In this year’s Ranji Trophy semi-final, Mumbai team made it to the final with a superb performance against Tamil Nadu. This time in the second semi-final, Vidarbha (Madhya Pradesh vs Vidarbha match) entered the final by fighting fiercely against Madhya Pradesh. Significantly, they set an example today with this win despite trailing a lot in the first innings.
Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat first in the crucial Ranji Trophy semi-final. However, they faced a batting disaster when they came to bat in the first innings. Experienced Karun Nair (Karun Nair) scored 63 runs from 105 balls and Vidarbha lost all wickets in this innings and reached only 170 runs. For Madhya Pradesh, Aavesh Khan was formidable with the ball. He took 4 wickets with 49 runs in 15 overs with 2 maidens. Then in the first innings, Himanshu Mantri came to bat for Madhya Pradesh and tried to move the scoreboard forward alone.
An impressive innings of 126 runs off 265 balls came from his bat. As a result, Madhya Pradesh went ahead by collecting 252 runs in this innings. Along with this, experienced Umesh Yadav took 3 important wickets for Vidarbha. However, in the first innings, KKR star Venkatesh Iyar (Venkatesh Iyar) disappointed by getting out for zero runs for Madhya Pradesh. Yash Rathod and Akshay Wadkar combined for Vidarbha in the second innings to bring the team back into the match.
Yash scored 141 runs off 200 balls and Akshay scored 77 runs off 139 balls. As a result, Vidarbha piled up 402 runs in the second innings and put pressure on Madhya Pradesh. However, in the second innings, Yash Dubey came to open for Madhya Pradesh and started batting fast. He failed to score a century but got out for 94 runs off 212 balls with 10 fours. Along with this, Harsh Gawli also scored 67 runs from 80 balls.
As a result, Madhya Pradesh reached the driver’s seat at the end of the fourth day. At the start of the fifth day today, they entered the field with the aim of collecting 93 runs in 94 overs. However, Madhya Pradesh came under pressure in front of the fast bowling attack of Vidarbha’s Yash Thakur. Today, no batsman could take the team’s scoreboard further. As a result they were all out for 258 runs. As a result, Vidarbha won by 62 runs and entered the final of the Ranji Trophy this year. The final match against Mumbai in this tournament will start from March 10.
Vidarbha vs Madhya Pradesh scoreboard
Vidarbha – 170/10 (56.4 overs)
Karun Nair- 63 (105)
Madhya Pradesh- 252/10 (94.3 overs)
Himanshu Minister – 126 (265)
Vidarbha – 402/10 (101.3 overs)
Yash Rathore- 141 (200)
Madhya Pradesh- 258/10 (81.3 overs)
Yash Dubey- 94 (212)
