Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Parth Rekhade	lbw b Nidheesh	0	2	-	0	0	0.00

Dhruv Shorey	c †Mohammed Azharuddeen b Eden Apple Tom	16	35	-	3	0	45.71

Darshan Nalkande	c Basil b Nidheesh	1	21	-	0	0	4.76

Danish Malewar	b Basil	153	285	-	15	3	53.68

Karun Nair	run out (Kunnummal)	86	188	-	8	1	45.74

Yash Thakur	lbw b Basil	25	60	-	2	0	41.66

Yash Rathod	c Kunnummal b Eden Apple Tom	3	13	-	0	0	23.07

Akshay Wadkar (c)†	c †Mohammed Azharuddeen b Eden Apple Tom	23	49	-	1	1	46.93

Akshay Karnewar	c Kunnummal b Jalaj S Saxena	12	22	-	2	0	54.54

Harsh Dubey	not out	12	28	-	1	0	42.85
Nachiket Bhute	c †Mohammed Azharuddeen b Nidheesh	32	38	-	1	2	84.21

Extras	(b 4, lb 9, nb 2, w 1)	16
Total	123.1 Ov (RR: 3.07)	379
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Parth Rekhade, 0.2 ov), 2-11 (Darshan Nalkande, 6.3 ov), 3-24 (Dhruv Shorey, 12.5 ov), 4-239 (Karun Nair, 81.4 ov), 5-290 (Danish Malewar, 95.3 ov), 6-295 (Yash Thakur, 99.4 ov), 7-297 (Yash Rathod, 100.3 ov), 8-333 (Akshay Karnewar, 110.1 ov), 9-335 (Akshay Wadkar, 113.3 ov), 10-379 (Nachiket Bhute, 123.1 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
MD Nidheesh	28.1	7	61	3	2.16	133	5	1	0	0
0.2 to PR Rekhade, big appeal as he curves one back in to strike Rekhade on the pad. My first thought was it may have been a tad high. But Sachin Baby opts to review. The ball pitches in line, there's no inside edge, so height is the only question. He was hit above the flap. But ball tracking projects the ball to be hitting middle. What a review, Kerala strike early. . 0/1 6.3 to DG Nalkande, pulled straight to a strategically placed deep square halfway in! Nalkande looks to fetch this from way outside off and doesn't control the pull, hits it in the air and the catch is well taken by Basil. So the decision to promote Nalkande doesn't work.. 11/2 123.1 to NN Bhute, Nicked off trying to run it down to third. Vidarbha bowled out for 379. Just 122ks but back of a length, Bhute's feet was in front of leg stump and the ball went over off. A bit of seam movement away and Bhute, who opened the face fully followed the line of the ball while tip-toeing. Thin edge and the keeper took it low while lunging on his right knee. 379/10 See all photos
Eden Apple Tom	31	6	102	3	3.29	138	14	1	1	1
12.5 to DR Shorey, a dive from the keeper and Eden has struck! Length ball outside off. Appears to be angling in but it deviates away after pitching. Shorey chases after it half-heartedly, and Azharuddeen takes a low single-hand catch diving to his right!. 24/3 100.3 to YV Rathod, Around-the-wicket works, taken at first slip! 130ks, slower than EAT's general pace, but the line and length were bang on! Landed around three-quarters of the way down the pitch, seam pointing towards first slip, around off stump before straightening a touch. Looked like it picked up pace off the pitch and the in-form Rathod tried to defend it to the bowler's right. His weight was forward, the bat was relatively close to the body, not that much he did wrong trying to block that. The ball was too good, rubbed the shoulder of the bat and went low to first slip. 297/7 113.3 to AV Wadkar, the change in bowling brings a wicket! The speedster gets a length ball outside off to zip off the deck. Wadkar tries to slap it through the off side but he gets a big edge to the keeper! Too close to his body, rising ball too, bad shot played minutes before lunch. This is a big wicket!. 335/9 See all photos
Aditya Sarwate	13	2	49	0	3.76	52	2	3	0	0
Nedumankuzhy Basil	24	6	60	2	2.50	111	6	0	0	1
95.3 to DV Malewar, It took a nip-backer that good to remove Malewar, for 153! Basil's lengths have manufactured that wicket. This is good length, landed around fourth, just 128ks but it was right in that in-between area. That stopped Malewar from committing either on the front foot or the back foot. He took a bit of extra time before trying to push it to the bowler's left. There was a gap between bat and pad, through which the ball skidded. The toe of Malewar's bat was on the floor when he finished. 290/5 99.4 to Yash Thakur, That's gone! Looked plumb, Thakur has a long chat before deciding not to review. Was a full ball at 128ks that angled in from wide of the crease. Landed around fourth stump and finished around middle. Replays suggest that there might have been a bit of seam movement in. Beat the straight drive on the inside edge and hit the back leg right in front of middle. Bowler was almost at the striker's end as he jogged while appealing. It just looked dead. 295/6 See all photos
Jalaj Saxena	20	1	72	1	3.60	76	3	2	0	0
110.1 to AK Karnewar, that's a stunning catch! Full ball just outside off. Drives with the turn, but Kunnummal at cover flies to his left and takes a great catch inches off the floor. That's the third wicket that his fielding effort has earned in this innings. Kerala keep chipping away. 333/8
Akshay Chandran	7	0	22	0	3.14	29	3	0	0	0

