In Sanju's absence, Vishnu Vinod hits unbeaten ton as Kerala crush Tripura by 145 runs
In Sanju Samson’s absence, Vishnu Vinod powered Kerala to 348/8 against Tripura in their Vijay Hazare Trophy opener.
In Sanju Samson’s absence, Vishnu Vinod powered Kerala to 348/8 against Tripura in their Vijay Hazare Trophy opener.
In Sanju Samson’s absence, Vishnu Vinod powered Kerala to 348/8 against Tripura in their Vijay Hazare Trophy opener.
Vishnu Vinod scored an unbeaten century as Kerala made a solid start to the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 145-run win over Tripura in an Elite Group A match in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Kerala posted 348/8 in 50 overs with Vishnu making 102 off 62 balls. Tripura were bowled out for 203, with spinner Baba Aparajith claiming a fifer (5/15). Aparajith also scored 64 runs.
Opener and captain Rohan S Kunnummal was unlucky to miss out on a century, making 94 off 92. Vishnu, who usually opens the Kerala innings, came in the middle-order and completed his ton in the final ball of the innings. He hit six sixes and nine boundaries. Vishnu was retained by the Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2026 despite not featuring for them last season.
Sanju Samson, who is part of the squad, did not play. In his place, Abhishek J Nair made his List-A debut, scoring 21.
Spinner Vignesh Puthur also made his List-A debut, taking a wicket. Puthur, who was picked by Rajasthan Royals from the recent IPL auction, had made his T20 debut for Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last month. The Vijay Hazare Trophy is a 50-over domestic tournament featuring state sides.
Brief scores: Kerala 348/8 in 50 overs (Vishnu Vinod 102 not out, Rohan S Kunnummal 94, Baba Aparajith 64, Mura Singh 3/72, Vijay Shankar 2/57, AK Sarkar 2/60) bt Tripura 203 in 36.5 overs (Sridam Paul 67, Tejasvi Jaiswal 40, Aparajith 5/15, Ankit Sharma 2/49)