Vijay Hazare Trophy Round 7 Highlights: Hardik Pandya Stars In Baroda Win; Rishabh Pant-Led Delhi Thump Haryana

Good Morning Folks. This is the start of our live blog for all the 16 matches in the 7th round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. Stay tuned with us for the real-time updates and scores.

Elite Group A

• Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh

• Puducherry vs Rajasthan

• Jharkhand vs Tripura

• Kerala vs Tamil Nadu

Elite Group B

• Baroda vs Chandigarh

• Hyderabad vs Jammu and Kashmir

• Assam vs Vidarbha

• Bengal vs Uttar Pradesh

Elite Group C

• Goa vs Maharashtra

• Mumbai vs Punjab

• Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand

• Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim

Elite Group D

• Delhi vs Haryana

• Odisha vs Railways

• Andhra vs Services

• Gujarat vs Saurashtra

Only the matches between Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh and Baroda vs Chandigarh will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app/website. You can still catch all the live action as it happens through our live blogs, starting from 9:00AM (IST) onwards.

Elite Group A

• Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh – MP opt to bowl

• Puducherry vs Rajasthan – Pondicherry opt to bowl

• Jharkhand vs Tripura – Tripura opt to bat

• Kerala vs Tamil Nadu – Kerala opt to bowl

Elite Group B

• Baroda vs Chandigarh – Baroda opt to bat

• Hyderabad vs Jammu and Kashmir – J&K opt to bowl

• Assam vs Vidarbha – Assam opt to bowl

• Bengal vs Uttar Pradesh – UP opt to bowl

Elite Group C

• Goa vs Maharashtra – Maharashtra opt to bat

• Mumbai vs Punjab – Mumbai opt to bowl

• Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand – Uttarakhand opt to bowl

• Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim – Sikkim opt to bat

Elite Group D

• Delhi vs Haryana – Delhi opt to bowl

• Odisha vs Railways – Railways opt to bowl

• Andhra vs Services – Services opt to bat

• Gujarat vs Saurashtra – Gujarat opt to bowl

Double blows for Tripura as Jharkhand's Sushant Mishra dismisses Tejasvi Jaiswal and Hrituraj Ghosh Roy for ducks in the very first over. Sinha and Sridam are trying to rebuilt the innings, which stands at 17/2 inside four overs.

Rajasthan, too, have lost two wickets early on in their match against Pondicherry. Udeshi got the scalp of opener Khandelwal, who departed for just six runs. Abhay Singh was then dismissed for a duck, being bowled by Nitin Pranaav.

What a start from Mumbai, with Punjab being down to 25/3 at the start of the fifth over. After two boundaries, captain Abhishek Sharma is sent back to the pavilion by Sairaj Patil. Onkar Tamale then takes two wickets in two overs, dismissing Prabhsimran Singh for 11 and then last match's hero, Harnoor, for a duck. Anmolpreet and Naman Dhir are at the crease.

Maharashtra's condition in their match against Goa is even worse, down to 10/3 at the start of the sixth over. Arshin Kulkarni and Ankit Bawane are dismissed for ducks, and Arjun Tendulkar then gets the scalp of Prithvi Shaw for just one.

Ishant Sharma has taken two wickets for Delhi, with Haryana struggling at 19/3 at the start of the fifth over. Mayank Shandilya and Ankit Kumar were dismissed for ducks, while Navdeep Saini bowled Himanshu Rana for one.

What a start being made by Saurashtra in their match against Gujarat! Sent to bat first, the opening pair of Harvik Desai (72 off 72) and Vishvarajsinh Jadeja (65 off 66) have formed a solid partnership, with none of the Gujarat bowlers getting any luck at the crease. Desai is looking primed to reach his ninth List A century. Saurashtra are 139/0.

Haryana's innings looks doomed for an early end as they are struggling at 72/8. Other than Ashish Siwach, who top scored with 33, none of the batters have even crossed 12, with all but one failing to reach double figures. Ishant Sharma and Navdeep Saini have taken three wickets apiece, while Prince Yadav has two.

Maharashtra, meanwhile, are batting at 67/6 with the innings half-way done. Ruturaj Gaikwad, batting at 32 off 65, is the only hope for the batting side as wickets keep on tumbling at the other end, with Koushik taking three wickets for Goa.

Hardik Pandya's fiery innings for Baroda comes to an end as he is dismissed by a good catch from Nikhil off Jagjit's bowling. The all-rounder departs for 75 off just 31 balls, which included two boundaries and a whopping nine sixes. Priyanshu Moliya, batting at 55 off 63, is still on the pitch, with Baroda at 214/5.

Meanwhile, Ramandeep Singh has reached his half-century, currently batting at 56 off 61 and trying to build up a partnership with new batter, Harpreet Bar. Punjab are at 152/6.

Tamil Nadu captain Narayan Jagadeesan has reached a superb hundred, batting at 102 off 100, which includes nine fours and two sixes. With Aparajith at the other end, he has put Tamil Nadu at 186/2 against Kerala.

Meanwhile, despite a good partnership between Anuj Thakral and Anshul Kamboj at the end, Haryana are all out for 105 against Delhi. Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini, and Prince Yadav have all taken three wickets apiece, while Harsh Tyagi has one.

Punjab's innigs has come to an end at 216 all out, with all 10 batters returning to the dugout in 45.1 overs. Musheer Khan has been the star with the ball for Mumbai, registering figures of 3/37 in 9.1 overs. Onkar Tarmale, Shivam Dube, and Shashank Attarde have taken two wickets each.

