Bengal won against Delhi, Karnataka chased down a massive 383 against Mumbai while Pondicherry defeated Saurashtra by five wickets on matchday 1 of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25.
Three matches were abandoned due to rain and weather while we saw some exciting games on matchday 1 of the India's Premier One-Day Domestic tournament.
Shreyas Iyer scored a blistering unbeaten 114 from 55 balls while Bengal wicket-keeper batter Abishek Porel smashed an unbeaten 170 from 130 balls against Delhi.
Iyer's ton went in vein as Karnataka keeper Krishnan Shrijith scored an unbeaten 15o from 101 balls to chase down the massive target of 383 with 22 balls remaining.
On the other hand, Anmolpreet Singh smashed the fastest List A ton by an Indian, reaching the milestone in just 35 balls against Arunachal Pradesh.
Read Also | Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Preview: Squads, fixture, streaming details, groups, players to watch out
While most of the heavyweights won on Matchday 1, Pondicherry stunned Saurashtra with a five-wicket victory over Jaydev Unadkat's team.
Vijay Hazare Trophy Results – 21 Dec 2024 (With Scores):
- Punjab vs Arunachal Pradesh
- Punjab – 167/1 (12.5 Overs)
- Arunachal Pradesh – 164 (48.4 Overs)
- Result: Punjab won by 9 wickets
- Madhya Pradesh vs Bihar
- Madhya Pradesh – 197/4 (25.1 Overs)
- Bihar – 196 (46.4 Overs)
- Result: Madhya Pradesh won by 6 wickets
- Services vs Sikkim
- Services – 164/5 (34.4 Overs)
- Sikkim – 163 (50.0 Overs)
- Result: Services won by 5 wickets
- Gujarat vs Haryana
- Gujarat – 263/3 (36.2 Overs)
- Haryana – 260 (49.3 Overs)
- Result: Gujarat won by 7 wickets
- Uttarakhand vs Manipur
- Uttarakhand – 365/4 (50.0 Overs)
- Manipur – 183 (46.2 Overs)
- Result: Uttarakhand won by 182 runs
- Himachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya
- Himachal Pradesh – 279/9 (50.0 Overs)
- Meghalaya – 153 (40.2 Overs)
- Result: Himachal Pradesh won by 126 runs
- Andhra vs Railways
- Andhra – 294 (49.2 Overs)
- Railways – 203 (41.5 Overs)
- Result: Andhra won by 91 runs
- Goa vs Odisha
- Goa – 371/4 (50.0 Overs)
- Odisha – 344 (49.4 Overs)
- Result: Goa won by 27 runs
- Bengal vs Delhi
- Bengal – 274/4 (41.3 Overs)
- Delhi – 272/7 (50.0 Overs)
- Result: Bengal won by 6 wickets
- Jharkhand vs Assam
- Jharkhand – 261/3 (44.3 Overs)
- Assam – 257/9 (50.0 Overs)
- Result: Jharkhand won by 7 wickets
- Maharashtra vs Rajasthan
- Maharashtra – 216/7 (42.3 Overs)
- Rajasthan – 215 (40.1 Overs)
- Result: Maharashtra won by 3 wickets
- Pondicherry vs Saurashtra
- Pondicherry – 289/5 (48.4 Overs)
- Saurashtra – 285/8 (50.0 Overs)
- Result: Pondicherry won by 5 wickets
- Hyderabad vs Nagaland
- Hyderabad – 276 (48.1 Overs)
- Nagaland – 234/8 (50.0 Overs)
- Result: Hyderabad won by 42 runs
- Baroda vs Tripura
- Baroda – 302/7 (50.0 Overs)
- Tripura – 210 (44.4 Overs)
- Result: Baroda won by 92 runs
- Karnataka vs Mumbai
- Karnataka – 383/3 (46.2 Overs)
- Mumbai – 382/4 (50.0 Overs)
- Result: Karnataka won by 7 wickets
Matches Abandoned:
- Chandigarh vs Tamil Nadu – No play possible
- J & K vs Uttar Pradesh – No play possible
- Chhattisgarh vs Mizoram – No play possible