Irani Cup | Vidarbha seals title regardless of Dhulls heroics

Yash Dhull discovered allies in all-rounders Saransh Jain and Manav Suthar. But the Delhi teenager’s counterattack solely delayed the inevitable for Rest of India (RoI) as a well-oiled Vidarbha unit maintained its supremacy by profitable a 3rd Irani Cup title right here on Sunday.

All 5 Vidarbha bowlers chipped in with essential breakthroughs. Yash Thakur claimed the prized scalp of Dhull (92, 117b, 8×4, 1×6) and was concerned in an trade of phrases with the latter. Vidarbha bowled RoI out for 267, three minutes earlier than the tea break, on the fifth and closing day.

The 93-run victory maintained Vidarbha’s streak of Ranji and Irani double each time it has gained the premier home competitors.

RoI captain Rajat Patidar and Ishan Kishan began the day with the crew reeling at 30 for 2 in pursuit of 361. An hour into the day’s proceedings, nevertheless, the writing was on the wall, with Vidarbha having diminished the fancied RoI line-up to 80 for 5.

While Patidar provided a regulation return catch to lanky Aditya Thakare within the fifth over of the morning, Ruturaj Gaikwad returned along with his second single-digit rating within the match, poking at one within the excellent channel by pacer Darshan Nalkande. Ishan then holed out within the deep off Harsh Dubey’s spin and Vidarbah was sensing a cushty win.

Dhull then began a counterattack with leftie Saransh Jain for firm. Dhull’s lower pictures off pacers and spinners alike have been a deal with to look at till Jain missed one which changed into him by Parth Rekhade, the opposite left-arm spinner.

Dhull began taking calculated dangers and with the ball turning softer, it labored in his favour. Suthar (56 n.o., 113b, 4×4, 1×6), too batted effortlessly.

Just when the partnership had crossed the three-digit mark and Dhull had entered the 90s, he tried to higher lower a brief one outdoors off for a six. But Atharva Taide at deep third ran a number of steps to his proper and judged the ball to perfection inches contained in the rope to tilt the sport in Vidarbha’s favour once more.

Taide was quickly again in motion — working backward from the slip — to catch a toe edge off last-man Gurnoon Brar off Dubey and spark celebrations within the Vidarbha camp.

The scores: Vidarbha 342 & 232 bt Rest of India 214 & 267 in 73.5 overs (Yash Dhull 92, Manav Suthar 56 n.o., Harsh Dubey 4/73). PoM: Taide.