Clinical Vidarbha Claim Third Ranji Trophy Title, Beat Kerala On 1st Innings Lead

Final Up to date:March 02, 2025, 14:19 IST

Vidarbha beat Kerala within the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 closing on Sunday to win the distinguished home title for the primary time for the reason that 2018-19 season and general the third time in historical past.

Vidarbha win Ranji Trophy 2024-25 title. (Image Credit score: PTI)

Vidarbha beat Kerala on Sunday (March 2) on the idea of the primary innings result in win the ultimate match of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season, which was performed on the Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Nagpur. The Akshay Wadkar-led aspect scored 379 runs within the first innings after which bowled out Sachin Child & Co. for 342 runs to safe a vital lead of 37 runs, which in the long run proved to be decisive.

The win over Kerala on Sunday has helped Vidarbha finish the six-year-long look ahead to a 3rd Ranji Trophy title. Vidarbha gained its first Ranji Trophy title within the 2017-18 season by defeating Rishabh Pant’s Delhi by 9 wickets beneath the management of Faiz Fazal, and within the 2018-19 season it efficiently defended the title by defeating Saurashtra within the closing match performed at Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Nagpur by 78 runs.

Vidarbha performed within the closing of the Ranji Trophy final 12 months as properly however may solely finish as runners-up towards Ajinkya Rahane’s Mumbai.

For Kerala, it was the first-ever Ranji Trophy closing, however regardless of their greatest efforts, they did not cross the ultimate hurdle.

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Nagpur, India, India