Vidarbha clinch their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy beating Saurashtra by 38 runs
Vidarbha's Atharva Taide blasted 128 in the final to take Vidarbha home
Vidarbha lost in the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy last year against Karnataka
Vidarbha beat last year's blues as they beat Saurashtra by 41 runs to clinch their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy at the BCCI Centre of Excellence on Sunday, January 18, 2026.Anku
After being invited to bat first, Vidarbha posted 317 runs on the board courtesy of a majestic century by opener Atharva Taide. In his blistering innings of 128 runs off 118 balls, Taide slammed 15 fours and 3 sixes. Yash Rathod also played a handy 54-run innings to complement Taide to take their team to a strong total.
Ankur Panwar turned out to be the best bowler for Saurashtra as he picked up 4 key wickets of Vidarbha, but couldn't stop them from crossing the 300-run mark.
Saurashtra relied heavily on their opening pair of skipper Harvik Desai and Vishvaraj Jadeja, but both batters couldn't fire in the all-important final. However, Prerak Mankad and Chirag Jani showed defiance with the bat, but in the end, it proved to be insufficient as Saurashtra lost the final by 38 runs.
Captain Yash Thakur and Nachiket Bhute picked 4 and 3 wickets for Vidarbha to derail Saurashtra's chase and played a vital role in their team's title-winning performance.
Vidarbha lost last year's Vijay Hazare Trophy final to Karnataka but this year did one better and rolled past Karnataka and Saurashtra in the semi-final and final to finally win their first-ever List A title.
Saurashtra Vs Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, Final: Live Streaming Info
When and where will the Saurashtra Vs Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare Trophy final be played?
The Saurashtra vs Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare Trophy final will be played at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 1:30 pm IST..
Where will the Saurashtra Vs Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare Trophy final be telecast and live streamed?
The Saurashtra Vs Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare Trophy final will be telecast on Star Sports in India. It will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in the country.
