Vidarbha complete back-to-back Ranji-Irani double
Ganesh Satish and Atharwa Taide play game-changing innings as Rest of India go down
12/02Result
Irani Cup at Nagpur, Feb 12-16 2019
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![Rest of India]( "Rest of India")
330 & 374/3d -
![Vidarbha]( "Vidarbha")
425 & 269/5 (103.1 ov)
Player of the Match
12/02Result
Irani Cup at Nagpur, Feb 12-16 2019
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![Rest of India]( "Rest of India")
330 & 374/3d -
![Vidarbha]( "Vidarbha")
425 & 269/5 (103.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
The brains and the brawn behind Vidarbha's rise to the top
Prashant Vaidya, the director of VCA's Cricket Academy, charts Vidarbha's journey to becoming only the third team in history to defend their Ranji and Irani Cup trophies
'Character' is why Vidarbha keep winning - Fazal
The game ended before the scheduled close of play, when the two teams mutually agreed on a draw with Vidarbha only 11 runs away from an outright victory
Day 4
RoI hold all the aces after magnificent Vihari century
Vidarbha end the fourth day with nine wickets in hand and the target still 243 runs away
Vihari's confidence sky high after India stint
The domestic veteran has found a new gear, drawing from the belief that he now belongs at the highest level of the game
Day 3
RoI fight back after Karnewar puts Vidarbha in front
Hanuma Vihari and Ajinkya Rahane wipe out the deficit after the Ranji champions send back the openers
Centurion Akshay Karnewar deconstructs Vidarbha's dazzling rearguard
Much like the Ranji Trophy final, Vidarbha's top order wobbled in the first innings of the Irani Cup, but their No. 8 was there to save the day
Day 2
Wadkar keeps Vidarbha afloat as Rest of India chip away
Ranji Trophy champions end second day on 245 for 6, still 85 runs in arrears
Day 1
Rest of India fold for 330 despite Vihari century, Agarwal 95
Vidarbha bowlers hit back after their opponents had reached 171 for 1 in the second session
We built pressure on them to get runs, and got wickets - Akshay Wakhare
The Vidarbha offspinner said that if their batsmen could get off to a good start, there would be no stopping the team in the Irani Cup
Others
From Mumbai's schools to Kerala's Ranji semi-final - Warrier's story
The pace bowler has evolved after a series of setbacks, and is confident of what the future holds - as long as it involves him bowling fast
'Proved to people we weren't one-season wonders'
After Vidarbha became only the third domestic side to defend both their Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup titles, their senior players spoke about their campaign, and the aspirations for next season
RoI look to halt Vidarbha's charge as Umesh Yadav is ruled out
For last five years, the competition has been slotted at the end of the season. which has meant that the Ranji-winning side has not lost form