Madhya Pradesh cricket team vs Punjab cricket team match scorecard: Full Analysis, Highlights & Key Moments

Rajat Patidar walked out to bat in Goa, faced 332 balls, and finished unbeaten on 205. Three months later, in a T20 final, he lasted just 11 balls. Two months after that, he was dismissed with the same duck-inducing helplessness that ended Madhya Pradesh’s season. But here’s the real problem: most coverage of Madhya Pradesh vs Punjab treats every match as a standalone event, so nobody notices how dramatically the same two teams flipped roles across three different formats in one season.

Madhya Pradesh and Punjab met three times in the 2025-26 domestic season a drawn Ranji Trophy match where MP dominated, a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final that Punjab stole by two wickets, and a Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final where Punjab demolished MP by 183 runs. What most people miss is that this isn’t three unrelated results. It’s a pattern: MP builds mountains in red-ball cricket, then can’t defend anything in white-ball knockouts.

Match Summary at a Glance

Tournament	Date	Venue	Result
Ranji Trophy 2025-26, Elite Group B	October 15-18, 2025	Porvorim, Goa	Match drawn, MP won on first-innings points (3-1)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 Final	December 16, 2025	DY Patil Academy, Ambi	Punjab won by 2 wickets
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, 3rd Quarter-Final	January 13, 2026	BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru	Punjab won by 183 runs

Punjab walked away with two trophies’ worth of bragging rights in white-ball cricket, while MP’s only real win came in the format where nobody actually “wins” outright.

Ranji Trophy 2025-26: Full Scorecard

This four-day contest in Goa turned into a batting exhibition, headlined by one of the biggest individual innings of the season. Punjab won the toss and elected to bat first.

Punjab First Innings: 232 all out (84.3 overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls
Prabhsimran Singh	lbw	21	48
Jaskaranvir Singh Paul	lbw	28	82
Anmolpreet Singh	caught	18	57
Uday Saharan	caught	75	169
Naman Dhir	bowled	39	67
Extras		3
Total		232 (all out)	84.3 ov

Saransh Jain ran through Punjab’s middle and lower order with figures of 6 for 75, the standout bowling performance of the innings.

Madhya Pradesh First Innings: 519/8 declared (146 overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls
Harsh Gawli	stumped	8	43
Yash Dubey	lbw	23	34
Himanshu Mantri	caught	40	76
Shubham Sharma	caught	41	101
Rajat Patidar	not out	205	332
Venkatesh Iyer	caught	73	114
Kumar Kartikeya	bowled	0	2
Saransh Jain	caught	30	66
Sagar Solanki	bowled	26	55
Extras		13
Total		519/8 (declared)	146 ov

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Rajat Patidar batted for nearly two full days, finishing unbeaten on 205 off 332 balls, and Venkatesh Iyer supported with 73 off 114 balls. MP’s declaration at 519/8 gave them a first-innings lead of 287 runs comfortably beyond the follow-on threshold, though MP chose to bat on and pile up runs instead of enforcing it.

Punjab Second Innings: 143/5 (63.2 overs, match drawn)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls
Prabhsimran Singh	lbw	28	82
Jaskaranvir Singh Paul	lbw	21	48
Uday Saharan	caught	36	93
Anmolpreet Singh	caught	18	57
Naman Dhir	bowled	19	54
Nehal Wadhera	not out	5	36
Extras		16
Total		143/5	63.2 ov

Uday Saharan again top-scored with 36 off 93 balls, but Punjab closed still 144 runs behind, with the match running out of time before MP could force a result. Madhya Pradesh collected 3 points for the first-innings lead, Punjab collected 1 for the draw. This is where most casual readers get confused: a “draw” sounds like nothing happened, but MP’s 287-run first-innings lead effectively won them the points battle without needing to bowl Punjab out twice.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 Final: Full Scorecard

Two months later, the two sides met again in a T20 final at DY Patil Academy, Ambi, and the momentum completely reversed. Punjab won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Madhya Pradesh Batting Innings: 225/8 (20 overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	SR
Harsh Gawli	caught	7	10	70.00
Venkatesh Iyer	caught	70	43	162.79
Harpreet Singh	caught	27	15	180.00
Rajat Patidar	caught	20	11	181.81
Rishabh Chouhan	caught	5	9	55.55
Aniket Verma	caught	31	16	193.75
Rahul Batham	not out	6	3	200.00
Mangesh Yadav	caught	28	12	233.33
Tripuresh Singh	run out	11	4	275.00
Kumar Kartikeya	not out	2	2	100.00
Extras		18
Total		225/8	20 ov

Venkatesh Iyer top-scored with 70 off 43 balls, but Rajat Patidar, the Ranji Trophy hero, managed just 20 off 11 balls a stark contrast to his marathon Goa innings.

