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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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