The four matches in Jaipur were delayed due to dense fog on Tuesday morning. India’s ODI captain Shubman Gill returned to the domestic cricket. But Gill’s return was eventually delayed due to weather conditions.
The Punjab Cricket Association, confirmed that the toss had been delayed due to fog. Punjab and Goa encounter eventually started with Goa being put into bat and lost a couple of early wickets. Opener Arjun Tendulkar was undone for 1 by Sukhdeep Bajwa while his partner Kashyap Bakle went back for 5. Bajwa bagged his second wicket.
Toss Update 🪙
Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. 💛💙
Let the action begin! 🏏#GOAvPUN #VijayHazareTrophy #PCA pic.twitter.com/KZf8bTWo4j— Punjab Cricket Association (@pcacricket) January 6, 2026
Admin waiting for photos… ⏳📸
Photographer: “On the way.”Update: Toss still delayed due to fog. 🌫️⏳
— Punjab Cricket Association (@pcacricket) January 6, 2026
Match Day 🏏
Punjab take the field today against Goa as the Vijay Hazare Trophy action continues.
All set for a big contest at Jaipur – let’s go, Punjab! 💛💙#MatchDay #GoaVsPunjab #PunjabCricket #PCA #VijayHazareTrophy pic.twitter.com/hBJXXQ3SxD
— Punjab Cricket Association (@pcacricket) January 6, 2026
Gill is set to lead Team India in the ODI series against New Zealand scheduled to begin on January 11. The right-hande batter was earlier left out of the T20 squad for the New Zealand series and T20 World Cup 2026. It came as a surprise for many as Gill was the vice-captain of the Indian team for South Africa series.
#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: A thick layer of fog engulfs parts of Jaipur as cold wave grips the city. pic.twitter.com/G6Kgh2sEad
— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2026
He will depart Jaipur to join the rest of the ODI squad in Vadodara, which is set to host the series opener on January 11.
📍jaipur
Practice session for vijay hazare trophy 🏆 #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/zQEk2CuWIm
— প্রজাপতি 🧸ྀི (@BrindaGhosh3) January 5, 2026
The Punjab team is being led by Prabhsimran Singh.
Teams:
Punjab (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w/c), Shubman Gill, Harnoor Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Naman Dhir, Ramandeep Singh, Krish Bhagat, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Mayank Markande, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar
Goa (Playing XI): Arjun Tendulkar, Kashyap Bakhale, Abhinav Tejrana, Shubham Tari, Lalit Yadav, Vikash Kanwar Singh, Snehal Kauthankar, Rajashekhar Harikant(w), Vasuki Koushik, Deepraj Gaonkar(c), Suyash Prabhudessai
