On the first day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, the batsmen created such a storm that all the old records were broken. Along with the greats like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, Odisha’s Swastik Samal also scored centuries.
The first day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy was etched in history, with 22 centuries scored in a single day, breaking an old record.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 Day One 22 Centuries

The first day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 belonged entirely to the batsmen. In matches played at various grounds across the country, bowlers were rendered helpless, and a flurry of records was broken. A total of 22 batsmen scored centuries in a single day, breaking the previous record for this domestic ODI tournament. Previously, the highest number of centuries scored in a single day was 19, but this time the figure surpassed that.

On this historic day, big names like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Devdutt Padikkal played brilliant innings, but the real headlines were stolen by a lesser-known batsman from Odisha.

Virat Kohli’s memorable comeback

Returned to Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 yearsVirat Kohliscored a brilliant century for Delhi against Andhra Pradesh. Virat played an innings of 131 runs off 101 balls. His innings was full of classic cover drives and pull shots. Nitish Rana (77) and Priyansh Arya (74) supported him well. Delhi achieved the target of 299 runs in just 37.4 overs. With this century, Virat completed 16,000 runs in List A cricket, becoming the batsman to achieve this milestone in the fewest innings.

Rohit Sharma’s ‘Hitman’ style

Playing for Mumbai, Rohit Sharma tore apart the Sikkim bowlers. He smashed a blistering 155 off 94 balls, including 18 fours and 9 sixes. Mumbai achieved the target of 237 in just 30.3 overs. Rohit, playing a domestic ODI after a long time, appeared in full form.

Ishan Kishan’s blast

Playing for Jharkhand, Ishan Kishan smashed 125 runs in just 39 balls against Karnataka. He hit 7 fours and 14 sixes to help his team reach 412. However, thanks to Devdutt Padikkal’s 147, Karnataka easily achieved this massive target.

Bihar created a world record

In the Plate Group, Bihar made history against Arunachal Pradesh. Bihar scored 574 for 6, a new world record in List A cricket. Captain Sakibul Gani scored a century in just 32 balls, while 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 190 runs in 84 balls. Ayush Loharuka also scored 116 runs. Bihar hit 49 fours and 38 sixes in its innings.

Along with these big names, young players like Arpit Bhatewara, Ricky Bhui, Yash Dubey, Sammar Gajjar, Snehal Kauthankar, Shubham Khajuria, Kishan Lyngdoh, Aman Mokhade, Himanshu Rana, Ravi Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Firozman Jotin, Vishnu Vinod and Biplab Samantray also played excellent innings and scored centuries and created history in Vijay Hazare on the very first day.

Swastik Samal became the biggest hero of the day

Amidst all these innings, 25-year-old Odisha batsman Swastik Samal caught everyone’s attention. He scored 212 runs in 169 balls against Saurashtra. This innings included 21 fours and 8 sixes. He became the first batsman from Odisha to score a double century in List A cricket. Although his team did not win the match, Samal’s innings made him the center of attention.

Overall, the first day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy was full of records and runs, which made the tournament even more exciting.

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