VIDARBHA Cricket Association will be felicitating its senior men’s team for winning the maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26, marking the association’s first-ever white-ball tournament title. The programme will be held on Sunday at VCA Recreation Club, Jamtha at 5.30 pm. Former ICC Chairman and BCCI and VCA President Shashank Manohar will be the chief guest of the function. Former India cricketer and renowned coach Pravin Amre will be the guest of honour. The Harsh Dubey-led side defeated Saurashtra by 38 runs in the final played at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru in January.

 

Batting first, Vidarbha posted 317-8 in 50 overs, thanks to Atharva Taide’s 128 runs off 118 balls. Yash Rathod contributed 54. Saurashtra were then bundled out for 279 in 48.5 overs. Yash Thakur took four wickets in the final. Earlier in the quarter-finals, Vidarbha defeated Delhi andthen ousted Karnataka in the last four battle. Prolific batter Aman Mokhadewas the highest scorer of the tournament with 814 runs from 10games with five centuries and afifty. Fast bowler Yash Thakur finished fourth in the bowlers list with 19 scalps from nine games. On the occasion, Dubey andThakur, who recently represented the Indian team in different formats, will also be felicitated, informs Sanjay Badkas, Secretary, VCA.