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  Karnataka defeated Vidarbha in a high-scoring thrilling final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024/25 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 18 th January 2025. Vidarbha captain Karun Nair won the toss and decided to field first. After a bright start by Paddikal and Mayank Agarwal, Yash Thakur struck dismissing Devdutt Paddikal with a stunning catch by Dhruv Shorey at slips. Mayank Agarwal looked in fine touch keeping the momentum going along with Avneesh. At the end of the first 10 overs, Karnataka scored 52 for 1. After the field restrictions, Bhute struck to dismiss KV Aneesh caught by Yash Kadam at extra cover. Avneesh and Mayank added 41 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Bhute struck again to dismiss Karnataka captain Mayank to leave them in some trouble. Smaran looked in sublime touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. Shritjith took time to settle before launching an assault on Karun Nair, Yash Kadam &Harsh Dubey. Both Karnataka batters kept boundaries and sixes with ease. ...

  Karnataka produced a dominating performance in the first semi-finals against defending champions Haryana played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 15 th January 2025.   Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal won the toss and decided to field first. Himanshu Rana and Arsh Ranga got off to a steady start against Prasidh Krishna and Koushik. Abhilash Shetty struck in his first over by getting rid of Arsh Ranga with a catch to Paddikal. Ranga and Rana added 32 runs for the opening wicket. Captain Ankit Kumar looked in decent touch along with Himanshu Rana. At the end of the first 10 overs, Haryana scored 50 for 1. Himanshu Rana and Kumar kept the scoreboard ticking with singles and kept hitting some lovely shots to the boundary. The experienced Shreyas Gopal struck for Karnataka dismissing Ankit Kumar hitting in front of the wicket. Rana and Kumar added 70 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The Karnataka bowlers kept it tight, not allowing Rana and Nishant Sindhu to score runs easily. Har...