Wednesday marked a terrific beginning of the Indian domestic season with the Vijay Hazare trophy. 24 teams tried their lucks out in the first day of the month long tournament and a plethora of capped and uncapped players came out with flying colours.


Let’s have a look on the results of all the 12 games took place on the opening day of the tournament:


Match 1: Baroda vs Mumbai, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur


Baroda won the toss and opted to bat first. With Krunal Pandya’s 111-ball 85 and Yusuf Pathan’s 40, Baroda posted 238 on the board. In return, Mumbai won the game single handedly, by 9 wickets.


Top scorers and wicket-takers:


Baroda: 238/10 (49.5); K Pandya 85(111), Y Pathan 40 (45); K Pandya – 1/34 in 6 overs


Mumbai: 239/1 (41.3); P Shaw 98(66), A Rahane 79(111), S Iyer 56(67); Dhawal Kulkarni – 4/39 in 8.5 overs, Vijay Gohil – 2/20 in 7 overs


Match 2: Goa vs Maharashtra, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur


Maharashtra opted to bowl after wining the toss. Goa put a tough competiton for the opponents as 7 of their batsmen scored in double figures to put 266 runs on the board. Maharashtra opener Jay Pande smashed a century and won the game for his team by 5 wickets.


Top scorers and wicket-takers:


Goa: 266/7 (50); Amogh Desai 65(93), Keenan Vaz 38(48); Amogh Desai2/39 from 6.4 overs


Maharashtra: Jay Pande 117(136), Ruturaj Gaikwad 67 (64); Samad Fallah 2/42 from 10 overs


Match 3: Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur


Himachal Pradesh could only win the toss as punjab perfectly outplayed them. Under a new skipper, Punjab scored 290 runs with the help of a magnificent century from Shubman Gill and a 48-run knock from veteran Yuvraj Singh. In return, Himachal Pradesh were bowled out for 255, handing over a 35-run victory to Punjab.


Top scorers and wicket-takers:


Punjab: 290/7 (50); S Gill 115(131), Y Singh 48(41); Siddharth Kaul 4/55, Arshdeep Singh 2/51


HP: 255 (48.3); Prashant Chopra 95(122), Ankush Bains 56(64); Rishi Dhawan 3/50


Match 4: Kerala vs Andhra, Palam A Stadium, Delhi


Andhra exhibited a terrific perfromance to save a low-scoring affair. They batted first after wining the toss but could only post 190 runs. However, some gritty bowling from Karn Sharma, Ricky Bhui and Bandaru Ayyappa snatched victory from Kerala’s jaws. Andhra won the match by 7 runs.


Top scorers and wicket-takers:


Andhra: 190/10 (49); Bodapati Sumanth 79 (104), Dwaraka Ravi Teja 44(54); Karn Sharma 3/37, Ricky Bhui 2/8


Kerala: 183/10 (49.1); Sachin Baby 57(84), Jalaj Saxena 46(67); Sudhesan Midhun 3/56, Sandeep Warrier 2/17


Match 5: Madhya Pradesh vs Hyderabad, Palam B Stadium, Delhi


Madhya Pradesh won the toss and opted to bat first. Rajat Patidar (49), Venkatesh Iyer (44) and Saransh Jain (45) helped their team posting 231 on the board. In return, Tanmay Agarwal (83) and Rohit Rayudu (78) took the game home with their terrific knocks.


Top scorers and wicket-takers:


MP: 231 (48.2); Rajat Patidar 49(63), Venkatesh Iyer 44(43), Saransh Jain 45(43); Rameez Khan 2/34


Hyderabad: 235/3 (47.4); Tanmay Agarwal 83(109), Rohit Rayudu 78(102); Mohammed Siraj 3/42, Akash Bhandari 2/35


Match 6: Uttar Pradesh vs Saurashtra, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi


Saurashtra were invited to bat first and the opening pair of Robin Uthappa and Sheldon Jackson gave a dream start, stitching 194 runs for the opening wicket. Indian stalwarts Cheteshwar Pujara (31) and Ravindra Jadeja (14) failed to create an impact, however, Saurashtra posted 303/9. In return, UP lost the game by 25 runs. Young bowler Shivam Mavi took an amzing hat-trick to get a five-wicket haul.


Top scorers and wicket-takers:


Saurashtra: 303/9 (50); Robin Uthappa 97(110), Sheldon Jackson 107 (108); Jaydev Unadkat 3/42, Prerak Mankad 3/63, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja 3/48


UP: 278/10 (49.1); Akshdeep Nath 62(53), Priyam Garg 38(38); Shivam Mavi 5/53


Match 7: Services vs Tripura, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru


Services defeated Tripura by seven wickets in a rain-hit match. The game reduced to 43 overs a side, the former chose to bowl first under overcast conditions and ended up bundling out the rival for 118 in 38.4 overs. As rain intervened during the innings break, the contest was further reduced to 35 overs and Services chased down the revised target of 107 in 25.2 overs to gain full points.


Top scorers and wicket-takers:


Tripura: 118 in 38.4 overs (Bishal Ghosh 21, Diwesh Pathania 3 for 28, Varun Choudhary 2 for 25, Abhishek 2 for 15)


Services: 108 for 3 in 25.2 overs (G Rahul Singh 48, Rajat Paliwal 24 not out, Rana Datta 2 for 28).


Match 8: Manipur vs Puducherry, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara


Puducherry won the toss and invited Manipur to bat. Sarag Udheshi took a four-fer to bowl out Manipur on 120. In return, Puducherry chased down the target with 8 wickets in hand and 24.3 overs to spare.


Top scorers and wicket-takers:


Manipur: 120/10 (37.1); Lakan Rawat 29(33), Yashpal Singh 29(66); Lakan Rawat 2/22


Puducherry: Shashank Singh 63(69), D Rohit 30(45); Sarag Udheshi 4/20, Sagar Trivedi 3/47


Match 9: Bihar vs Nagaland, Shastri Maidan, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand


Back to the domestic fold after a gap of 18 years, Bihar put up a solid batting display led by Babul Kumar's 121 not out to cruise to the 254-run target with 38 balls to spare. Opting to bat, debutants Nagaland got off to a promising start with opener Nitesh Lochab's 79 from 69 balls (12x4, 2x6). But Samar Quadri (3/35) put on the brakes with a twin blow of Lochab and Sedezhalie Rupero (35) as Nagaland were restricted to a modest 253/8.


Top scorer and wicket-takers:


Nagaland: 253/8; 50 overs (Nitesh Lochab 79, Imliwati Lemtur 45; Samar Quadri 3/35)


Bihar 254/2; 43.4 overs (Babul Kumar 121 not out, Keshav Kumar 76 not out, V Ranjan 47)


Match 10: Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram, GS Patel Stadium, Nadiad


Taruwar Kohli scored a run-a-ball 127 to take Mizoram to 234/8 which was not enough as Arunachal Pradesh logged four points from the plate group. Opener Samarth Seth led Arunachal's chase with a 107, while Kshitiz Sharma gave good support with a quick 61 as they romped home with 18 balls to spare.


Top scorer and wicket-takers:


Mizoram 234/8; 50 overs (Taruwar Kohli 127)


Arunachal Pradesh 237/6; 47 overs (Samarth Seth 107, Kshitiz Sharma 61)


Match 11: Assam vs Gujarat, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai


MATCH ABNDONED DUE TO RAIN WITHOUT A BALL BEING BOWLED


Match 12: Haryana vs Jharkhand, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai


MATCH ABNDONED DUE TO RAIN WITHOUT A BALL BEING BOWLED