Bengaluru, Jan. 8 -- Jammu and Kashmir allrounder Auqib Nabi produced one of the most stirring performances of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 league phase, scripting a remarkable turnaround with bat and ball on the final day as the group stage concluded with eight teams booking their quarter-final berths.

Nabi first played a key role with the ball, returning figures of 3 for 56 to restrict Hyderabad to 268, before delivering a breathtaking unbeaten 114 off 82 balls from No. 8 to guide Jammu and Kashmir to an improbable three-wicket victory after his side had slumped to 90 for 7.

His maiden senior century made him only the third batter in tournament history to score a hundred from No. 8 or lower, epitomising resilience and belief even in ...