160/10 (73.3)
CR : 2.18
286/10 (118.4)
CR : 2.41
Vidarbha won by 100 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Dhruv Shorey
144(298) & 101(161)
83.5
1
P Hinge to B Biswal
Right arm around now. Very full into the leg stump. He is able to bring his bat down on time and then flicks it towards deep backward square leg region for a solo.
83.6
W
P Hinge to T Das
TIMBERRR! End of the match. Vidarbha win this Ranji Trophy match by 100 runs. Gain an all-important 6 points with this victory. They are now at the top of the points table in the Elite Group A. Hinge gets his third wicket. Right arm over this time. Fullish at stumps. Tapan moves to his leg side and then tries to drive it towards cover. Not a proper technique and pays the price for it. Ends up playing inside the line of the ball, which then hits his middle stump. He departs for 2. Odisha all out for 244. They will remain at the second last spot in the points table.
That's it!!! Hinge with the final wicket of the game. Vidarbha with a brilliant victory here.
T Das 2(13)
b P Hinge
4s/6s
0/0
SR
15.38
Over 84
Odisha 244/10
Tapas Das2(13)
Badal Biswal5(21)
Praful Hinge3-41(15.0)
VID won by 100 runs
3:33 PM IST and Local Time: Vidarbha's bowlers have helped them bowl out the opposition for 244 runs, after Odisha was at 164/2 at one stage. Take a bow, Parth Rekhade and Praful Hinge.
After declaring late on the third day, thanks to Dhruv Shorey's twin centuries, Odisha was given a tall ask to chase down 254 runs. The openers- Gourav Chaudhury and Swastik Samal gave them a solid stand, ending the penultimate day on 44 for zero.
The pair of Chaudhury and Samal continued on and kept adding runs as Day 4 started. Thanks to a couple of close shaves and a drop from Yash Rathod, the openers shared 100 runs between them. But then, Rekhade provided Vidarbha with twin blows by sending back both openers. Despite that, Captain Subhranshu Senapati and Sandeep Pattnaik calmed the nerves and took the team to Lunch without any further hiccups.
But, a huge storm was awaiting Odisha in the afternoon session. Hinge bowled a mighty impressive spell, taking wickets of Pattnaik and Sambit Baral in quick succession. The left-arm Rekhade took over and swiped through the middle order. Yash Rathod redeemed himself by running out Rajesh Dhuper. As a result, Odisha lost six wickets in the session before Tea. After the break, Hinge and Nachiket Bhute took just close to 30 minutes to get the final two wickets.
After declaring late on the third day, thanks to Dhruv Shorey's twin centuries, Odisha was given a tall ask to chase down 254 runs. The openers- Gourav Chaudhury and Swastik Samal gave them a solid stand, ending the penultimate day on 44 for zero.
The pair of Chaudhury and Samal continued on and kept adding runs as Day 4 started. Thanks to a couple of close shaves and a drop from Yash Rathod, the openers shared 100 runs between them. But then, Rekhade provided Vidarbha with twin blows by sending back both openers. Despite that, Captain Subhranshu Senapati and Sandeep Pattnaik calmed the nerves and took the team to Lunch without any further hiccups.
But, a huge storm was awaiting Odisha in the afternoon session. Hinge bowled a mighty impressive spell, taking wickets of Pattnaik and Sambit Baral in quick succession. The left-arm Rekhade took over and swiped through the middle order. Yash Rathod redeemed himself by running out Rajesh Dhuper. As a result, Odisha lost six wickets in the session before Tea. After the break, Hinge and Nachiket Bhute took just close to 30 minutes to get the final two wickets.
Player of the Match: Dhruv Shorey
Shorey has been adjudged POTM for scoring twin centuries in this game. This is the second time in his first-class career that he has achieved such feat of scoring tons in both innings of a match. The first instance was against Assam in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy season.
With this victory, Vidarbha have snapped their second win of the season, climbing to the top of Elite Group A. Meanwhile, Odisha have been dropped down to the penultimate position. These two teams will be in action next on October 15 (this coming Saturday) in the fourth round of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26. See you then and there! Till then, keep following our coverage for all the cricketing action from across the globe.
This is Arjun Bhalla, signing off on behalf of my colleagues for the day - Mohammad Anab and Asraj Khan!
This is Arjun Bhalla, signing off on behalf of my colleagues for the day - Mohammad Anab and Asraj Khan!