Spinners Akshay Wakhare and Aditya Sarwate shared seven wickets between them to guide Vidarbha to a 220-run win over Tripura, their second consecutive in the Ranji Trophy Group ‘D’ on Friday.
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Improbable target
Vidarbha declared their second innings on 379 for 8 after resuming the day at 348 for 6, thereby setting Tripura an improbable target of 345 runs. Ganesh Satish (151) top-scored for Vidarbha in their second innings while wicketkeeper Akshay Wadkar fell short of his ten by just 12 runs.
Chasing, Tripura were bowled out for 124 in 51.2 overs with off-spinner Wakhare (4-50) and left-arm tweaker Sarwate (3-45) shining with the ball for Vidarbha. Medium pacer Rajneesh Gurbani (2-14) also chipped in with two wickets.
In another Group ‘D’ match, Punjab and Railways played out a draw. But, Punjab took home three points from the contest by virtue of first-innings lead, while Railways had to be content with one point.
Meanwhile in Guwahati, opener Dhruv Shorey continued from where he had left off in the first innings, scoring an unbeaten 150 on the last day to add to his unconquered 252 in the first innings as Delhi managed to secure a draw against Assam in a Ranji Trophy Group ‘B’ match.
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402 runs in the match
Shorey, thus, ended up scoring a total of 402 runs and would like to continue his rich form when the team takes on Tamil Nadu in its third Ranji fixture from December 27.
In Kolkata, Himachal players Prashant Chopra (109) and Ankit Kalsi (82) batted with gumption on the final day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match to deny hosts Bengal victory at the Eden Gardens.
The visitors, who faced an uphill task to save the match on day four, lost just three wickets as the game ended in a draw with Himachal scoring 348-4, denying the hosts a golden opportunity to take full
points.