Kerala 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Akshay Chandran	b Nalkande	14	11	-	3	0	127.27

Rohan Kunnummal	b Nalkande	0	3	-	0	0	0.00

Aditya Sarwate	c Malewar b Dubey	79	185	-	10	0	42.70

Ahammed Imran	c sub (AR Mokhade) b Yash Thakur	37	83	-	3	0	44.57

Sachin Baby (c)	c Nair b Rekhade	98	235	-	10	0	41.70

Salman Nizar	lbw b Dubey	21	42	-	3	0	50.00

Mohammed Azharuddeen †	lbw b Nalkande	34	59	-	3	0	57.62

Jalaj Saxena	b Rekhade	28	76	-	3	0	36.84

Eden Apple Tom	b Rekhade	10	52	-	1	0	19.23

MD Nidheesh	lbw b Dubey	1	11	-	0	0	9.09

Nedumankuzhy Basil	not out	0	6	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 13, w 5)	20
Total	125 Ov (RR: 2.73)	342
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Rohan Kunnummal, 0.5 ov), 2-14 (Akshay Chandran, 2.3 ov), 3-107 (Ahammed Imran, 31.3 ov), 4-170 (Aditya Sarwate, 55.6 ov), 5-219 (Salman Nizar, 70.4 ov), 6-278 (Mohammed Azharuddeen, 94.1 ov), 7-324 (Sachin Baby, 106.5 ov), 8-337 (Jalaj Saxena, 118.3 ov), 9-338 (MD Nidheesh, 121.6 ov), 10-342 (Eden Apple Tom, 124.6 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Darshan Nalkande	13	2	52	3	4.00	51	6	0	0	5
0.5 to RS Kunnummal, Yorker from Nalkande has Kunnummal dribble it back onto the stumps. 129ks, landed just in front of the crease - in front of off. Kunnummal's feet were mostly upright and slid leg side, his torso lunged across and he tried to adjust to the inswing. The seam position wasn't of an outright inswinger, the seam was slanting square, like with an offbreak, but it seemed to have moved in the air late. Kunnummal taken aback and has to leave for a three-ball duck. 1/1 2.3 to AR Chandran, Nalkande swings one in again, has another batter hit it back onto the stumps. 131ks on fourth stump, Chandran tries to drive it through mid-off. He played the line, didn't move his feet across and that left a small gap between bat and gap. It was a firm drive without being checked, a shot he practises but only after the ball crashed onto middle and off. The bails spinning all over is a great sight for Nalkande, who is pumped. Vidarbha on top early. 14/2 94.1 to Mohammed Azharuddeen, Big shout for lbw, and given! Azharuddeen goes up in review immediately. Full ball outside off, angling in. Azharuddeen looked to flick but was beaten. He is struck below the front knee roll. Azhar thinks this was doing too much. It hit him in front of middle and leg. No DRS reprieve for Kerala this time, as ball-tracking shows the ball clipping leg stump! Huge cheers among the Vidarbha camp and supporters. Nalkande with a huge breakthrough! This was an enterprising knock, with Azhar looking quite proactive. But now he has to go. 278/6 See all photos
Yash Thakur	17	1	83	1	4.88	63	12	0	0	5
31.3 to Ahammed Imran, this time the pull brings the wicket! Thakur brought in a midwicket fielder after the previous pull, and this time Imran has miscued the shot straight to the substitute fielder. Thakur digs it in short, the timing is much poorer, and it doesn't clear the infield. Thakur and Rathod hug each other in celebration. The plan has worked! Young Imran goes for 37. 107/3 See all photos
Nachiket Bhute	12	3	41	0	3.41	51	4	0	1	1
Harsh Dubey	44	11	88	3	2.00	205	7	0	0	0