After being down to 25/3 at one point, Rajasthan have rescued their innings brilliantly and reached 268/8 in 50 overs. The star of the show was Karan Lamba, who scored a terrific century and finished at 108 off 116 balls, including 11 fours and one six.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra reach 249/7 in 50 overs, with captain Ruturaj Gaikward remaining unbeaten at 134 off just 131 balls. His century knock included eight boundaries and six sixes. Kousik had a three-for with the ball.

Elite Group A

• Karnataka 207/10 vs Madhya Pradesh

• Puducherry vs Rajasthan 269/8

• Jharkhand vs Tripura 320/10

• Kerala vs Tamil Nadu 294/8

Elite Group B

• Baroda 391/910 vs Chandigarh

• Hyderabad 268/9 vs Jammu and Kashmir

• Assam vs Vidarbha 308/7

• Bengal 269/10 vs Uttar Pradesh

Elite Group C

• Goa vs Maharashtra 249/7

• Mumbai vs Punjab 216/10

• Chhattisgarh 265/10 vs Uttarakhand

• Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim 160/6

Elite Group D

• Delhi 60/1 vs Haryana 105/10

• Odisha 251/10 vs Railways

• Andhra vs Services 165/10

• Gujarat vs Saurashtra 383/4

Delhi have sealed a massive nine-wicket win over Haryana, chasing down the target of 106 in just 13.3 overs. Priyansh Arya's early dismissal for just six was the only blot in what has been a clinical chase, with Vaibhav Kandpal (28) and Nitish Rana (57 off 39) ensuring that Delhi got over the line with ease.

A brilliant half-century from Sarfaraz Khan has placed Mumbai in a very good position to seal the chase early. The batter is now at 57 off just 17 balls, including a fiery 30-run over off Abhishek Sharma. Overall, he has hit six boundaries and five maximums, with Shreyas Iyer happy to play second fiddle at the other end. Mumbai are 129/2 at the end of 13 overs, needing just 88 runs more to win.

Mumbai are making a routine chase much more complicated with a late tumble of wickets. Shreyas Iyer misses out on a deserved half-century as he is dismissed at 45 off 34 by Markande. With just 16 needed to seal the win, this surely can't be thrown away by Mumbai!

Meanwhile, Siraj and Milind have taken two wickets each for Hyderabad as Jammu and Kashmir are struggling at 69/4 inside 17 overs. Vivrant and Sahil, two new batters, are at the crease as J&K need 200 runs more.

Punjab have beaten Mumbai in what was an enthralling encounter at the Jaipuria Vidhyalaya Ground in Jaipur. The Mumbaikars needed 216 for the win and even though it looked like an achievable target, Shreyas Iyer's men fell down against a relentless Punjab bowling attack.

Mayank Markane and Gurnoor Brar scalped 4 wickets each as Punjab claimed victory by a run.

Dhruv Jurel is well and truly making a statement in this Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 season. In UP's on-going chase of 270, Jurel smacked 123 off 96 before getting out through an unfortunate run-out.

Uttar Pradesh now have skipper Rinku Singh and Prashant Veer at the crease as they require 19 more runs to win.

Andhra Pradesh have secured a five-wicket win over Services, chasing down the target of 166 in 38.1 overs. After some poor performances from the top order, Maheep Kumar stabilised the Andhra innings with an unbeaten 68-run knock off 87 balls, that included four boundaries and two sixes. Amit Shukla took two wickets for Services, but it wasn't enough.

Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh beat Sikkim by nine wickets in a rain-curtailed match. Sikkim managed just 160/6 in 38 overs, but HP sealed the chase in 26.1 overs courtesy of a 143-run opening stand between Kushal Pal (79 not out) and Innesh Mahajan (73).

Baroda have sealed a massive 149-run win over Chandigarh. Hardik Pandya was the star for his side with the ball as well, taking three wickets, as did Mahesh Pithiya. As a result, Chandigarh were bowled out for 242.

Meanwhile, Saurashtra sealed a 145-run win against Gujarat, who were bowled out for 238. Chetan Sakariya and Ravindrasinh Jadeja took three wickets apiece.

• Quarter-final 1: Karnataka vs Mumbai (January 12, 9:00 AM IST)

• Quarter-final 2: Uttar Pradesh vs Saurashtra (January 12, 9:00 AM IST)

• Quarter-final 3: Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh (January 13, 9:00 AM IST)

• Quarter-final 4: Delhi vs Vidarbha (January 13, 9:00 AM IST)

All matches will take place at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

Elite Group A

• Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh – MP win by 7 wickets

• Puducherry vs Rajasthan – Rajasthan win by 132 runs

• Jharkhand vs Tripura – Tripura win by 197 runs

• Kerala vs Tamil Nadu – TN win by 77 runs

Elite Group B

• Baroda vs Chandigarh – Baroda win by 149 runs

• Hyderabad vs Jammu and Kashmir – J&K win by 3 wickets

• Assam vs Vidarbha – Vidarbha win by 160 runs

• Bengal vs Uttar Pradesh – UP win by 5 wickets

Elite Group C

• Goa vs Maharashtra – Maharashtra win by 5 runs

• Mumbai vs Punjab – Punjab win by 1 run

• Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand – Chhattisgarh win by 7 runs

• Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim – HP win by 7 wickets

Elite Group D

• Delhi vs Haryana – Delhi win by 9 wickets

• Odisha vs Railways – Railways win by 5 wickets

• Andhra vs Services – Andhra win by 5 wickets

• Gujarat vs Saurashtra – Saurashtra win by 145 runs