The first semi-final of the Ranji Trophy 2024 was played between Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh in the VCA International Cricket Stadium, Nagpur. On the fifth day of the game, Vidarbha qualified to play against Mumbai in the final of the tournament by defeating Madhya Pradesh by a margin of 62 runs.
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The performance of both the batting and bowling departments of the side was quite impressive in the game, however, in the first inning, Madhya Pradesh had a good lead over the opposing side, but in the other half of the game, Vidarbha scored a brilliant 402 runs to take a huge lead over Madhya Pradesh.
Ranji Trophy 2024: Yash Rathod’s Brilliant Century, Becomes the Player of the Match
In the second inning, Yash Rathod played a brilliant innings of 141 runs in 200 deliveries with a strike rate of 70.50, including 18 fours and 2 massive sixes. Dhruv Shorey also played an inning of 40 runs in 65 deliveries with a strike rate of 61.54. The start of the second innings was not good for Vidarbha, as the side lost their first two wickets to just 17 runs in 5.44 overs.
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Yash Rathod and Akshay Wadkar made a huge partnership of 158 runs for the sixth wicket and turned the game in favour of Vidarbha. Aman Mokhade also contributed 59 for the side in 100 deliveries, while Karun Nair played a crucial innings of 38 runs in 43 deliveries with a strike rate of 88.37.
Yash Thakur and Akshay Wakhare Pick up 3-3 Wickets
Madhya Pradesh lost their first wicket at the score of just 22 runs in 5.3 overs but a crucial partnership of 106 runs for the second wicket between Yash Dubey and Harsh Gawli again created hope for the Madhya Pradesh team.
Dubey played a wonderful innings of 94 runs in 212 deliveries with a strike rate of 44.34 including 10 fours while Gawli also played an innings of 67 runs in 80 deliveries. The middle order of the side could not do much for the side, and the side lost 8 wickets in the next hundred runs.
With a magnificent win in the semi-final, Vidarbha will now play against Mumbai in the final of the tournament, which will be played at Wankhede Stadium on March 10.
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