55.6 to AA Sarwate, something really had to give, and Dubey has given Vidarbha a massive breakthrough. Slows this down wonderfully, gets the ball to spit off the rough as Sarwate's jab lobs up to silly point where Malewar completes the catch as he takes a couple of steps back. Dubey came close to picking a wicket thrice in this spell and has one finally.. 170/4 70.4 to Salman Nizar, massive, massive decision. Given out lbw by Anil Chaudhary as the ball rips back in from outside off and strikes Nizar on the pad. But Nizar has reviewed immediately. The ball certainly spun back in sharply but bounce may have been in question. Given out on field so it only needs to be grazing the stumps for the decision to stay. Let's see. Ohhhhhhh, what a massive, massive moment. Ball tracking shows the ball would hit middle-and-off. Kerala have lost a big, big wicket at the stroke of lunch. Kerala also lose a review. It's that man again, Harsh Dubey who has delivered both wickets to fall this morning.. 219/5 121.6 to MD Nidheesh, Big appeal, the umpire thinks for a while and raises the finger. And the batter reviews immediately. This is full around middle and off, spinning away sharply as he lunges forward. The bat face closes a bit. There's no bat, and that's going on to hit off stump! Nidheesh has to go back and Vidarbha are just one wicket away from that first-innings lead! And Harsh Dubey now has the most wickets in a Ranji season!. 338/9 See all photos
Parth Rekhade	30	7	65	3	2.16	140	6	0	0	2
106.5 to Sachin Baby, what have you done, Sachin? What really on earth has happened? Baby can't believe what has just happened, neither can Amay Khurasiya or anyone else in the Kerala dressing room. Sees this tossed up outside off from Rekhade, Baby can't hold back and looks to slog sweep, but ends up picking out the lone man in the deep. The sun was right in Karun Nair's eyes but he keeps his composure and makes it look very easy. Sachin wanted to hit this over long-on but because he didn't get to the pitch, ended up dragging it towards deep midwicket. 324/7 118.3 to Jalaj S Saxena, The break brings the breakthrough! The pressure tells on Jalaj Saxena, who misses the paddle sweep! Rekhade is ecstatic, as are his team-mates! This pitches full on off and spins away, going past the bat to clip the off bail!. 337/8 124.6 to Eden Apple Tom, And Vidarbha secure the first-innings lead! Another attempted slog sweep misses and this one goes on with the angle to crash into the stumps. Kerala fall 37 runs short of Vidarbha's first-innings total. That will also be stumps on day 3 The players walk back to applause from the dressing room, after Akshay Wadkar gives a team talk to the huddle. 342/10 See all photos
Akshay Karnewar	9	5	11	0	1.22	46	1	0	0	0

Vidarbha 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Parth Rekhade	b Jalaj S Saxena	1	5	-	0	0	20.00

Dhruv Shorey	c †Mohammed Azharuddeen b Nidheesh	5	6	-	1	0	83.33

Danish Malewar	c Sachin Baby b Chandran	73	162	-	5	0	45.06

Karun Nair	st †Mohammed Azharuddeen b Sarwate	135	295	-	10	2	45.76

Yash Rathod	lbw b Sarwate	24	56	-	2	0	42.85

Akshay Wadkar (c)†	b Sarwate	25	108	-	2	0	23.14

Harsh Dubey	lbw b Eden Apple Tom	4	26	-	0	0	15.38

Akshay Karnewar	b Basil	30	70	-	3	1	42.85

Darshan Nalkande	not out	51	98	-	3	1	52.04
Nachiket Bhute	lbw b Sarwate	3	10	-	0	0	30.00

