Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Round 1 Live Score: Fans Await Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli After Mumbai, Delhi Opt To Field

Karnataka’s decision to bowl first seems to be working well. Vidyadhar Patil provided the first breakthrough for the side in the third over, dismissing Utkarsh Singh to put Jharkhand on the back foot early.

Jharkhand: 20/1 (3.1)

Early breakthrough for Mumbai. Skipper Tushar Deshpande strikes straight away in his first over, knocking over Sikkim opener Rajera for a duck. A sharp start with the new ball as Mumbai draw first blood and put Sikkim under immediate pressure.

SKM 5/1 (1)

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

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

Also Check: Andhra Vs Delhi, Live Cricket Score, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

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

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

Mumbai (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Musheer Khan, Hardik Tamore(w), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur(c), Tushar Deshpande, Sylvester DSouza

Sikkim (Playing XI): Lee Yong Lepcha(c), Ashish Thapa(w), Amit Rajera, Robin Limboo, Gurinder Singh, Kranthi Kumar, Palzor Tamang, Ankur Malik, K Sai Satwik, Md Saptulla, Abhishek Kr Shah

Andhra Vs Delhi: DEL Opt to Bowl

Mumbai Vs Sikkim: SKM Opt to Bowl

Punjab Vs Maharashtra: MAH Opt to Bowl

Jharkhand Vs Karnataka: KAR Opt to Bowl

Apart from Rohit and Kohli, there are also several othe star players who are taking part in the VHT 2025-26 for their respective domestic teams. Rishabh Pant will be seen leading Delhi while Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma will be in action for Punjab. Mohammed Shami will be playing for Bengal while Ishan Kishan will be leading Jharkhand.

Just like Kohli, Rohit Sharma is also making his VHT comeback, however, he was last appeard in 2018. Interestingly, the Mumbai squad misses some renowned faces like Ajinkya Rahane, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer and few others. So, Rohit will have a lot responsibilities on his shoulders to anchor Mumbai's innings.

Former India captain Virat Kohli will be featuring in his first Vijay Hazare Trophy match after a gap of 15 years. While his pedigree in the 50-over format is unquestioned, stepping back into domestic cricket won’t be a simple walk in the park. Match sharpness, conditions, and the hunger of younger bowlers mean Kohli will have to earn every run rather than just go with the flow.

All eyes are on the opening fixtures as India’s top domestic stars take the field. Stay tuned for live scores, key moments, and real-time updates as the one-day season gets underway. Also, it would be interesting to see the two former India captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing.