Ranji Trophy 2024, 1st Semi-Final, Vidarbha vs Madhya Pradesh: The first semi-final of Ranji Trophy 2024 is being played between Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur. In this match, Vidarbha captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Akshay Wadkar won the toss and decided to bat first and it cost him dearly.

In fact, apart from Karun Nair and Atharva Tayde, none of the Vidarbha batsmen could stand up to the Madhya Pradesh bowlers, and they were able to post only 170 runs on the scoreboard in the first innings. For Vidarbha, Atharva Tayde played an inning of 39 runs in 63 balls, while Dhruv Shori and Aman Mokhade were out after scoring 13-13 runs, while Karun Nair played a brilliant inning of 63 runs in 105 balls with the help of 9 fours.

Vidarbha batsmen flopped badly against Madhya Pradesh

On the other hand, Yash Rathore was out after scoring 17 runs, while captain Akshay Wadkar could score just one run while Aditya Sarwate scored 12 runs in 22 balls and helped the Vidarbha team post 170 runs on the board as the lower-order batsmen failed to score. Couldn’t even open it. At the same time, for Madhya Pradesh, Avesh Khan took maximum four wickets, while Kulwant Khejroliya and Venkatesh Iyer took two wickets each.

Anubhav Agarwal and Kumar Karthikeya also got one success each. Well, Madhya Pradesh’s start with the bat was also not very special, as Vidarbha’s senior fast bowler Umesh Yadav dismissed opener Yash Dubey for 11 runs. However, Madhya Pradesh has scored 47 runs for the loss of one wicket in 20 overs by the end of the first day’s play.

Tamil Nadu is also in bad condition

Let us tell you, in the second semi-final match of Ranji Trophy 2024 being played between Mumbai and Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu TIA had to face a tough challenge, as they could score only 146 runs in their first innings.