Yash Thakur	not out	8	29	-	1	0	27.58
Extras	(b 5, lb 9, nb 2)	16
Total	143.5 Ov (RR: 2.60)	375/9
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Parth Rekhade, 1.1 ov), 2-7 (Dhruv Shorey, 2.2 ov), 3-189 (Danish Malewar, 59.4 ov), 4-238 (Yash Rathod, 80.1 ov), 5-259 (Karun Nair, 96.3 ov), 6-279 (Harsh Dubey, 108.1 ov), 7-283 (Akshay Wadkar, 109.6 ov), 8-331 (Akshay Karnewar, 130.4 ov), 9-346 (Nachiket Bhute, 133.4 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
MD Nidheesh	15	3	48	1	3.20	64	6	0	0	0
2.2 to DR Shorey, excellent catch by Azharuddeen! Someone prevent Nidheesh and co from leaving the ground while celebrating, and Azharuddeen is the reason for that. He threw himself full stretch in front of the slips, and although grabbed it in front of first slip with both hands, he fell almost in front of second slip. It was a lovely ball from Nidhheesh, as he went fuller than the previous ball, and just outside off. The ball moved away a bit too after pitching. 7/2
Jalaj Saxena	50	11	109	1	2.18	225	7	0	0	0
1.1 to PR Rekhade, bowled him! Saxena strikes first ball! He hits the top of off with a beautifully dipping ball, and guess what, no turn at all. Saxena angled this in from around the wicket to the left-hander Rekhade, and even bowled on the shorter side of a length on off. Rekhade was shaping to defend, but without accounting for the dip, as the ball was tossed up. He had also left a gap between bat and pad, and that was enough for the ball to sneak through. 5/1 See all photos
Eden Apple Tom	14	0	57	1	4.07	56	8	0	0	2
108.1 to HS Dubey, full ball, late tail in and gone! Apple Tom has got his man, or so it seems. Dubey has reviewed but he seems stone dead. He plays outside the line and is beaten on the inside edge as the ball strikes the pad. The thing to look out for was if the impact is in line, because there is no doubt where the ball is headed. Ball tracking says impact was umpire's call and it would've gone on to hit off-stump. Is there life in the game yet?. 279/6
Aditya Sarwate	44.5	12	96	4	2.14	209	2	4	0	0
80.1 to YV Rathod, Referral for lbw. Original decision is not out. Rathod goes right back and across to defend this sharp-turning delivery, it beats the inside edge to hit the pad. At the point of contact, part of the middle stump and leg stump are fully visible. And ball tracking confirms this would've hit leg, so Kerala manage to overturn the decision through DRS.. Rathod paid the price for going too far across. Is there life yet for Kerala? The season's highest run-getter is gone.. 238/4 96.3 to KK Nair, stumped him! The ball did plenty last over, and it does something in this one too. As does Nair, who decides to venture down the pitch. He advanced down early, with the ball being angled in on a length on the stumps. It turned away to finish just outside off, and Nair was completely beaten with the attempted flick on the leg side. Azharuddeen was standing close to the stumps, and whipped the bails off within half a second. 259/5 109.6 to AV Wadkar, keeps low, beats Wadkar with one that skids through and it crashes into the stumps as he plays across the line! Kerala are ecstatic, are they onto something? It's a tall, tall order, but there's hope yet. Wadkar plays back to one he may have been better off playing forward.. 283/7 133.4 to NN Bhute, beats the inside edge as he lunges forward, done in by the drift comprehensively. Given out on field and I see no reason why that would be overturned. Would've smashed middle and leg. It's being reviewed Ball tracking and ultra edge merely confirm what we knew all along. Three reds ans gone!. 346/9 See all photos
Nedumankuzhy Basil	7	2	18	1	2.57	31	2	0	0	0
130.4 to AK Karnewar, bowled him! Karnewar looks back at the stumps, and shakes his head. Basil switches the angle to around the wicket, and strikes first ball. He angled this in, and bowled it on a length around off. The ball straightened after pitching, and clipped the outside of the off stump as Karnewar looked to defend but was beaten on the outside edge. Kerala have their eighth, but it could be too late. 331/8
Akshay Chandran	13	2	33	1	2.53	54	2	0	0	0
59.4 to DV Malewar, the big partnership is over, and Chandran has delivered the breakthrough as Malewar once again stabs at a sharp-turning delivery that drifts in and kicks off the rough to take the outside edge. The ball lobs to Baby at slip. What a knock, what a player.. 189/3

