Nagpur: Vidarbha coasted to a 120- run victory over Puducherry on the final day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Puducherry Siechem Stadium on Monday.
On an action-packed day, which saw 17 wickets tumbling, Vidarbha bundled out the hosts for 82 runs in their second innings in 24 overs to record their second successive outright win of the season from as many games.
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Vidarbha bowlers, led by left arm spinner Harsh Dubey (4-20), shared the spoils after their batters once again failed to get going. Resuming on 25-3, Vidarbha kept losing wickets and were reduced to 76-8 before Harsh Dubey (37) and Akshay Wakhare (17) added 48 runs for the ninth wicket to ensure that the hosts would have to chase over two hundred (203) for a victory.
The home team was, however, never in the race and lost nine wickets for 50 runs before last-man Gourav Yadav (25) and Ankit Sharma (8*) added 32 runs to delay the inevitable.
Dubey, who contributed 76 and 37 runs with the bat and took seven wickets, was adjudged the Player of the Match. Vidarbha’s next match is against Uttarakhand in Dehradun from Oct 26-29.
