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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Naman Dhir Guides Maharashtra To 51-Run Group C Win Against Punjab

Here is all you need to know about the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 Group C match between Maharashtra and Punjab at the Anantam Ground in Jaipur: match report, toss update, playing XIs and more

Punjab captain Abhishek Sharma hit 48 runs off 45 balls against Maharashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 encounter. File
Summary
  • Maharashtra won the toss and opted to bowl first against Punjab

  • Abhishek Sharma's side posted 347-run total

  • In reply, Maharashtra managed 296 for 8

Punjab defeated Maharashtra by a handsome 51-run margin in their Group C opener of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 season on Wednesday (December 24) at the Anantam Ground in Jaipur. Captain Abhishek Sharma contributed 48 off 45 balls but it was Naman Dhir who stole the show with a fine 97 off 78 balls.

Punjab scored 347 for six, largely due to Dhir's knock along with the heroics of the Singh cousins: Anmolpreet (85 off 78 balls) and Prabhsimran (60 off 77 balls). In reply, Maharashtra managed 296 for 8 with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (1) enduring a rare failure. India discard Prithvi Shaw hit 46 off 39, but that was not enough to turn the tide.

Maharashtra Vs Punjab, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Toss Update

Maharashtra won the toss and opted to bowl first. Shubman Gill missed out for Punjab.

Maharashtra Vs Punjab, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Playing XIs

Punjab: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Abhishek Sharma (c), Anmolpreet Singh, Salil Arora, Naman Dhir, Ramandeep Singh, Krish Bhagat, Harpreet Brar, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Gurnoor Brar, Raghu Sharma

Maharashtra: Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Arshin Kulkarni, Siddhesh Veer, Ankit Bawne, Nikhil Naik (wk), Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jalaj Saxena, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Vicky Ostwal, Pradeep Dadhe

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Live Streaming

Select matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network in India. Live streaming will be available on the JioCinema app and website in the country.

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