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Close of Play

Wed, 26 Feb - day 1 - Vidarbha 1st innings 254/4 (Danish Malewar 138*, Yash Thakur 5*, 86 ov)

Thu, 27 Feb - day 2 - Kerala 1st innings 131/3 (Aditya Sarwate 66*, Sachin Baby 7*, 39 ov)

Fri, 28 Feb - day 3 - Kerala 1st innings 342

Sat, 01 Mar - day 4 - Vidarbha 2nd innings 249/4 (Karun Nair 132*, Akshay Wadkar 4*, 90 ov)

Sun, 02 Mar - day 5 - Vidarbha 2nd innings 375/9 (143.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Vidarbha 1st innings
Over 0.2: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - PR Rekhade (Upheld)
Over 8.2: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - DR Shorey (Struck down)
Drinks: Vidarbha - 28/3 in 15.0 overs (DV Malewar 6, KK Nair 4)
Vidarbha: 50 runs in 21.5 overs (133 balls), Extras 2
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (DV Malewar 29, KK Nair 20, Ex 1)
Lunch: Vidarbha - 81/3 in 32.0 overs (DV Malewar 38, KK Nair 24)
Vidarbha: 100 runs in 37.2 overs (226 balls), Extras 2
DV Malewar: 50 off 104 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 187 balls (DV Malewar 64, KK Nair 35, Ex 1)
Drinks: Vidarbha - 131/3 in 47.0 overs (DV Malewar 75, KK Nair 37)
Vidarbha: 150 runs in 52.6 overs (320 balls), Extras 2
DV Malewar: 100 off 168 balls (12 x 4, 2 x 6)
Tea: Vidarbha - 170/3 in 58.0 overs (DV Malewar 104, KK Nair 47)
4th Wicket: 150 runs in 284 balls (DV Malewar 100, KK Nair 49, Ex 1)
KK Nair: 50 off 125 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
Vidarbha: 200 runs in 66.1 overs (399 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: Vidarbha - 210/3 in 70.0 overs (DV Malewar 124, KK Nair 65)
4th Wicket: 200 runs in 381 balls (DV Malewar 123, KK Nair 74, Ex 3)
Second new ball taken at 81.4 overs
Vidarbha: 250 runs in 84.6 overs (512 balls), Extras 8
End Of Day: Vidarbha - 254/4 in 86.0 overs (DV Malewar 138, Yash Thakur 5)

Day 2

DV Malewar: 150 off 273 balls (15 x 4, 3 x 6)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (DV Malewar 20, Yash Thakur 23, Ex 7)
Drinks: Vidarbha - 294/5 in 98.0 overs (Yash Thakur 24, YV Rathod 2)
Drinks: Vidarbha - 297/7 in 100.3 overs (AV Wadkar 1)
Vidarbha: 300 runs in 101.4 overs (612 balls), Extras 12
Over 110.2: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - HS Dubey (Struck down)
Vidarbha: 350 runs in 116.1 overs (699 balls), Extras 16
Lunch: Vidarbha - 373/9 in 121.0 overs (HS Dubey 10, NN Bhute 28)
Innings Break: Vidarbha - 379/10 in 123.1 overs (HS Dubey 12)
Kerala 1st innings
Kerala: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (65 balls), Extras 2
Tea: Kerala - 57/2 in 14.0 overs (AA Sarwate 31, Ahammed Imran 10)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (AA Sarwate 35, Ahammed Imran 13, Ex 2)
Drinks: Kerala - 94/2 in 27.4 overs (AA Sarwate 48, Ahammed Imran 29)
AA Sarwate: 50 off 90 balls (8 x 4)
Kerala: 100 runs in 29.4 overs (181 balls), Extras 3
End Of Day: Kerala - 131/3 in 39.0 overs (AA Sarwate 66, Sachin Baby 7)

