Much of the spotlight heading into the round was on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but neither featured in the third round, as they are set to begin preparations for India’s ODI series against New Zealand in January.
Gujarat's Saurav Chauhan plays a shot during the Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Gujarat and Delhi, Elite Group D, in Bengaluru on Friday, December 26, 2025. (Photo: IANS)
The third round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy concluded on Monday across various venues, delivering several standout individual performances despite the absence of India’s biggest stars.
Much of the spotlight heading into the round was on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but neither featured in the third round, as they are set to begin preparations for India’s ODI series against New Zealand in January.
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Fourteen-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi grabbed attention once again, scoring 31 runs off just 10 balls against Meghalaya. Suryavanshi was recently honoured with the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by President Droupadi Murmu and later met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Although reports had suggested he was not scheduled to feature in the remaining Vijay Hazare matches, the youngster took the field in this fixture and made an immediate impact.
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Among the other standout performers, Dhruv Jurel played a captain’s knock for Uttar Pradesh, anchoring the innings with an unbeaten 160 off 101 balls against Baroda. He was well supported by Rinku Singh, who contributed 63 runs.
In Mumbai’s dominant win over Chhattisgarh, bowlers Shams Mulani and Shardul Thakur combined to dismantle the opposition for just 142 runs. Mulani picked up 5 wickets for 31 runs, while Mumbai skipper Thakur returned figures of 4 wickets for 13 runs, for a comfortable nine-wicket victory.
Elsewhere, Railways produced a strong batting display in their Elite Group D clash, posting a massive 365/7 in 50 overs.
In another fixture, Odisha won the toss and elected to field against Andhra, a decision that paid off as they restricted Andhra to 221 runs, before chasing down the target comfortably.
Bowling honours went to Ramakrishna Ghosh of Maharashtra, who claimed a stunning 7 wickets for 42 runs against Himachal Pradesh.
With the bat, Priyansh Arya starred for Delhi, smashing a quick-fire 78 off 45 balls to help his side chase down a 321-run target against Saurashtra.
Kunal Chandela struck a crucial century to anchor Uttarakhand’s successful 270-run chase against Punjab.
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