Vignesh Puthur created historical past within the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 by surpassing Jonty Rhodes to achieve a never-seen-before List A fielding milestone. The former Mumbai Indians player delivered a record-breaking efficiency that rewrote home cricket historical past.
Young spinner Vignesh Puthur made his List A debut in opposition to Tripura. Kerala triumphed within the match by 145 runs, marking a historic second for Puthur. The younger expertise, who will be part of RR for IPL 2026 after being acquired for a formidable Rs 30 lakh on the public sale, has set a report because the first cricketer to take six catches in a List A match.
Originating from Kerala, Puthur achieved this feat by taking six catches whereas fielding, which included one from his personal bowling.
Previously, Jonty Rhodes held the report for probably the most catches on this format, having taken 5 catches whereas enjoying for South Africa in opposition to the West Indies in 1993.
In 2025, Harry Brook additionally reached the milestone of 5 catches in opposition to the West Indies in ODIs. Additionally, Arien Sangma recorded 5 catches as an outfielder for Meghalaya on this match in opposition to Sikkim.
6 Catches (World Record)
Vignesh Puthur (Kerala vs Tripura, Dec 2025)
5 Catches
Jonty Rhodes (South Africa vs West Indies, Nov 1993)
Brad Young (South Australia vs Tasmania, Jan 2002)
Peter Handscomb (Victoria vs Queensland, Oct 2023)
Arien Sangma (Meghalaya vs Sikkim, Jan 2025)
Harry Brook (England vs West Indies, May 2025)
Puthur, who didn’t bat for Kerala, secured his first catch off his personal bowling. In the eleventh over, he dismissed Tripura’s opener Udiyan Bose by catching the ball from his personal supply. He initially took one catch throughout Tripura’s early wickets however then shifted the momentum of their favor by claiming 5 catches inside seven overs.
He caught gamers equivalent to Swapnil Singh, Saurabh Das, Abhijit Sarkar, and Viki Saha throughout Baba Aprajit’s over, and later caught Sridam Paul.
Kerala triumphed over Tripura by 145 runs within the Group A Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 match. After Tripura selected to bowl first, Kerala scored 348/8 in 50 overs, even with out their captain Sanju Samson. Rohan Kunnummal, the captain, scored 94 runs off 92 balls (11 fours, 3 sixes), forming a strong 129-run partnership with Baba Aparajith, who contributed 64 runs off 73 balls. Vishnu Vinod completed robust with an unbeaten 102 runs off 62 balls (6 sixes), partnering for 69 runs with Akhil Scaria, who made 18 runs; Ankit Sharma chipped in with 28 runs off 26 balls. On the bowling facet, Tripura’s Manisankar Murasingh took 3 wickets for 72 runs, however of their chase of 349 runs, they had been bowled out for 203 in simply 36.5 overs. Baba Aparajith additionally claimed 5 wickets with the ball, incomes him the player of the match award.
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