Day 3

Kerala: 150 runs in 45.4 overs (281 balls), Extras 14
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (AA Sarwate 22, Sachin Baby 17, Ex 11)
Drinks: Kerala - 166/3 in 52.4 overs (AA Sarwate 77, Sachin Baby 23)
Kerala: 200 runs in 62.5 overs (386 balls), Extras 16
Sachin Baby: 50 off 108 balls (6 x 4)
Lunch: Kerala - 219/5 in 70.4 overs (Sachin Baby 52)
Over 70.4: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - Salman Nizar (Struck down)
Over 75.3: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - Sachin Baby (Upheld)
Kerala: 250 runs in 83.5 overs (514 balls), Extras 18
Over 85.5: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - Mohammed Azharuddeen (Upheld)
Drinks: Kerala - 250/5 in 87.0 overs (Sachin Baby 62, Mohammed Azharuddeen 19)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 125 balls (Sachin Baby 17, Mohammed Azharuddeen 31, Ex 2)
Second New ball taken at 92.2 overs
Over 94.1: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - Mohammed Azharuddeen (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Tea: Kerala - 298/6 in 99.0 overs (Sachin Baby 82, Jalaj S Saxena 11)
Kerala: 300 runs in 99.4 overs (611 balls), Extras 20
Over 111.5: Review by Vidarbha (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - Jalaj S Saxena (Struck down)
Drinks: Kerala - 334/7 in 113.0 overs (Jalaj S Saxena 26, Eden Apple Tom 5)
Over 121.6: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - MD Nidheesh (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Over 122.6: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - Eden Apple Tom (Upheld)
Vidarbha 2nd innings
End Of Day: Vidarbha - 0/0

Day 4

Over 3.6: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - DV Malewar (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Over 6.6: Review by Vidarbha (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - DV Malewar (Upheld)
Drinks: Vidarbha - 43/2 in 15.0 overs (DV Malewar 8, KK Nair 26)
Vidarbha: 50 runs in 17.6 overs (110 balls), Extras 3
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (DV Malewar 14, KK Nair 33, Ex 3)
Lunch: Vidarbha - 90/2 in 34.0 overs (DV Malewar 38, KK Nair 42)
KK Nair: 50 off 104 balls (6 x 4)
Vidarbha: 100 runs in 36.1 overs (219 balls), Extras 4
Over 37.5: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - KK Nair (Struck down)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 221 balls (DV Malewar 40, KK Nair 58, Ex 4)
DV Malewar: 50 off 123 balls (4 x 4)
Drinks: Vidarbha - 139/2 in 47.0 overs (DV Malewar 58, KK Nair 69)
Vidarbha: 150 runs in 48.3 overs (293 balls), Extras 8
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 280 balls (DV Malewar 61, KK Nair 81, Ex 8)
KK Nair: 100 off 184 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
Tea: Vidarbha - 189/3 in 61.0 overs (KK Nair 100, YV Rathod 0)
Vidarbha: 200 runs in 66.4 overs (402 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: Vidarbha - 229/3 in 76.0 overs (KK Nair 119, YV Rathod 21)
Over 80.1: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - YV Rathod (Upheld)
End Of Day: Vidarbha - 249/4 in 90.0 overs (KK Nair 132, AV Wadkar 4)

Day 5

Vidarbha: 250 runs in 90.3 overs (545 balls), Extras 10
Over 95.2: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - KK Nair (Struck down)
New ball taken at 100.1 overs
Over 101.6: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - HS Dubey (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Drinks: Vidarbha - 279/5 in 108.0 overs (AV Wadkar 22, HS Dubey 4)
Over 108.1: Review by Vidarbha (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - HS Dubey (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Vidarbha: 300 runs in 117.4 overs (708 balls), Extras 15
Lunch: Vidarbha - 314/7 in 124.0 overs (AK Karnewar 24, DG Nalkande 8)
Over 133.4: Review by Vidarbha (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - NN Bhute (Struck down)
Drinks: Vidarbha - 348/9 in 137.0 overs (DG Nalkande 32, Yash Thakur 0)
Vidarbha: 350 runs in 137.3 overs (827 balls), Extras 16
DG Nalkande: 50 off 98 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)

