Vidarbha on Monday (February 24, 2025) retained their 17-member squad to tackle Kerala within the final of the Ranji Trophy which shall be performed on the VCA Stadium in Nagpur in Jamtha from Wednesday (February 26, 2025).
“VCA’s senior selection committee, which met on Monday (February 25, 2025), decided to retain the same squad that did duty in the semi-final against Mumbai. Akshay Wadkar will lead the side,” the Vidarbha Cricket Association mentioned on Monday (February 25, 2025).
Vidarbha, who’ve remained unbeaten within the premier home competitors this season, certified for the summit conflict after a commanding 80-run win over defending champions Mumbai.
It was a repeat of final yr’s final through which Mumbai had clinched their forty second title after defeating the two-time winners Vidarbha.
Kerala, then again, will make their maiden look within the Ranji Trophy final.
After pipping Jammu and Kashmir within the quarterfinal on the idea of first-innings lead of a mere one run, Kerala edged out Gujarat within the semifinal with a slender two-run lead.
Vidarbha, who will make their fourth look within the Ranji final after profitable the title in 2017-18 and 2018-19, will financial institution on their stars corresponding to Yash Rathod (933 runs) and Harsh Dubey (66 wickets) to return good once more.
The left-handed Rathod is the third highest run-scorer within the Ranji Trophy this yr with 933 runs in 9 matches with 5 centuries and three fifties, averaging 58.31.
The 24-year-old Rathod scored 54 and 151 against Mumbai within the semifinal.
Vidarbha’s left-arm spinner Dubey has clearly been essentially the most profitable bowler with 66 wickets in 9 matches at 16.42, sending down as many as 70 maidens and snaffling seven five-wicket hauls within the course of.
Squad: Akshay Wadkar (c&wk), Atharva Taide, Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Yash Kadam, Akshay Wakhare, Aditya Thakare, Darshan Nalkande, Nachiket Bhute, Siddhesh Wath (wk), Yash Thakur, Danish Malewar, Parth Rekhade, Karun Nair, Dhruv Shorey.
Published – February 25, 2025 04:05 am IST
