Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 begins as Delhi, Mumbai field first

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Live Updates: India's premier List A tournament, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, begins today. The tournament will run until January 18 and will feature 38 teams. 32 teams are divided into four Elite Groups, while there are 6 teams in the Plate Group. Karnataka is the defending champion of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Abhishek Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Ishan Kishan are on the field on the first day of the tournament.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Live Updates: Shubman Gill not playing

Punjab is playing against Maharashtra. Shubman Gill was appointed captain of Punjab for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, but he is not playing in the first match. Abhishek Sharma is leading the team in his place. Punjab will bat first against Ruturaj Gaikwad's Maharashtra team. This match is being played in Jaipur.

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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Live Updates: Mumbai will also field first

Mumbai will field first against Sikkim at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Sikkim captain Lee Yong Lepcha won the toss and elected to bat first. Shardul Thakur is captaining Mumbai, and Rohit Sharma is also part of the team.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Live Updates: Elite Group Teams

Group A: Kerala, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Tripura.

Group B: Vidarbha, Hyderabad, Bengal, Baroda, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir.

Group C: Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Mumbai, Uttarakhand, Sikkim.

Group D: Railways, Andhra, Haryana, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Delhi, Services, Odisha.