The dominance of batsmen has been seen in the two rounds of matches held so far in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 season. In this 50 over format tournament, 34 centuries have been scored in 38 matches, which also includes one double century. Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Shorey have scored 2 centuries each. Veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also played century innings. Amidst the dominance of the batsmen, some bowlers have also proved their mettle, which include Zeeshan Ansari, Deepraj Gaonkar and Raj Limbani. Read the list of top-5 bowlers who are leading in terms of taking wickets.
Deepraj Gaonkar – 9 wickets
Goa all-rounder Deepraj Gaonkar has taken 9 wickets in just 2 matches. This right-arm medium pace bowler took 4 wickets for 35 runs in the first match against Chhattisgarh and then in the next match against Himachal, he took 5 wickets for 50 runs after playing a stormy innings of 71 runs in 48 balls.
Kodanda Ajit Karthik – 8 wickets
Kodanda Ajit Karthik, playing for Mizoram, took 6 wickets for 49 runs against Meghalaya. In the next match against Arunachal, this medium pacer took 3 wickets for 63 runs.
Zeeshan Ansari – 8 wickets
Zeeshan Ansari of Uttar Pradesh has taken 4-4 wickets in both the matches played so far. This leg spinner, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL, had bowling figures of 4/31 against Hyderabad and 4/29 against Chandigarh.
Akash Choudhary – 8 wickets
Meghalaya’s Akash Choudhary, who came into limelight by hitting 8 consecutive sixes in the Ranji Trophy last month, performed wonders with the ball in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, taking 6 wickets for 44 runs in the first match against Mizoram. In the second match, he got 2 wickets against Nagaland.
Raj Limbani – 8 wickets
After bowling lethal bowling in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Raj Limbani is now wreaking havoc in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. After taking 3 wickets against Assam, this young fast bowler from Baroda took 5 wickets for 65 runs in the next match against a strong team like Bengal.
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