Karnataka finally did it again after waiting five long years for this. They beat Vidarbha by 36 runs to grab the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 winner title. This makes their fifth championship in this big domestic tournament overall now. Their last win came way back in the 2019-20 season which felt ages ago. No other state team even comes close to Karnataka’s dominance here.
The Thrilling Final Match
Karnataka posted a massive 348/6 batting first at Kotambi Stadium. R Smaran smashed a brilliant century helping his team reach that total. Captain Mayank Agarwal played a crucial role anchoring the innings smartly too. The batting lineup fired on all cylinders when it mattered most.
Vidarbha needed 349 runs to become the Vijay Hazare Trophy champions instead. Dhruv Shorey fought hard scoring his own century chasing that target. But his efforts weren’t enough as wickets kept falling regularly around him. Karnataka bowlers maintained pressure throughout restricting them to 313 runs only. That 36-run margin sealed Karnataka’s historic fifth title triumph conclusively.
Dominant Tournament Run Throughout
Karnataka didn’t just win the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 by luck at all. They destroyed teams during the group stage winning six from seven matches. Their all-round strength showed in every department consistently throughout this competition. Vidarbha came into the final unbeaten making them dangerous opponents clearly.
Karun Nair topped the entire tournament’s run charts with 779 runs incredibly. That’s a mountain of runs across multiple matches played brilliantly executed. Arshdeep Singh grabbed 20 wickets becoming the leading wicket-taker for the 2025 season. These individual performances powered Karnataka’s collective success story beautifully together.
Fifth Title Cements Legacy
This wasn’t Karnataka’s first Vijay Hazare Trophy. They won it back in 2013-14, then again in 2014-15 right after. Then came victories in 2017-18 and 2019-20 before this one now. Adding the 2024-25 winner title makes them absolutely unmatched in this competition.
Tamil Nadu is the three-time winner, which is pretty good too. But five championships? Nobody else even touches that number in tournament history. Winning after that five-year gap since 2019-20 felt special for everyone. Karnataka fans were getting anxious wondering when the next trophy would arrive.
This 2025 triumph shuts down any doubts about their status completely. They’re still the kings of domestic one-day cricket in India.
