Vijay Hazare Trophy Round-up: Axar Patel’s 130, Pant-Arya Blitz, Padikkal’s Fourth Ton Shine

Vijay Hazare Trophy Round-up: Axar Patel’s 130, Pant-Arya Blitz, Padikkal’s Fourth Ton Shine
 By Prem Kumar Sun, 4 Jan 2026
Delhi Cruise as Pant, Arya Go Berserk Priyansh Arya (72 off 45)* and Rishabh Pant (67 off 37)* starred with the bat as Delhi chased down Services’ 179-run target in just 19.4 overs. Joining at 97/2, the duo smashed 78 runs in just 41 balls, hitting nine sixes and 13 boundaries between them. Earlier, Harshit Rana (4/47) and Prince Yadav (3/28) dismantled Services’ batting line-up to restrict them to 178. Punjab Register Thumping Win After Arshdeep Singh’s fiery spell of 5/34 bowled Sikkim out for just 75, Prabhsimran Singh smashed a 26-ball 53 not out to seal a 10-wicket victory for Punjab, chasing the target in only 6.2 overs. Maharashtra Post Massive Total Arshin Kulkarni scored a run-a-ball 114, while skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (66 off 52) and Ramakrishna Ghosh (64 off 27)* propelled Maharashtra to 366/4 against Mumbai. Saurashtra, Haryana and Uttarakhand Prevail Sammar Gajjar played a one-man show with 147 off 135 balls as Saurashtra defeated Railways by 31 runs. Parth Vats’ unbeaten 157 helped Haryana recover from 14/3 to beat Odisha by four wickets. Aanjaneya Suryavanshi (115 off 87)* led Uttarakhand’s successful chase of 271 against Goa, after they had slipped to 83/3. Centuries Galore Across Venues Devdutt Padikkal smashed his fourth century of the season, scoring 120 to power Karnataka to an 80-run win over Tripura. Hardik Pandya’s 133 went in vain as Aman Mokhade (150)* guided Vidarbha to a nine-wicket win over Baroda. Tilak Varma (109) led Hyderabad to a commanding 136-run victory over Chandigarh. Sanju Samson (101) and Rohan Kunnummal (124) shared a 212-run opening stand to help Kerala chase down 312 against Jharkhand. Abhimanyu Easwaran (102) anchored Bengal’s 85-run win over Assam. Sameer Rizvi (80 off 45)* kept Uttar Pradesh’s winning streak intact with a dominant finish against their opponents. Bowling Highlights Harshit Rana: 4/47 (Delhi) Arshdeep Singh: 5/34 (Punjab) Varun Chakravarthy: 4/25 (Tamil Nadu, in a losing cause) Ashok Sharma: 5/58 as Rajasthan edged Tamil Nadu by 10 runs in a thriller at Ahmedabad
On a day he was left out of India’s ODI squad, Axar Patel responded in emphatic fashion, hammering a brilliant 130 off 111 balls to guide Gujarat to a seven-run win over Andhra. The allrounder struck five sixes and 10 fours, powering Gujarat to 318/9. Despite a valiant century from opener CR Gnaneshwar, Andhra fell narrowly short.

Delhi Cruise as Pant, Arya Go Berserk

Priyansh Arya (72 off 45)* and Rishabh Pant (67 off 37)* starred with the bat as Delhi chased down Services’ 179-run target in just 19.4 overs. Joining at 97/2, the duo smashed 78 runs in just 41 balls, hitting nine sixes and 13 boundaries between them.

Earlier, Harshit Rana (4/47) and Prince Yadav (3/28) dismantled Services’ batting line-up to restrict them to 178.

Punjab Register Thumping Win

After Arshdeep Singh’s fiery spell of 5/34 bowled Sikkim out for just 75, Prabhsimran Singh smashed a 26-ball 53 not out to seal a 10-wicket victory for Punjab, chasing the target in only 6.2 overs.

Maharashtra Post Massive Total

Arshin Kulkarni scored a run-a-ball 114, while skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (66 off 52) and Ramakrishna Ghosh (64 off 27)* propelled Maharashtra to 366/4 against Mumbai.

Saurashtra, Haryana and Uttarakhand Prevail

  • Sammar Gajjar played a one-man show with 147 off 135 balls as Saurashtra defeated Railways by 31 runs.

  • Parth Vats’ unbeaten 157 helped Haryana recover from 14/3 to beat Odisha by four wickets.

  • Aanjaneya Suryavanshi (115 off 87)* led Uttarakhand’s successful chase of 271 against Goa, after they had slipped to 83/3.

Centuries Galore Across Venues

  • Devdutt Padikkal smashed his fourth century of the season, scoring 120 to power Karnataka to an 80-run win over Tripura.

  • Hardik Pandya’s 133 went in vain as Aman Mokhade (150)* guided Vidarbha to a nine-wicket win over Baroda.

  • Tilak Varma (109) led Hyderabad to a commanding 136-run victory over Chandigarh.

  • Sanju Samson (101) and Rohan Kunnummal (124) shared a 212-run opening stand to help Kerala chase down 312 against Jharkhand.

  • Abhimanyu Easwaran (102) anchored Bengal’s 85-run win over Assam.

  • Sameer Rizvi (80 off 45)* kept Uttar Pradesh’s winning streak intact with a dominant finish against their opponents.

Bowling Highlights

  • Harshit Rana: 4/47 (Delhi)

  • Arshdeep Singh: 5/34 (Punjab)

  • Varun Chakravarthy: 4/25 (Tamil Nadu, in a losing cause)

  • Ashok Sharma: 5/58 as Rajasthan edged Tamil Nadu by 10 runs in a thriller at Ahmedabad

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