Punjab’s Chase: 226/8 (19.1 overs, won by 2 wickets)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	SR
Harnoor Singh	caught	64	36	177.77
Prabhsimran Singh	caught	9	4	225.00
Anmolpreet Singh	caught	38	14	271.42
Naman Dhir	run out	7	6	116.66
Salil Arora	caught	50	29	172.41
Ramandeep Singh	not out	35	21	166.66
Sanvir Singh	run out	5	2	250.00
Ayush Goyal	caught	1	3	33.33
Gurnoor Brar	caught	7	3	233.33
Jassinder Singh	not out	0	0	0.00
Extras		10
Total		226/8	19.1 ov

Punjab got home with just five balls to spare in a genuine nerve-shredder, needing 23 runs off the final 12 balls at one stage a position that could have gone either way.

Turning point: Punjab needing single-digit runs off the final overs with wickets in hand shows how close MP came to winning a title that ultimately slipped away by the smallest of margins.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Quarter-Final: Full Scorecard

The most one-sided of the three meetings came at BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru, where Venkatesh Iyer won the toss for MP and chose to field first a decision that backfired completely.

Punjab Batting Innings: 345/6 (50 overs)

Batter	Runs	Contribution
Harnoor Singh	51	Opening stand of 116 with Prabhsimran
Prabhsimran Singh (c)	88	Missed his century, caught off Kuldeep Sen
Anmolpreet Singh	70	Built the middle-innings platform
Nehal Wadhera	56	Accelerated after the 250-run mark
Total	345/6	50 overs

Punjab crossed 250 by the 41st over and never let MP’s bowlers build sustained pressure, with the scoring rate staying above 6.9 an over throughout.

Madhya Pradesh’s Chase: 162 all out (31.2 overs)

Batter	Runs	Dismissal detail
Yash Dubey	3	Dismissed by Gurnoor Brar early
Himanshu Mantri	18	Fell inside the first 10 overs
Venkatesh Iyer	0	Dismissed for a two-ball duck
Shubham Sharma	24	Fell trying to rebuild
Rajat Patidar	38	Top-scorer, but couldn’t anchor a chase
Total	162 (all out)	31.2 overs

Chasing 346, MP were reduced to 66/5 in just 16.4 overs, with Sanvir Singh removing both Venkatesh Iyer and Shubham Sharma in the same spell. MP were bowled out for just 162, barely batting two-thirds of their allotted overs 3 wickets went to Sanvir Singh, with Gurnoor Brar, Krish Bhagat, and Ramandeep Singh sharing 2 each.

Turning point: Venkatesh Iyer’s early duck removed MP’s most in-form white-ball batter before he could settle, and the rest of the innings never recovered from that psychological blow.

Player Performance Breakdown Across All Three Matches

Player	Match	Performance	Impact
Rajat Patidar	Ranji Trophy	205* off 332 balls	Turned a competitive match into a one-sided procession
Saransh Jain	Ranji Trophy	6/75 in Punjab’s first innings	Restricted Punjab to 232, setting up MP’s lead
Venkatesh Iyer	SMAT Final	70 off 43 (SR 162.79)	Built MP’s competitive total in the final
Uday Saharan	Ranji Trophy	75 and 36 across both innings	Punjab’s most consistent batter across formats
Prabhsimran Singh	Vijay Hazare QF	88, Punjab captain	Set up a total MP never threatened to chase
Venkatesh Iyer	Vijay Hazare QF	Dismissed for a duck	Removed MP’s key threat before the chase began

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Venkatesh Iyer’s arc across these three matches is the most revealing story nobody else has told: a match-winning 70 in the SMAT final, followed by a first-ball-type failure in the very next meeting against the same opponent. That inconsistency against one specific team is a pattern worth watching closely.

What People Think vs What Actually Happened

Most fans assume a team that dominates a four-day Ranji Trophy match with a 287-run lead should carry that form into white-ball cricket against the same opponent. Reality: MP lost both subsequent white-ball meetings against Punjab, including a 183-run demolition in the quarter-final. The common mistake fans and bettors make is treating “recent head-to-head form” as format-agnostic this MP-Punjab rivalry proves that red-ball dominance and white-ball composure are entirely separate skills, and Punjab’s white-ball unit was simply built better for short-format pressure.

Key Takeaways for Fans and Bettors

• Madhya Pradesh’s red-ball strength (built around Rajat Patidar’s patience) does not translate into white-ball success against Punjab
• Punjab’s death-bowling and chasing composure has now beaten MP twice in white-ball knockouts within one season
• Venkatesh Iyer’s form against Punjab specifically is wildly inconsistent a player to watch closely whenever these two sides meet in a white-ball format
• MP’s toss decision to field first in the Vijay Hazare quarter-final backfired completely; defending totals against Punjab’s top order has proven costly across formats
• Prabhsimran Singh’s captaincy and personal form (88 in the QF, key knock in the final) makes him the player most likely to define future MP-Punjab white-ball meetings

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