In a crunch Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25super game, Group B clash, Andhra thumped Services by 10 wickets at DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai on Saturday (December 28, 2024). (Round 4 Highlights | More Cricket News)

Chasing a target of 163 runs, Andhra openers Srikar Bharat and Ashwin Hebbar remained unbeaten and helped their team register a comprehensive win. Bharat made 86 and Hebbar made 66 in the lop-sided contest. Medium pacer Pinninti Tapaswi was named the Player of the Match for his four-wicket haul (4/28).

The Srikar Bharat-led Andhra entered the match as the second-placed team with eight points from three games. They now have 12 points from four matches, and are still second in Group B.

They thumped the Railways by 91 runs, and registered an eight-wicket win against Sikkim on either side of a nine-wicket defeat against Rajasthan.

Services: Mohit Ahlawat (c & wk), Ravi Chauhan, Rajat Paliwal, Vineet Dhankhar, Amit Shukla, Arjun Sharma, Poonam Poonia, Vishal Gaur, Anshul Gupta, Arun Kumar, and Pal Raj Bahadur

Andhra: Srikar Bharat (c & wk), Maheep Kumar, Ashwin Hebbar, Ricky Bhui, Yara Sandeep, Pinninti Tapaswi, K P Sai Rahul, Satyanarayana Raju, KV Sasikanth, Vinay, and Pruthvi Raju

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Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey expressed his enthusiasm and stated: "This bilateral series against Germany will be a remarkable showcase of world-class hockey. Both India and Germany have a rich history in the sport, and this series will give fans an opportunity to witness an intense competition between two of the most formidable teams in the world.

"It is a great honour to be nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award again," the Indian defender stated in a Hockey India release.

The live streaming of the group stage matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 is not available anywhere. Howeversuper game, the tournament can be streamed and watched on tv from the knockout stages on the JioCinema and Sports18 network.