VIDARBHA closed in on an outright victory over Odisha in the four-day Elite Group league match of the U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy at MGM School of Sports, Cuttack on Tuesday. At close of play on Day 3, Odisha were 92-4 in their second innings.

 

They need 263 runs for victory on final day, while Vidarbha will be aiming to claim the remaining six wickets to pocket full points. Earlier in the day, Abhishek Agrawal, unbeaten on 77 overnight, completed his century and was the ninth man to be dismissed for 134 (304b, 10x4). He got good support from Varun Bisht (39) as Vidarbha made 316 in their second essay. Brief Scores: Vidarbha 1st innings 166. Odisha 1st innings 128. Vidarbha 2nd innings 316 in 108.2 overs (Abhishek Agrawal 134, Jagjot Sasan 54, Varun Bisht 39). Odisha 2nd innings 92-4 in 37 overs (Gaurav Farde 2-28). Odisha trail by 262 runs.

 

MOHD Faiz will lead Vidarbha’s 15-member squad in their upcoming U-23 State ‘A’ (One-Day) Trophy Elite Group D league matches to be played in Jaipur from November 9-11. VCA U-23 Men’s Squad: Mohd Faiz (Captain), Jagjot Sasan (Vice-Captain), Rohit Binkar, Vedant Dighade (WK), Varun Bisht, Ashit Singh, Gaurav Farde, Sanskar Chavate, Arjun Ingle, Vishesh Tiwari (WK), Sahil Shaikh, Prabhal Choukhande, Shree Choudhary, Tejas Soni, Pratham Maheshwari. Stand-bys: Prem Ghode, Abhishek Agrawal, Aditya Ahuja, Kaustubh Salve. Support Staff: Coach: Amit Pagnis. Assistant Coach: Sandeep Singh. S&C Coach: Mohammad Hashim. Physio: Dr Abhishek Mandlik. Manager: Mohammad Sabir. Video Analyst: Amit Mankirao. Side-arm ball thrower: Swapnil Bhisikar.