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Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha fail to qualify despite beating UP

By Lokmat Times Desk | Updated: February 1, 2026 22:20 IST

As per the tournament rules, if two or more teams in a group finish on the same number of ...

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As per the tournament rules, if two or more teams in a group finish on the same number of points, the team with more bonus points will be placed higher on the league table. The Elite Group A saw a three-way tie with Andhra, Jharkhand and Vidarbha all finishing on 31 points. As Jharkhand and three bonus points and Andhra two, Jharkhand and Andhra qualified as top-two teams and Vidarbha were eliminated.

Earlier in the day, Vidarbha resumed on 91/4 and went out their task of getting the remaining 110 runs in a cool and collected manner. Aman Mokhade and Danish Malewar added 82 runs for the fifth wicket to bring Vidarbha close before falling for 83 and 54, respectively.

Captain Harsh Dubey struck a few lusty blows and Nachiket Bhute hit the winning six to seal victory.

Malewar was adjudged the Player of the Match.

BRIEF SCORES

UP 1st innings 237 all out in 68.5 overs (Dhruv Jurel 96, Shivam Mavi 47; Harsh Dubey 6/63)

Vidarbha 1st innings 237 all out in 63 overs (Aman Mokhade 28, Danish Malewar 80, Nachiket Bhute 63; Shivam Mavi 7/59)

UP 2nd innings 200 all out in 77.3 overs (Aryan Juyal 36, Aaditya Sharma 44, Dhruv Jurel 40, Shivam Sharma 32 n.o.; Partha Rekhade 3/19, Nachiket Bhute 2/28, Yash Thakur 2/35)

Vidarbha 2nd innings 201/6 in 58.2 overs (Aman Mokhade 83, Danish Malewar 54; Shivam Sharma 4/55)

Result: Vidarbha won by 4 wickets

Play of the Match Danish Malewar

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