Match Details

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Toss	Kerala, elected to field first
Series	Ranji Trophy
Season	2024/25
Player Of The Match	Danish Malewar
Player Of The Series	Harsh Dubey
Series result	Vidarbha won the 2024/25 Ranji Trophy
Match days	26,27,28 February, 1,2 March 2025 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Anil ChaudharyDRS Jayaraman MadanagopalDRS
TV Umpire	Rohan Pandit
Match Referee	Prakash Bhatt

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'My shot changed the momentum' - Sachin Baby takes 'blame' for Kerala's heartbreaking loss

"It was a brain fade moment," he said as he rued Kerala's missed chance of winning their maiden Ranji title

Nair, Malewar and bowlers lead Vidarbha to third Ranji Trophy title

Playing their first final, Kerala were left with several moments to look back on

Vidarbha have one hand on the Ranji Trophy after Nair's 132*

Danish Malewar also scored 73 to go with his 153 in the first innings

Harsh Dubey, Parth Rekhade spin Vidarbha into the lead

Sachin Baby, who was a symbol of concentration and grit all day to construct 234-ball 98, fell with Kerala 56 away from a first-innings lead

Kerala fight back after Malewar 153 takes Vidarbha to 379

Sarwate's 66 not out steered Kerala to 131 for 3 at stumps

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Vidarbha Innings

Player Name		R	B
PR Rekhade	bowled	1	5
DR Shorey	caught	5	6
DV Malewar	caught	73	162
KK Nair	stumped	135	295
YV Rathod	lbw	24	56
AV Wadkar	bowled	25	108
HS Dubey	lbw	4	26
AK Karnewar	bowled	30	70
DG Nalkande	not out	51	98
NN Bhute	lbw	3	10
Yash Thakur	not out	8	29
Extras	(b 5, lb 9, nb 2)
Total	375(9 wkts; 143.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MD Nidheesh	15	3	48	1	3.2
Jalaj S Saxena	50	11	109	1	2.18
Eden Apple Tom	14	0	57	1	4.07 (2 nb)
AA Sarwate	44.5	12	96	4	2.14
NP Basil	7	2	18	1	2.57
AR Chandran	13	2	33	1	2.53

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Dhruv Shorey	Parth Rekhade
2nd	2	Dhruv Shorey	Danish Malewar
3rd	182	Karun Nair	Danish Malewar
4th	49	Karun Nair	Yash Rathod
5th	21	Karun Nair	Akshay Wadkar
6th	20	Akshay Wadkar	Harsh Dubey
7th	4	Akshay Karnewar	Akshay Wadkar
8th	48	Akshay Karnewar	Darshan Nalkande
9th	15	Darshan Nalkande	Nachiket Bhute
10th	29	Yash Thakur	Darshan Nalkande

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Ranji Trophy

Elite, Group A

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
J + K	7	5	0	2	35	1.577
MUM	7	4	2	1	29	1.745
BRODA	7	4	2	1	27	1.173
SVCS	7	3	3	1	23	0.864
MAHA	7	2	3	2	17	1.063
ODSA	7	2	3	1	17	0.715
TPURA	7	1	1	4	14	1.233
MEGHA	7	0	7	0	0	0.343

Elite, Group B

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
VIDAR	7	6	0	1	40	1.490
GUJ	7	4	0	3	32	1.147
HP	7	3	4	0	21	1.015
HYD	7	2	3	2	16	1.223
RAJ	7	1	2	4	16	1.000
AP	7	1	3	3	13	0.946
UKHND	7	1	3	3	11	0.617
PONDI	7	0	3	4	6	0.783

Elite, Group C

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
HRYNA	7	3	0	4	29	1.212
KER	7	3	0	4	28	1.813
BENG	7	2	1	3	21	1.175
KNTKA	7	2	0	5	20	1.195
MP	7	1	1	5	14	1.158
UP	7	1	1	5	14	0.989
PNJB	7	1	4	2	11	0.827
BIHAR	7	0	6	0	1	0.338

Elite, Group D

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
SAU	7	3	2	2	25	1.248
TN	7	3	1	3	25	1.670
CHD	7	4	3	0	25	0.983
DELHI	7	2	2	3	21	0.872
JHK	7	2	1	4	20	0.922
RLYS	7	2	2	3	17	0.850
CGR	7	0	2	5	11	1.110
ASSAM	7	0	3	4	6	0.624

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