Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 24: India’s modern greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma rolled back the years with sublime centuries for their respective state teams, while teenage prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi delivered a jaw-dropping knock in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, underlining the rich depth of Indian cricket.

Rohit Sharma was at his imperious best for Mumbai, smashing a blistering 155 off just 94 balls to steer his side to a commanding victory over Sikkim. The former India captain’s innings was vintage Rohit — elegant, authoritative and laced with clean hitting — as Mumbai chased down the target with ease.

In another high-profile contest, Virat Kohli showcased his trademark composure and class, anchoring Delhi’s successful chase with a masterful 131 against Andhra. Kohli’s knock once again highlighted his unmatched temperament while chasing, serving as the backbone of Delhi’s win.

The spotlight also firmly belonged to Bihar’s young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who produced one of the most explosive innings in domestic one-day history. The teenager narrowly missed a historic double century but still stunned the cricketing world with a sensational 190 off just 84 balls, hammering 15 sixes. His innings featured the second-fastest List A century by an Indian and the fastest 150 in List A cricket, achieved 10 balls quicker than the previous record.

Playing XIs:

Delhi vs Andhra

Delhi: Arpit Rana, Priyansh Arya, Virat Kohli, Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Ayush Badoni, Simarjeet Singh, Harsh Tyagi, Ishant Sharma, Prince Yadav, Navdeep Saini

Mumbai vs Sikkim

Mumbai: Rohit Sharma, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Musheer Khan, Hardik Tamore (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur (c), Tushar Deshpande, Sylvester D’Souza

With stalwarts reaffirming their class and youngsters announcing their arrival in emphatic fashion, the Vijay Hazare Trophy continues to deliver cricket of the highest quality.