Vidarbha has won the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 title. The final match between Vidarbha and Kerala was a draw. Vidarbha was declared a champion on the basis of the first innings.
Vidarbha scored 379 runs in the first innings. Kerala scored 342 runs in reply. On the basis of the first innings, Vidarbha got a 37 -run lead. By the fifth day of the match, Vidarbha lost 375 runs in the second innings.
Kerala did not have a chance to play and Kerala was declared a match draw without calling to play.
The Vidarbha team has won the Ranji Trophy title for the third time. The first team won the title in 2017-18 and 2018-19. They defeated Delhi in 2017 and Saurashtra in 2018. At the same time, the team was a runner-up in 2023-24. In which Mumbai defeated him in the final. The Kerala cricket team reached the final for the first time.
Vidarbha resumed his innings from 249/4 this morning. The team added 126 runs and lost 5 wickets. Danish Malevar was declared player of the match. He scored 153 in the first innings and 73 in the second innings for Vidarbha.
Karun Nair from Vidarbha scored a century on the fourth day On the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy final, Karun Nair of Vidarbha scored a century. Danish Malevar was out for 73 runs. At the end of the game, Vidarbha has scored 249 runs in the second innings. The team has taken a 286 -run lead.
Kerala Allout in 342 runs on the third day On Friday, on the third day of the match, the Kerala team was all out for 342 at the end of the game. The team started playing with a score of 131/3. Captain Sachin Baby scored 98 runs. Vidarbha scored a 37 -run lead in the first innings in the match played at VCA Stadium in Nagpur. Darshan Nalakande, Harsh Dubey and Parth Rekade took 3-3 wickets from the team. Danish Maleaver scored a century in the first innings.
The next day, Vidarbha was all -out for 379 in the first innings
Danish Maleaver from Vidarbha scored 153 off 285 balls.
On Thursday, on the second day of the match, Vidarbha's team was all out for 379 in the first innings. The team started playing today with a score of 254/4. The team added 125 runs and lost the last 6 wickets. At the end of the game, Kerala lost 131 for 3 wickets.
Vidarbha lost 4 wickets on the first day
Karun Nair scored 86 runs.
By the end of the first day, Vidarbha scored 254 runs after losing 4 wickets. Danish Maleaver scored a century. By lunch, Vidarbha lost 3 wickets and scored 81 runs. Danish Maleaver and Karun Nair returned unbeaten. Dhruv Shore was dismissed for 16 runs and Darshan Nalakand was dismissed for 1 run. However, Parth Line could not even open his account.
In the semifinals, Vidarbha beat Mumbai and Kerala to Gujarat In the first semifinal played at VCA Stadium in Nagpur, Vidarbha defeated Mumbai by 80 runs and made it to the final. In the second semifinal, Kerala reached the final with a 2 -run lead in the first innings against Gujarat.
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