This was Saurashtra's 2nd title this season after winning the Vijay-Hazare Trophy in December. "It was important to win this one to prove the dominance and to show everyone that this era, the decade belongs to Saurashtra," says Unadkat.
The previous time these two teams faced each other in a Ranji final was back in the 2019-2020 edition.
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It was 1998 - Chinnaswamy Stadium, Madhya Pradesh Vs Karnataka, the final of the Ranji Trophy. Chandrakant Pandit, who is now the coach of MP, was the captain of the team back then. The dream that got shattered in 1998 came full circle to meet its destiny 23 years later in 2022.
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His most notable performance came in 1966 when he picked eight wickets for a combined East and Central Zone team to beat Garry Sober's West Indies.
The match ended in a draw as Saurashtra took a valuable 44-run lead after the first innings and make it 149 at the end of the game.
Pujara did not take the field on day three after pulling a back muscle during warm-up as Bengal reached 134/3 in their first innings at the close of play, trailing Saurashtra by 291 runs.
Bengal reached 134 for three in 65 overs at close of play, trailing Saurashtra by 291 runs with Chatterjee and Wriddhiman Saha (4 off 43) in the middle.
While Bengal bulldozed over the mighty Karnataka in the semifinals, Saurashtra edged out Gujarat in a see-saw contest at the SCA Stadium, which is also the venue for the final.
The Ranji Trophy final will be played from March 9-13 and will clash with India's ODI series against South Africa.
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Vidarbha lifted their second successive Ranji Trophy title with a comfortable 78-run win over Saurashtra in the final, proving that their maiden triumph last year was no 'fluke'.
Unarguably, the best domestic coach in the country, Pandit guided an unheralded Vidarbha side to second successive titles with a mix of strategic acumen and old school discipline.
While Aditya was juggling with a lot of things in his personal life, his talents on the field failed to bring him a Ranji Trophy selection.
Left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate once again turned out to be star batsman's nemesis as he was trapped leg before for nought with Saurashtra tottering at 58 for 5 in their pursuit of 206.
With spinners extracting significant turn and bounce exploiting the roughs, Sarwate (3/55) and off-spinner Wakhare (2/42) blew away Saurashtra's top half to seize the momentum.
Fazal was a part of the second-string Indian team that toured Zimbabwe in 2016 and opening the innings for men in blue in his only international game.
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