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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

2017-18 Ranji Trophy - Vidarbha beat Karnataka by 5 Runs to reach maiden final Thursday Dec 21,2017

Rajneesh Gurbani picked seven wickets in the second innings as Vidarbha booked their place in the final of the Ranji Trophy for the first time in history after a thrilling five-run win over Karnataka in their semifinal clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday Dec 21,2017

Resuming their innings at 111/7 on Day 5 of the match, with a target of 198, Karnataka were staring down the barrel on Thursday morning. However, captain R Vinay Kumar combined with Shreyas Gopal to keep his side alive in the tie

Vinay was eventually removed by Rajneesh Gurbani, but Gopal got together with Abhimanyu Mithun in another rescue act.

Just when Karnataka seemed set for a stunning comeback win, Gurbani turned the table with two wickets in quick succession to seal victory.

In the final, Vidarbha will take on Delhi, who defeated Bengal by an innings and 26 runs in the other semifinal.

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