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.
