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The bowlers from
Vidarhba quickly dispatched Madhya Pradesh’s rearguard to guarantee their place
in the Ranji Trophy final. On the fifth morning in Nagpur, Aditya Thakare and
Yash Thakur got things going as Vidarbha finished with a 62-run victory and advanced
to the finals, taking the four last wickets in 11.3 overs.
Having already lost Yash Dubey, who top-scored with 94, before stumps last
evening, MP began the day in disarray. After Dubey left, they still required 94
runs, with Saransh Jain being the final batter to be recognised.
However, Thakare’s
two strikes dashed MP’s hopes. In his opening two overs of the day, he
dismissed Anubhav Agarwal and Kumar Kartikeya. Yash Thakur then
dismissed Jain, dealing the final blow.
After an eighteen-run partnership between MP’s Nos. 10 and 11, Avesh Khan and
Kulwant Khejroliya, Thakur ended the match by removing Khejroliya’s stumps.
Aditya Sarwate had removed both openers on the fourth day, and Akshay Wakhare
had run through the middle order in the last innings to set up the victory,
even though Thakare assisted in removing the opposition.
Vidarbha will be
participating in the Ranji final for the third time. They advanced to the
first-ever final in the 2017–18 competition, which they ultimately won, and
they also successfully defended their championship in the 2018–19 competition.
Vidarbha will play Mumbai in the season’s championship. Mumbai defeated Tamil
Nadu in less than three days in their home semifinal. Mumbai will serve as the
match’s host and it will kick off on March 10.