Vidarbha and Kerala Lock Horns in Tightly Contested Ranji Trophy Final

Vidarbha's Danish Malewar shines with a century as Kerala fights back with disciplined bowling and Aditya Sarwate's resilient knock.

Vidarbha posted 379 in their first innings, anchored by Danish Malewar's career-best 153 and Karun Nair's 86, despite a shaky start at 24/3.
Kerala's seamers, led by MD Nidheesh, Eden Apple Tom, and NM Basil, restricted Vidarbha's scoring and claimed key wickets, including Malewar and Yash Rathod.
Aditya Sarwate, a former Vidarbha player, led Kerala's response with an unbeaten 66, guiding the team to 131/3 at stumps on Day 2, still trailing by 248 runs.
Vidarbha's bowlers struck early in Kerala's innings, reducing them to 14/2 before Sarwate and Ahammed Imran steadied the innings with a 93-run partnership.
This is Kerala's first-ever Ranji Trophy final, while Vidarbha aims to reclaim the title after previous championship wins in 2017-18 and 2018-19.