Delhi down Andhra by 4 wickets in their 1st Vijay Hazare Trophy match
Virat Kohli slammed a hundred on his List A comeback after 15 years
Simarjeet Singh took a five-wicket haul for Delhi
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Virat Kohli’s Masterful 131 Guides Delhi To Four-Wicket Victory Over Andhra
Virat Kohli slammed his 58th List A hundred on his Vijay Hazare comeback after 15 years against Andhra. Simarjeet Singh's five-wicket haul and half-centuries from Nitish Rana (77) and Priyansh Arya (74) also played a key role in Delhi's win
Summary
Indian star batter Virat Kohli made a grand comeback to the Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years with a masterful 131, powering Delhi to a four-wicket victory over Andhra in their opening Group D match on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli donned his master chaser hat to take Delhi over the line with a scintillating 131 off 101 balls. He was well complemented by Nitish Rana (77, 55b) and Priyansh Arya (74, 44b) as Delhi scaled down a challenging target of 299 in 37.4 overs.
Earlier Ricky Bhui from Andhra slammed a century (122, 105b) to lead Andhra to 298/8 but got overshadowed by Kohli's brilliance. Pacer Simarjeet Singh grabbed a five-for and played a key role in Delhi's win by restricting Andhra to a modest total on a flat pitch.
Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest To 16000 List A Runs
This was Virat Kohli's 58th List A hundred, and with it, he has also become the fastest batter to reach 16,000 runs in just 330 innings, followed by the legend Sachin Tendulkar, who took 391 innings to achieve the feat. Kohli looked in sublime touch today and reached his fifty in just 39 balls and later 100 in 83 balls with a four off pacer Shiva Narasimha Raju.
Andhra Vs Delhi, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Toss Update
Delhi have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Andhra Vs Delhi, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Playing XIs
Andhra (Playing XI): Srikar Bharat(w), Ashwin Hebbar, Shaik Rasheed, Ricky Bhui, Nitish Kumar Reddy(c), Saurabh Kumar, Maramreddy Hemanth Reddy, K S Narasimha Raju, Tripurana Vijay, Satyanarayana Raju, SDNV Prasad
Delhi (Playing XI): Arpit Rana, Priyansh Arya, Virat Kohli, Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Simarjeet Singh, Harsh Tyagi, Ishant Sharma, Prince Yadav, Navdeep Saini
Andhra Vs Delhi, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Live Streaming
Andhra Vs Delhi live streaming isn't available as there are only two matches which is being live streamed, Pondicherry vs Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh.
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