Vidarbha win Irani Cup for third time:Beat Rest of India by 93 runs in the final; Harsh Dubey scalps 4 wickets

Vidarbha won the Irani Cup for the third time. The team defeated Rest of India by 93 runs on Sunday. Rest of India’s second innings ended at 267 runs at Nagpur’s Vidarbha Cricket Stadium. Yash Dhull scored the highest 92 runs for the team. Harsh Dubey took 4 wickets for Vidarbha. On the first day of the match, Vidarbha won the toss and chose to bat. The team had scored 342 runs in the first innings. Meanwhile, Rest of India’s first innings ended at 214 runs. Based on the first innings, Vidarbha got a lead of 128 runs. On Saturday, the fourth day of the match, Vidarbha’s team scored 232 runs in the second innings and gave Rest of India a target of 361 runs. Manav Suthar-Yash Dhull’s Fifty Rest of India did not have a good start. The team lost 5 wickets for 80 runs. After this, Yash Dhull and Manav Suthar took control of the innings. Dhull scored 92 runs off 117 balls. Manav Suthar remained not out with 56 runs. Anshul Kamboj took 4 wickets on the fourth day
Pacer Anshul Kamboj sent 4 Vidarbha batsmen back to the pavilion in the second innings. He dismissed Dhruv Shorey, Danish Malewar, Yash Rathore, and captain Akshay Wadkar. Apart from Anshul, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, and Gurnoor Brar took 2 wickets each. On the third day, Rest of India all out for 214 runs On the third day, Rest of India resumed play from a score of 142/5. Manav Suthar (1) was out on the very first ball of the day. Saransh Jain was out for 10, Akash Deep for 14, and Gurnoor Brar for 13 runs. Captain Rajat Patidar was out after scoring 66 runs. For Vidarbha, Yash Thakur took 4 wickets. Harsh Dubey and Parth Rekhade took 2 wickets each. Darshan Nalkande and Aditya Thakur got 1 wicket each. In the second innings, Vidarbha scored 96 runs losing 2 wickets. Atharva Taide, who scored a century for the team in the first innings, was out after scoring just 15 runs. After him, Aman Mokhade returned to the pavilion after scoring 37 runs. Dhruv Shorey (24) and Danish Malewar (16) returned unbeaten. Manav Suthar and Gurnoor Brar took 1 wicket each for Rest of India. Rest of India’s innings crumbled on day two On the second day, in the second session itself, Rest of India started their first innings. Abhimanyu Easwaran and Aryan Juyal formed a fifty-run partnership. Juyal was out after scoring 23 runs, and after him, Yash Dhull also returned to the pavilion after scoring just 11 runs. Easwaran, along with captain Rajat Patidar, took control of the innings and took the team past 100 runs. Tayade’s century on the first day On the first day of the Irani Cup, Vidarbha scored 280 runs for the loss of 5 wickets by stumps. On Wednesday, at Nagpur Stadium, Vidarbha won the toss against Rest of India and decided to bat. Atharva Taide scored an unbeaten century for the team. While Yash Rathod played an innings of 91 runs. Know About Irani Cup The Irani Cup is India’s first-class cricket tournament, played annually between the team that wins the Ranji Trophy and the Rest of India team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organizes this tournament. This tournament is held after the Ranji Trophy and gives the best players of domestic cricket a chance to play together. The Irani Cup was started in the 1959-60 season to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ranji Trophy. It was named in honor of Jall R. Irani, who served as BCCI’s treasurer and president for a long time. Playing XI of Both Teams Vidarbha- Dhruv Shorey, Atharva Taide, Aman Mokhade, Danish Malewar, Yash Rathod, Akshay Wadkar (Captain/Wicketkeeper), Parth Rekhade, Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur, Darshan Nalkande and Aditya Thakare. Rest of India- Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Aryan Juyal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Yash Dhull, Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Deep and Gurnoor Brar.