Vidarbha created history, won Vijay Hazare Trophy title for the first time, defeated Saurashtra

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Vidarbha won the Vijay Hazare Trophy title. (Photo- SCREENSHOT/BCCI)

Vidarbha vs Saurashtra Vijay Hazare Trophy Final: The final match of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 was played between the teams of Vidarbha and Saurashtra at BCCI Center of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru. In this match, Vidarbha won its first title by defeating Saurashtra by 38 runs. This was a historic moment for Vidarbha, because last year they had reached the final but could not win. This time he created history by performing amazingly.

Atharva Taide played match winning innings

In this match, Saurashtra won the toss and chose to bowl first. But Vidarbha, batting first, scored 317 runs losing 8 wickets in 50 overs. The foundation of this strong score was laid by Atharva Taide, who played a brilliant century of 128 runs in 118 balls. His innings gave a big score to the team. During this, Atharva Taide hit 15 fours and 3 sixes. During this, Aman Mokhade also gave a good start to the team by scoring 33 runs.

Then Yash Rathod made an important contribution by scoring 54 runs. Ravikumar Samarth also played an inning of 25 runs. On the other hand, Ankur Panwar took maximum 4 wickets for Saurashtra. Chetan Sakariya and Chirag Jani also managed to take 2 wickets each.

Yash Thakur shines in bowling

Saurashtra team could not make a good start while chasing the target of 318 runs. Vishwaraj Jadeja and Harvik Desai were out early. Although Prerak Mankad gave hope to the team by playing a useful inning of 88 runs and Chirag Jani also scored 64 runs, but Vidarbha bowlers maintained the pressure. Vidarbha captain Harsh Dubey turned the match by taking important wickets. Due to which Saurashtra team was all out and could score only 279 runs in 48.5 overs. From Vidarbha, Yash Thakur made maximum 4 batsmen his victims. Whereas Nachiket Bhute made 3 successes in his name. Darshan Nalkande also contributed significantly to the team’s victory by taking 2 wickets.

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