has undergone a surgery for a groin issue that triggered acute pain and is all set to miss the upcoming T20 International series against New Zealand besides being in serious doubt for the first couple of matches in next month's T20 World Cup. The 23-year-old was rushed to a hospital after complaining of acute pain in Rajkot, where he is with the Hyderabad team for the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy One-day Championship.

Jan 08, 2026 10:12 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Tripura in trouble

Tripura have also lost three early wickets against Jharkhand. Sushant Mishra has taken all the three wickets. He first removed Tejasvi Jaiswal for duck, followed by AA Sinha for 12 and Hrituraj Ghosh Roy for duck. Currently, Sridam Paul and RA Dey are standing unbeaten. 

TRI 52/3 (15 overs) vs JHA

Jan 08, 2026 09:58 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Padikkal, Agarwal steady

Openers Devdutt Padikkal and Mayank Agarwal are forming a good partnership for Karnataka against Madhya Pradesh. Both the batters are dealing in boundaries and taking singles to keep the scoreboard for Karnataka. 

KAR 49/0 (9 overs) vs MP

Jan 08, 2026 09:56 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Big feat for Arjun

By bowling the first over for Goa today, Arjun Tendulkar has registered a big feat. In the previous match, he opened the batting as well. He has now become the first player to open both batting and bowling in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match. 

Jan 08, 2026 09:50 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Ishant Sharma on fire

Ishant Sharma has provided Delhi with a flying start against Haryana. Ishant Sharma took wickets in the form of Mayank Shandilya, skipper Ankit Kumar, and Ajay Singh for duck. Apart from him, pacer Navdeep Saini dismissed HJ Rana for 1. Four wickets are down for Haryana. 

HAR 19/4 (6.3 overs) vs DEL

Jan 08, 2026 09:33 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Abhishek departs

Punjab are in big trouble as they have lost three wickets in quick succession. Playing against Mumbai, Punjab lost the wickets of their skipper Abhishek Sharma for 8, Prabhsimran Singh for 11, and Harnoor Singh for duck. Onkar Tarmale took two wickets while Sairaj Patil took one. 

PUN 25/3 (4.1 overs) vs MUM 

Jan 08, 2026 09:16 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Maharashtra lose 3 wickets

What a brilliant start for Goa as they scalp three early wickets of Maharashtra. First, V Koushik dismissed Arshin Kulkarni for duck and then went on to dismiss AR Bawane for the same score. Later, Arjun Tendulkar joined the party and removed ignored India star Prithvi Shaw for 1. Tough time for Maharashtra. 

MAH 2/3 (1.2 overs) vs GOA

Jan 08, 2026 09:09 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: No Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill is set to miss today's match between Punjab and Mumbai as he is Vadodara with Team India, preparing for the first ODI against New Zealand. Today, Punjab will be led by star opener Abhishek Sharma. 

Jan 08, 2026 09:03 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Toss

Gujarat vs Saurashtra - Gujarat opt to field

Andhra vs Services - Andhra opt to field

Odisha vs Railways - Railways opt to field

Delhi vs Haryana - Delhi opt to field

Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand - Uttarakhand opt to field

Mumbai vs Punjab - Mumbai opt to field

Goa vs Maharashtra - Maharashtra opt to bat

Bengal vs UP - UP opt to field

Assam vs Vidarbha - Assam opt to field

Hyderabad vs J&K - J&K opt to field

Baroda vs Chandigarh - Baroda opt to bat

Kerala vs TN - Kerala opt to field

Jharkhand vs Tripura - Tripura opt to bat

Pondicherry vs Rajasthan - Pondicherry opt to field

Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh - MP opt to field

Jan 08, 2026 08:40 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: UP's big win over Vidarbha

Abhishek Goswami hit a fine century as Uttar Pradesh produced a sensational batting effort to storm into the quarterfinals of Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 54-run win over Vidarbha in a crucial Group B match on Tuesday. Sent in to bat, Uttar Pradesh posted 339/5 with Goswami slamming 103. The opener was ably supported by scintillating fifties from Priyam Garg (67), Dhruv Jurel (56) and Rinku Singh (57). In reply, Aman Mokhade came up with a fighting 147 but Vidarbha could manage 285 for 9 in 50 overs with Kuldeep Yadav (3/52) taking three wickets.

Jan 08, 2026 08:38 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Last day for Group Stage games

Round 7 is the last day for the Group Stage matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. So far, Uttar Pradesh have entered the quarterfinals with a total 20 points while Chandigarh are knocked out of the race. Vidarbha, Bengal, and Baroda are tied at 16 points and need a win in their last match. Lastly, Baroda need a big victory in today's match against Uttar Pradesh and also hope for other teams results' to go their way. 

Jan 08, 2026 08:32 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Group C and D Schedule today

Group C

Goa vs Maharashtra

Mumbai vs Punjab

Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand

Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim

Group D

Delhi vs Haryana

Odisha vs Railways

Andhra vs Services

Gujarat vs Saurashtra

Jan 08, 2026 08:31 (IST)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live: Group A and B Schedule today

Group A

Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh

Puducherry vs Rajasthan

Jharkhand vs Tripura

Kerala vs Tamil Nadu

Group B

Baroda vs Chandigarh

Hyderabad vs Jammu and Kashmir

Assam vs Vidarbha

Bengal vs Uttar Pradesh

Jan 08, 2026 08:26 (IST)

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Round 7 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches, taking place all over India. Stay tuned for all the live updates. 

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