Vid sign off with big win
   Date :04-Feb-2025
Vid sign off with big win
 
Sports Reporter :
 
VIDARBHA inflicted a crushing 320-run defeat on Meghalaya in their U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy group league match at VCA Kalamna ground on Monday. Resuming their second innings on 230-5, Vidarbha made merry and piled up 340-8 before declaring. Shree Choudary remained unbeaten on 50 off 118 balls while Tejas Soni made a quickfire 67 off 50 balls with six boundaries and five sixes.
 
A target of 384 runs was too steep for Meghalaya and they caved in like a house of cards. Gaurav Farde was once again the chief tormentor, picking up seven wickets for 29 runs, while Ganesh Bhosle bagged the other three wickets to dismiss Meghalaya for 63 runs in only 20 overs and fashion Vidarbha’s win inside three days. Gaurav finished with match figures of 13-84. Vidarbha bagged 11 points from the match -- (Bowling-1, Batting-4, Outright win-6) to finish with 42 points in Group C. Brief scores: Vidarbha 200 all out in 56.1 overs (Abhishek Agrawal 39, Jagjot Sasan 38; Bipin 6-70). Meghalaya 157 all out in 55.3 overs (Swastic 76; Gaurav Farde 6-55, Ganesh Bhosle 2-65). Vidarbha 2nd innings 340-8 decl. in 84.3 overs (Aniket Pande 83, Abhishek Agrawal 39, Jagjot 38, Shree Choudhary 50 not out, Tejas Soni 67, Vedant Dighade 29). Meghalaya 2nd innings 63 all out in 20 overs (Gaurav Farde 7-29, Ganesh Bhosle 3-34). Result: Vidarbha won by 320 runs.