Ayush Mhatre's 53-ball 110 not out and India all-rounder Shivam Dube's unbeaten 39 powered Mumbai to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Vidarbha.
Left-arm spinner Parth Rekhade returned with a five-wicket haul as Vidarbha registered a 100-run win over Odisha to move to the top of Group A in the Ranji Trophy.
Chasing a target of 361, Rest of India were all out for 267 in the second session of the fifth day with left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey (4/73) and pacer Yash Thakur (2/47) doing bulk of the damage.
Rest of India batter Yash Dhull and Vidarbha pacer Yash Thakur were involved in an ugly war of words on the final day of the just-concluded Irani Cup in Nagpur.
Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha took firm control of the Irani Cup, seizing a healthy first-innings lead and then consolidating it with a solid batting effort in their second essay against Rest of India.
Vidarbha become Ranji Trophy champions after drawing final vs Kerala. Vidarbha take title by virtue of first innings lead.
Karun Nair made the most of a reprieve to pile up an unbeaten 132 and power Vidarbha to a position of command with an overall lead of 286 runs at stumps on Day Four of their Ranji Trophy final
Vidarbha vs Kerala Highlights, Ranji Trophy Final: Karun Nair made the most of a reprieve to pile up an unbeaten 132 and power Vidarbha to a position of command with an overall lead of 286 runs at stumps
Vidarbha's Harsh Dubey broke the record for the most wickets in a Ranji Trophy season, surpassing Bihar's Ashutosh Aman in 2018-19 with 68 wickets.
Kerala fought back incredibly well to keep the hosts under 400 which featured a career-best 153 from Danish Malewar and Karun Nair's 86.
The first-ever finalists Kerala will take on two-time champions Vidarbha in the summit clash of the Ranji Trophy, which will be played at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha from Wednesday.
It has been nothing short of a stellar run for the Akshay Wadkar-led Vidarbha side this season, winning eight of their nine matches so far and drawing one which makes them the side to beat.
Karun Nair is keen to test himself against the best Indian players as top stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to Ranji Trophy.
Hours after his omission from Team India's squad for the Champions Trophy, Vidarbha captain Karun Nair dream run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy also came to a sad end.
Karun Nair is the top-run-getter in the tournamen so far, having accumulated a massive 752 runs in seven matches at a mind-boggling average of 752.00 due to him being unbeaten in six innings.
Harbhajan Singh has slammed the BCCI selectors for ingoring top performers of domestic cricket.
India and Vidarbha batter Karun Nair opened up on his dream run in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, saying that he is himself amazed by his run of form
Mumbai made a mockery out of Vidarbha's total of 221/6 to enter the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Wednesday.