International Cricket Updates:
Pakistan trails Afghanistan by 216 runs at the end of Day 3, Session 3. Zimbabwe requires 77 runs to win at the end of Day 4, Session 3. In other international matches, Hurricanes secured a 5-wicket victory with 8 balls to spare, while Australia triumphed over India by 6 wickets. New Zealand achieved a comprehensive 9-wicket win over Sri Lanka with 142 balls remaining.
Domestic Cricket Results:
Several domestic matches yielded decisive results. Panadura secured an 8-wicket victory over PSC. Ace Capital defeated RAG by a significant margin of 116 runs. Nondescripts won convincingly against NCC by an innings and 87 runs. Sialkot registered a nail-biting 1-wicket win over PESH. Services defeated MEGHA by 7 wickets with 194 balls remaining. Assam clinched a 6-wicket win against UKHND with just 5 balls to spare. Jharkhand beat Goa by 31 runs, while Gujarat defeated ODSA by a substantial 100 runs. Sikkim edged out RAJ by a narrow 6-run margin. Baroda secured a 5-wicket win over DELHI with 16 balls remaining, and Madhya Pradesh defeated Bengal by 6 wickets with 22 balls remaining. Kerala achieved a dominant 133-run victory over Bihar. Himachal Pradesh beat Andhra Pradesh by 8 wickets with 71 balls to spare, and Railways defeated Maharashtra by 32 runs. Hyderabad won by 8 wickets with 228 balls remaining, while Mumbai won by 5 wickets with 24 balls to spare. Karnataka won by 9 wickets with 73 balls to spare, and Punjab crushed Pondicherry by 167 runs. Chandigarh secured a 7-wicket victory over J&K with 43 balls remaining. Tamil Nadu defeated CGR by 73 runs, and Vidarbha achieved a 10-wicket win over Mizo with 247 balls remaining. Haryana also won by 6 wickets with 94 balls remaining. Matches between CHLM and PSC, COLT and BLOOM, NSWC and SSC, KCCC and KYCC, and MOORS and Tamil ended in draws. Police Club trails by 18 runs in its match against TAC at the end of Day 1. Bagmati trails by 68 runs against BP at the end of Day 1.
Record-Breaking Performances:
Several noteworthy individual performances marked these matches. Saurashtra’s Arpit Vasavada set a new record of 542 runs without being dismissed, surpassing James Franklin’s previous mark. Punjab’s opening partnership of Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh achieved a record-breaking 298-run stand. Mumbai’s opener smashed 181 runs off just 117 balls against Nagaland, contributing to the second-biggest successful chase in Vijay Hazare Trophy history.