Shubman Gill Fails in Vijay Hazare Trophy Opener, Scores Just 11 for Punjab

• Shubman Gill scored only 11 runs from 12 balls in his first Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 match for Punjab against Goa in Jaipur.
• The India Test and ODI captain was dismissed in the fifth over by Vasuki Koushik, caught by Suyash Prabhudesai.
• Gill, recently dropped from India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad, might play one more VHT match before joining the India squad for the New Zealand ODI series in Vadodara.
• In another VHT match, India's ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer made an impressive return, scoring 82 runs off 53 balls for Mumbai against Himachal Pradesh in Jaipur.
• Other Mumbai players like Jaiswal (15), Suryakumar Yadav (24), Shivam Dube (20), and Sarfaraz Khan (21) had modest scores.

Why It Matters: Gill's poor VHT start contrasts with Iyer's strong return, raising questions about his form.