Vid- Bengal tie ends in tame draw

On the final day, Bengal resumed their second innings on 175/5 and took their score to 280/8 before declaring. Gaurav Farde took three wickets, while Sanyog Bhagwat claimed two.

Set a target of 332 runs to win, Vidarbha coasted to 80/0 in 29 overs before both sides agreed to a draw. Vidarbha netted seven points from the match (2 for batting, 4 for bowling and one for the draw). They now have 48 points from 5 games and are currently third in Group B, behind Mumbai (57) and Rajasthan (53)

Vidarbha's next match is at home against Group leaders Rajasthan from Feb. 6-9, 2026.

BRIEF SCORES

Bengal 1st innings 325 all out in 109.2 overs (Chandrahas Dash 68, Ayush Singh 38, Ravi Kumar 55 n.o.; Sanskar Chavate 3/89, Jagjot Sasan 2/51, Sanyog Bhagwat 2/56)

Vidarbha 1st innings 284 all out in 81.1 overs (Abhishek Agrawal 129, Mohd Faiz 49; Agastya Shukla 3/59)

Bengal 2nd innings 290/8 decl. in 71.5 overs (Atmaja Mondal 67, Prabhat Maurya 92; Gaurav Farde 3/58, Sanyog Bhagwat 2/50)

Vidarbha 2nd innings 80/0 in 29 overs

Result: Match drawn; Bengal took 1st innings lead