Vijay Hazare Trophy: Ravindra Jadeja slams 19th List A fifty
What's the story
Star Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja smashed an unbeaten half-century for Saurashtra against Gujarat in the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy in Alur. The 37-year-old scored an unbeaten 52, powering his side to a mammoth 383/4 in 50 overs. Jadeja, who returned unbeaten in his second successive match, continues to fine-tune his attributes ahead of the impending New Zealand ODI series. Here are the key stats.
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Jadeja plays another fluent knock
Like the previous game, Jadeja was exposed to the middle on the back of some solid top-order work (285/2). Although Prerak Mankad's dismissal brought Saurashtra down to 285/3, Jadeja and Chirag Jani formed a 95-run stand. Both Jadeja and Jani played their strokes, with the former returning unbeaten on 52 off 39 balls. His knock had 4 fours and 2 sixes.
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Jadeja shines ahead of ODI series
The last match saw Jadeja return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He smashed an unbeaten 36 and took a wicket in Saurashtra's win over Services. As mentioned, Jadeja was picked for the impending three-match ODI series against New Zealand at home, starting January 11.
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A look at his stats
According to ESPNcricinfo, Jadeja is closing in on 4,000 runs (3,999*) and 300 wickets in List A cricket. He scored his 19th List A fifty in addition to two tons. The star all-rounder has recorded 2,862 runs and 232 wickets from 207 ODIs for India.