Atharva Taide's hundred of rare brilliance in alliance with a disciplined bowling effort powered Vidarbha to a facile 38-run win over Saurashtra and to their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy title.

A fascinating battle of equals is on cards as a closely-matching Saurashtra and Vidarbha vie for their third and maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy title respectively.

Devdutt Padikkal, who appears to have found a magic bat of sorts and is scoring runs at will, will hold the key to Karnataka's chances as they take on Vidarbha in the first semifinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

A repeat of the 2025 final will take place in the semis as Karnataka will face Vidarbha.

Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals Highlights: Vidarbha and Punjab sealed convincing victories over Delhi and Madhya Pradesh respectively.

With 119 centuries scored already and several records shattered, this edition of VHT has been a dream batters would not like to wake up from.

Vidarbha batter Dhruv Shorey equalled N Jagadeesan's record for the most consecutive List A centuries, registering his fifth in a row with an unbeaten 109 off 77 balls against Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Rajkot, as per ESPNcricinfo.

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.