Virat Kohli’s super-positive knock came to an end as the former India captain was stumped for 77 off 61 deliveries
Rohit Sharma and virat kohli during the opening match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy match (IANS)
The second round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy is underway on Friday, 26 December, with all eyes on two star-studded clashes, Mumbai vs Uttarakhand in Jaipur and Delhi vs Gujarat in Bengaluru, featuring Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, respectively.
Virat Kohli’s super-positive knock came to an end as the former India captain was stumped for 77 off 61 deliveries. Kohli fell short of a century but registered his sixth consecutive fifty in the format, continuing his fine run in List A cricket.
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Rohit Sharma falls for a golden duck against Uttarakhand, Virat Kohli scores a brisk 77 against Gujarat.
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At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Mumbai suffered an early shock as Rohit was dismissed in the very first over by Devendra Bora. The early exit was a huge disappointment for the thousands of fans who had gathered hoping to see another big knock from the former Indian captain.
Rohit’s dismissal stood in stark contrast to his heroics in Mumbai’s opening match against Sikkim, where he smashed 155 off 94 balls, including 18 fours and nine sixes. That innings powered Mumbai to an eight-wicket win and helped Rohit equal David Warner’s world record for the most 150-plus scores in List A cricket (nine).
Returning to the Vijay Hazare Trophy after more than seven years, Rohit made an immediate impact by bringing up his century in just 62 balls, bettering his previous fastest ODI hundred (63 balls), scored against Afghanistan during the 2023 World Cup in Delhi.
Virat Kohli also created history in Delhi’s opening match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Andhra on December 24, 2025, scoring a magnificent 131 off just 101 balls. His innings guided Delhi to a comfortable victory and saw him become the fastest player to reach 16,000 runs in List A cricket.
The knock marked a significant moment in Kohli’s career as he returned to domestic cricket after a 15-year gap. Kohli had last featured in India’s domestic 50-over competition in February 2010, when he represented Delhi against Services in the Ranji One-Day Trophy at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.
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