When the Ranji Trophy started no one ever though Vidarbha would reach the final let alone win the whole tournament but on the first day 2018, they proved everyone wrong and clinched their first Ranji in the 84-long history of the competition.
Vidarbha comfortably defeated Delhi by nine wickets, Vidarbha chased down the 29-run target with a day to spare at the Holkar Stadium, which hosted the title clash of the tournament for the second successive time.
Opting to field, Vidarbha bowled out Delhi for 295 in the first innings with Rajneesh Gurbani picking up six wickets. In reply, Vidarbha notched up a mammoth 547 all out, as Akshay Wadkar struck his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Overnight Vidarbha were 528 for seven with wicketkeeper Wadkar unbeaten on 133, but Delhi quickly picked up the remaining three wickets in the morning.
Brief Scores
Delhi 295 & 280 (Dhruv Shorey 62, Nitish Rana 64; Akshay Wakhare 4 for 95) lost to Vidarbha 547 & 32 for 1 (Sanjay Ramaswamy 9* ; Wasim Jaffer 17* ; Kulwant Khejroliya 1 for 21) by 9 wickets.
Man of the Match: Rajneesh Gurbani