Harsh and Rekhade spin Vidarbha to innings victory over Madhya Pradesh
Left-arm spin twins Harsh Dubey and Parth Rekhade took five wickets each to secure a win at Nagpur.
Vidarbha secured an innings and 20 run victory against Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday during their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match at the VCA Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur. According to The Hindu, the win was driven by the spin of Harsh Dubey and Parth Rekhade.
Madhya Pradesh was bowled out for 105 in their second innings after previously scoring 209 in their first. Vidarbha had posted 334 in their first innings. The visitors lost four wickets for zero runs in a seven-ball period during the second innings.
Harsh Dubey, who was standing in for Akshay Wadkar, finished with figures of 5 for 37. He dismissed Saksham Purohit, Atharva Mahajan, Shubham Sharma, Rajat Patidar, and Chanchal Rathore. Sportstar reported that Dubey's match figures of 14 for 90 moved him to the top of the Ranji Trophy wicket-taking charts with 28 wickets.
Parth Rekhade also claimed a five-wicket haul, taking 5 for 14. He dismissed Saransh Jain, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Avesh Khan, and Yash Dubey. The collapse saw the Madhya Pradesh score move from 84 for 2 to 87 for 7.
The match concluded in two hours and 15 minutes on the final day after Dubey wrecked the stumps of Chanchal Rathore to seal the result.