Yash Rathod is Vidarbha’s main run-getter this season within the Ranji Trophy. x
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A rampaging Vidarbha will look to proceed its regal march within the Ranji Trophy when it takes on Tamil Nadu within the quarterfinals, which begins right here on the VCA floor on Saturday.
Vidarbha, final 12 months’s runner-up, dominated the group levels and completed on high of Group B with 40 factors — the best within the Elite group — posting six outright wins. In three of these victories, it did so after conceding the first-innings lead, together with within the final outing towards Hyderabad.
For the two-time champion, Yash Rathod (603 runs) and skipper Akshay Wadkar (556) have led the batting charts, whereas Karun Nair (440) has scored two very important centuries.
Akshay Wadkar has led Vidharbha beautifully along with his bat on this version of the Ranji Trophy.
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Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey has been a key architect of the staff’s success, taking 55 wickets — the best within the competitors this season — and in addition chipped in with the bat, hanging three half-centuries (308).
In the meantime, Tamil Nadu comes into the competition following its first outright loss this season to Jharkhand within the ultimate league fixture. Whereas the bowling has been disciplined regardless of accidents to frontline pacers, the staff’s batting has been inconsistent to date, and the staff would look to handle it. The arrival of top-order bat B. Sai Sudharsan — who would possibly slot at quantity three — and pacer R. Sonu Yadav ought to bolster the facet.
Harsh Dubey with 55 wickets has been a key architect in Vidarbha’s run to date within the Ranji Trophy.
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“We’re assured. If we play to our potential, we can provide any staff a run for his or her cash. Our problem is extra about dealing with our insecurities and negativities than the opponents,” stated TN captain R. Sai Kishore.
The red-soil pitch had a beneficiant grass overlaying, and the seamers might have a task to play, particularly within the morning classes. Vidarbha is more likely to draft in pacer Nachiket Bhute for a spinner, whereas TN has to make a name on easy methods to draft in an additional pacer with out compromising its batting depth or the spin assault.
Printed – February 07, 2025 07:58 pm IST
