Top 3 players with most runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

2. Devdutt Padikkal

Karnataka opener Devdutt Padikkal enjoyed a prolific 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign, ending as one of the best batters of the tournament despite his team falling short of the final. The left-hander finished as the second-highest run-scorer overall, scoring 725 runs in nine innings at an average of 90.62 and a strike rate of 98.23.

Padikkal’s run featured four centuries and two fifties. He smashed back-to-back hundreds against Jharkhand (147), Kerala (124), Puducherry (113), and Tripura (108). He was also part of a record-heavy season, becoming the fastest batter in men’s List A cricket to reach 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 centuries. While Padikkal topped the run charts for most of the tournament, he eventually slipped to second as Karnataka’s campaign ended in the semi-finals.