Jharkhand Vs Karnataka, Live Cricket Score, VHT 2025-26: KAR Strike Early As Shikhar, Shubh Settle JHA

Jharkhand take a hit early but don’t panic. Utkarsh Singh is on his way after edging one to Abhinav Manohar, Vidyadhar Patil the man doing the damage as Karnataka’s bowlers start with real purpose.

Shikhar Mohan is still there, holding one end up, and Shubh Sharma walks in to calm things down. Karnataka are already working their magic, but Jharkhand are trying to steady the ship.

Karnataka (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Smaran Ravichandran, Krishnan Shrijith(w), Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Dhruv Prabhakar, Vidyadhar Patil, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Abhilash Shetty

Jharkhand (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w/c), Kumar Kushagra, Shikhar Mohan, Utkarsh Singh, Virat Singh, Robin Minz, Anukul Roy, Shubh Sharma, Saurabh Shekhar, Sushant Mishra, Vikash Singh

Karnataka have won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Karnataka: Mayank Agarwal(c), KL Rahul(w), Karun Nair, Devdutt Padikkal, Smaran Ravichandran, Abhinav Manohar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnan Shrijith, Prasidh Krishna, Abhilash Shetty, Shreesha Achar, Sharath BR, Manvanth Kumar L, Harshil Dharmani, Dhruv Prabhakar

Jharkhand: Ishan Kishan(c), Virat Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Shikhar Mohan, Robin Minz(w), Anukul Roy, Utkarsh Singh, Shubham Singh, Manishi, Sushant Mishra, Vikash Singh, Bal Krishna, Rajandeep Singh, Saurabh Shekhar, Pankaj Kumar, Amit Kumar, Md Kounain Quraishi, Shubh Sharma

Jharkhand skipper Ishan Kishan is having a great time in his cricket career. The star wicketkeeper-batter guided Jharkhand to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy triumph recently and was later rewarded by getting a place in India's squad for the T20I World Cup. He's now aiming to get Jharkhand another trophy.

Welcome to live coverage of Jharkhand vs Karnataka in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Round 1. Today’s elite group clash unfolds at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with both sides aiming for a strong start in India’s premier domestic 50-over tournament.