🏆 Match Overview
- Tournament: Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy 2025-26 (Elite Group B)
- Format: Four-day first-class U-23 match
- Venue: Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli (Haryana)
- Result: Rajasthan won by 53 runs and qualified for the quarter-finals.
- Date: Match concluded on 15 February 2026.
📊 Scorecard Summary
🟥 Rajasthan Innings
1st Innings — 215 all out
- Top contributions: Karan Lamba 64
- Other notable: Sumit Godara (33), Sachin Yadav (31), Mohit Changra (31)
2nd Innings — 196 all out
- Key batsmen: Godara 33, Yadav 31, Changra 31, Rajat Baghel 29, Anirudh Chouhan 23
- Rajasthan resumed Day 3 at 87/1 before being bowled out.
🟦 Haryana Innings
1st Innings — 194 all out
- Main performers: Sarvesh Rohilla 37, Parth Nagill 36, Aayush Sharma 33, Samant Jakhar 33
2nd Innings — 164 all out (chasing 218)
- Highest score: Vivek Kumar – 45
- Others with valuable contributions: Rishabh Dhanda 36, Yash Adhana 32, Aayush Sharma 14*
🎯 Key Performances
🏏 Batting
- Vivek Kumar was Haryana’s standout batter, top-scoring with 45 in the second innings as they chased 218 but couldn’t get close enough.
- Rajasthan posted competitive totals in both innings with multiple contributors across the order.
🏃 Bowling Highlights
- Ganesh Suthar (Rajasthan): 4 wickets for 59 runs in Haryana’s second innings — key figure in dismantling the chase.
- Anirudh Chouhan: 2/16 in the final innings.
- Rajasthan support bowlers: Karan Lamba, Deependra Singh and Mohit Changra picked one wicket each to help close out the game.
- For Haryana in the first innings, Aayush Sharma (5-77) and Vivek Kumar (3-32) were the prominent wicket-takers.
📍 Points & Context
- With this win, Rajasthan finished with 76 points in Elite Group B.
- They ended second in the group and earned a place in the quarter-finals, continuing their strong run in the tournament.
📌 Match Takeaway
Rajasthan’s balanced performance — a solid batting lineup and disciplined bowling — proved decisive. Despite a resilient effort from Haryana’s batsmen (especially Vivek Kumar), their second-innings collapse meant they fell 53 runs short of the target and bowed out of the league.