Former Karnataka batter and now Vidarbha captain, Karun Nair is averaging 664 in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy and the cricketing gods might have obliged the 33-year-old a late bloom, especially in the 50-over cricket. Vidarbha will be up against Maharashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals.
After conceding the first innings lead, Vidarbha were always chasing the game but they put on a brilliant dogged show in the fourth innings taking the game into the final day. Even though they never threatened to gun down 538, Mumbai players seemed frustrated at one point only to seal the game soon.
Mumbai have set a daunting total for Vidarbha to win the Ranji Trophy 2024 title. . On the other hand, Vikram Partap Singh scored a splendid hat-trick to help Mumbai beat NorthEast United FC in the Indian Super League (ISL). All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
After a match-winning performance with both bat and ball in the semifinal, Shardul Thakur top-scored with 75 runs off 69 balls to help Mumbai post 224 in their first innings on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2024 final against Vidarbha.
The incident took place when Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was speaking at the Literary Conference program in Wardha.
Vidarbha grabbed three points from their drawn Elite Group G Ranji Trophy game against Maharashtra here on Sunday, courtesy their first-innings lead.
Saurashtra bowlers, led by skipper Jaydev Unadkat (2/25), dished out a clinical show and bundled out the opposition for a paltry 150 in 40.3 overs, despite Apoorv Wankhede’s hard-fought 72.
Attacking batsman Faiz Fazal will lead Vidarbha in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, the national ODI championship, while Akshay Wadkar will be his deputy.
Unbeaten so far, Vidarbha would face their toughest challenge when they take on a resurgent Karnataka in the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in New Delhi on Saturday.
Half-centuries by opener Atharva Taide and skipper Akshay Wadkar helped Vidarbha chase down 158 with 13 balls to spare after Rahul Tripathi scored a blistering 66 for Maharashtra.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday took a review of the situation arising out of the continuous downpour in these two coastal districts, the chief minister’s office (CMO) said.
With the 2020-21 domestic season beginning with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from January 10, Pritam Gandhe will replace Trevor Gonsalves, who tested positive for COVID-19.
India's domestic season is likely to start with National T20 Championship for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January and the two-time Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup champions.
A swarm of desert locusts has entered the eastern part of Maharashtra where district and agriculture department personnel have initiated chemical spraying on crops and vegetation to save them from the migratory pests, said officials on Monday.
Chandrakant Pandit coached Vidarbha to successive Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy titles in 2017/18 and 2018/19.
Nitish Rana hit eight boundaries and seven sixes at a strike-rate of 154.41 in his 68-ball unbeaten knock of 105 against Vidarbha.
The former India wicketkeeper guided Vidarbha to back-to-back Irani Trophy triumphs in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
By successfully defending both the titles, the team has proved everyone wrong.
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.
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