Punjab Vijay Hazare Trophy Squad

The Vijay Hazare Trophy Punjab squad for 2025-26 brings together 18 cricketers selected to represent Punjab in India's premier domestic one-day competition. Organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Vijay Hazare Trophy is the national List A championship, and Punjab were drawn in Group C for the 2025-26 edition, which ran from 24 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. The side was led by Prabhsimran Singh.

Punjab Cricket Background

To understand the Vijay Hazare Trophy Punjab squad, it helps to know the cricketing culture behind it. Punjab's cricket has produced Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, and Kapil Dev's cricketing successors. The PBKS-associated players bring T20 flair to domestic cricket, while the Mohali pitch rewards pace bowling. Abhishek Sharma's emergence reflects Punjab's talent pipeline strength. Their explosive opening partnerships and lively fast bowling make them one of the most entertaining and dangerous VHT sides in the entire competition.

Punjab in Vijay Hazare Trophy History

Punjab have reached the Vijay Hazare Trophy final twice, finishing runners-up in 2002–03 and 2014–15, and remain in pursuit of a first title in the competition. Punjab players have also led the tournament's individual charts: Dinesh Mongia (2005–06) and Mandeep Singh (2015–16) topped the run charts; Arshdeep Singh was the leading wicket-taker in 2024–25.

Punjab Campaign in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

In the Group C stage, Punjab played 7 matches, winning 6 and losing 1, to finish 1st in the group on 24 points with a net run rate of +1.377. Their victories came against Maharashtra (by 51 runs), Chhattisgarh (by 9 wickets), Himachal Pradesh (by 6 wickets), Sikkim (by 10 wickets), Goa (by 6 wickets) and Mumbai (by 1 run). They were beaten by Uttarakhand.

Punjab qualified for the knockouts. In the quarter-final against Madhya Pradesh on 13 Jan 2026, Punjab won by 183 runs. In the semi-final against Saurashtra on 16 Jan 2026, Saurashtra won by 9 wickets. Punjab finished the season as Semi-finalists.

Punjab Squad Composition

Looking at the Vijay Hazare Trophy Punjab squad by role, the specialist batters are Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Harnoor Pannu, Anmolpreet Singh, Uday Saharan, Naman Dhir and Krish Bhagat; the wicketkeeping options are Prabhsimran Singh and Salil Arora; the all-rounders are Ramandeep Singh and Sanvir Singh; the bowling group features Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Brar, Raghu Sharma, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Gourav Choudhary and Jashanpreet Singh. Selectors aim for this kind of balance so that Punjab can adapt their playing XI to different pitches, opponents and match situations across the tournament.

Key Performers for Punjab in 2025-26

Prabhsimran Singh led Punjab in 2025-26 and scored 443 runs with five fifties, including 88 off 86 balls in the 183-run quarter-final win over Madhya Pradesh. Sanvir Singh took 3/31 in the quarter-final against Madhya Pradesh. Anmolpreet Singh scored 527 runs with two hundreds and four fifties, including 70 in the quarter-final win over Madhya Pradesh. Arshdeep Singh, the leading wicket-taker of 2024-25, took 7 wickets at 8.57 in his two appearances in 2025-26. Gurnoor Brar bowled a hostile spell at 140kph-plus in the quarter-final against Madhya Pradesh, taking 2/27.

Leadership and Team Balance

Prabhsimran Singh captained the Vijay Hazare Trophy Punjab squad. In one-day cricket the captain's decisions on bowling changes, field settings and batting order can swing a match, and Punjab relied on that leadership throughout the Group C campaign.

Punjab's home ground is PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. The 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy group matches were played at BCCI-designated centres, but the home venue remains the centre of cricket in the state and where the Punjab cricketing community follows the team most closely.

Follow Punjab on Vijay Hazare Trophy

Fans following the Vijay Hazare Trophy Punjab squad can track every match on our Vijay Hazare Trophy live score page, check fixtures on the Vijay Hazare Trophy schedule, compare standings on the points table, and explore batting and bowling leaders on the stats and records pages. Squads for every other state are available on the Vijay Hazare Trophy teams page.

The Vijay Hazare Trophy Punjab squad reflects the depth of Indian domestic cricket, where one-day performances regularly open doors to the IPL and national selection. This page is updated with the latest Punjab squad details, player roles and results so that supporters always have a complete picture of the team.