Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh face off in crucial Ranji Trophy match
The two teams compete at the VCA Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur starting on Monday to improve their knockout qualification chances.
Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh will play a Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match at the VCA Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur beginning on Monday, according to The Hindu.
The match carries significant implications for knockout qualification as Group A begins to separate the top four sides from the remaining four teams.
Host Vidarbha has secured outright wins in all three matches played so far this season. Dhruv Shorey scored 168 in the last match, alongside half-centuries from R. Samarth, Danish Malewar, and Akshay Wadkar.
Vidarbha's bowling has featured Nachiket Bhute, Rajneesh Gurbani, and Harsh Dubey, though Yash Thakur will miss this encounter. Madhya Pradesh secured its first outright win against Bihar in its last match.
Madhya Pradesh has recorded two draws despite first-innings leads due to rain. Rajat Patidar has scored two centuries in two innings, with contributions from Shubham Sharma, Yash Dubey, Chanchal Rathore, and Saksham Purohit.
For Madhya Pradesh, Saransh Jain took 13 wickets against Bihar, while Avesh Khan has taken nine wickets in two games. The teams last met in the 2024-25 season semifinals.