Irani Cup final: Vidarbha-ROI game was called off only after the two captains agreed
Cricket | February 18, 2019 9:10 ISTWhen asked by PTI whether it was the umpire's mistake, the player replied in the negative.
When asked by PTI whether it was the umpire's mistake, the player replied in the negative.
Vihari returned to domestic circuit and scored 114 and an unbeaten 180 for Rest of India against in the Irani Cup in Nagpur.
Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal announced that the entire prize money will be donated to the families of the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Thursday.
Enjoying a good run of form, the 25-year-old Vihari created the record with a single down the ground on the fourth day, his second century of the match and third straight in Irani Cup.
Akshay Karnewar struck his maiden first-class century to hand Vidarbha a crucial 95-run first-innings lead before Rest of India, riding on a fighting partnership, erased the deficit in the Irani Cup here Thursday.
After restricting Rest of India to a modest 330 on the opening day, Vidarbha ended the second day at 245 for 6 with Akshay Wadkar and Akshay Karnewar holding fort. The hosts still trail by 85 runs.
Hanuma Vihari scored 114 while Mayank Agarwal scored 95 before Rest of India suffered a collapse and were bowled out for 330 at the end of day one against Vidarbha in the Irani Cup.
Vidarbha will aim be to do an encore of the 2017-18 season where they won both Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup.
Vidarbha's approach made it clear that they wanted to convert the match into a one-innings battle with Rest of India having a maximum of 180 overs to achieve the target.
The Mumbai-born batsman also becomes the fifth Indian first-class cricketer to score a double ton after the age of 40 and the first Asian player to register 250-plus score after the age of 40.
The Ranji Trophy champions were hardly bothered by the Rest of India bowlers on a placid Jamtha track as the 40-year-old Jaffer remained unbeaten on 113 off 166 balls.
Ashwin had missed the recently concluded Deodhar Trophy as he was advised a week's rest but is up and running at the moment.
Wriddhiman Saha's knock of 203 today helped Rest of India lift the Irani Cup after effortlessly chasing down a 379-run target set by Gujarat with more than two sessions to spare here today.
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