Saurashtra walk past Punjab to reach VHT 2025-26 final: Stats
What's the story
Saurashtra tamed Punjab by nine wickets to reach the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 final. The 2nd semi-final on Friday saw Saurashtra bowl Punjab out for 291 in 50 overs. Chetan Sakariya claimed a four-fer whereas Anmolpreet Singh slammed a ton for Punjab. In response, Vishvaraj Jadeja was the star of the show for Saurashtra with an unbeaten 165. Saurashtra won in 39.3 overs.
Summary
Summary of the contest
Punjab openers Harnoor Singh and Prabhsimran Singh added 60 runs before the latter stitched 109 runs alongside Anmolpreet before perishing. From 169/2, Punjab soon became 200/4. Anmolpreet was part of another 75-run stand alongside Ramandeep Singh. However, Saurashtra had the final say and kept Punjab under 300. In response, Jadeja stood tall, building two massive stands alongside Harvik Desai and Prerak Mankad.
Prabhsimran
5th half-century for Prabhsimran in VHT 2025-26
Prabhsimran's 99-ball 87 was laced with nine fours and three sixes. Prabhsimran missed out on a hundred in the quarter-final match against Madhya Pradesh as well, having been dismissed for 88. Overall, the batter hammered five half-centuries in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He took his total tally this season to 443 runs from nine matches at a phenomenal average of 55.37.
Anmolpreet
Anmolpreet Singh slams hundred vs Saurashtra
Anmolpreet's 100 off 105 balls was laced with nine fours and a six. This was his second hundred in VHT 2025-26, as he overall breached the 50-run mark six times across eight innings in the season. His latest hundred took his tally to 527 runs at 75.28. These runs came at a strike rate of 94.44.
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Over 2,400 runs in List A cricket for Anmolpreet
Overall, in List A cricket, the batter has amassed 2,408 runs from 66 matches at a sensational average of 43-plus. This was his eighth hundred in the format. He also owns 15 half-centuries.
Sakariya
Sakariya surpasses 50 wickets in List A cricket
Sakariya produced figures worth 4/60 from his 10 overs. With this effort, Sakariya has surpassed 50 wickets in List A cricket. He owns 52 scalps at 27-plus from 30 matches (4w: 1, 5w: 1). As per ESPNcricinfo, in 7 VHT 2025-26 matches, Sakariya got to 15 scalps at 28.13. Notably, two of the left-arm pacer's 52 List-A scalps have come for India in ODIs.
Jadeja
5th fifty-plus score for Saurashtra's Jadeja in VHT 2025-26
The knock of 165* was the 5th fifty-plus score for Saurashtra's Jadeja in VHT 2025-26. He slammed 18 fours and three sixes from 127 balls (SR: 129-plus). In nine VHT matches this season, Jadeja has bagged 536 runs at 67. He registered his 3rd century (50s: 2). Overall in List A cricket, he has 1,249 runs from 36 matches (100s: 3, 50s: 9).
Duo
Desai and Mankad slam fifties for Saurashtra
Skipper Desai scored a valuable 63-ball 64 with the help of nine fours. In nine VHT 2025-26 matches, he now owns 561 runs at 70.12. This was his sixth fifty-plus score (100s: 3, 50s: 3). On the other hand, Mankad remained unbeaten on 52 from 49 balls. He has raced to 361 runs from 9 matches this season at 45-plus (50s: 4).