Vidarbha enters the Ranji Trophy 2024 final, and Yash Thakur is overjoyed to have cleaned up Kulwant Khejroliya. On Day 5 of the Ranji Trophy 2024 semifinal 1, Vidarbha defeated Madhya Pradesh by 62 runs in the first session to guarantee their spot in the championship match.
After the fourth day of play, Madhya Pradesh had scored ninety-three runs and Vidarbha needed three wickets to win. On March 6, at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur, MP were bowled out for 258 after they resumed their second innings at 228/6 in a chase of 321.
Vidarbha enters the Ranji Trophy 2024 final, and Yash Thakur is overjoyed to have cleaned up Kulwant Khejroliya
Kulwant Khejroliya was bowled for 11 by Yash Thakur, the victorious moment for Vidarbha occurring when the Madhya Pradesh player pulled a ball outside off stump back onto his stumps. After taking the final wicket in the Ranji Trophy 2024 semifinal, Thakur erupted in a boisterous celebration of Vidarbha’s amazing come-from-behind victory.
On Day 4, Saransh Jain was batting at 16 runs at stumps, while Kumar Kartikeya was at zero. Aditya Thakare bowled Kartikeya, the first wicket to fall on Day 5 before he could make his debut. Madhya Pradesh was dealt a second blow as Thakare also easily defeated Anubhav Agarwal.
Jain’s vigil came to an end when Thakur clean-bowled him for 25 off 69 balls. The latter subsequently put an end to Khejroliya’s innings to guarantee Vidarbha’s spot in the Ranji Trophy 2024 decider. From March 10 to 14, the two-time Ranji Trophy winners will play Mumbai in the championship match.
In the inaugural Ranji Trophy 2024 semifinal, Vidarbha won the toss and chose to bat first. The sole noteworthy score, scored by Karun Nair with 63, was 170. After that, despite Himanshu Mantri’s 126, Vidarbha kept Madhya Pradesh to 252 in their opening innings thanks to three wickets apiece from Umesh Yadav and Thakur.
After losing half their squad for 161 runs in their second inning. Yash Rathod (141) and Akshay Wadkar (77) combined to contribute 158 runs for the sixth wicket, lifting Vidarbha to victory. In the end, Vidarbha scored 402 points despite Anubhav Agarwal’s five-fer.
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