India Spinner Harsh Dubey, Who Has Played 2 ODIs, Takes Sensational 9 Wickets In 1 Innings In Ranji Trophy

Spinner Harsh Dubey's sensational spell of nine for 53 headlined a dramatic opening day as 14 wickets fell in the Elite Group A Ranji Trophy clash between Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha, with the hosts struggling at 56 for four after bowling out the visitors for 209. Madhya Pradesh, who elected to bat, were bowled out in 66.1 overs on the first day, with Vidarbha's left-arm spinner Dubey returning excellent figures after bowling 23.1 overs. Dubey, who has played 2 ODIs for India, became the first player to take a nine-wicket haul in an innings for Vidarbha. Atharva Mahajan top-scored for Madhya Pradesh with a fighting 85 off 123 balls, striking five fours and three sixes, but found little support from the other batters as Dubey ran through the innings.

Saransh Jain made a useful 34 off 41 deliveries, while Avesh Khan remained unbeaten on 13. While Dubey accounted for nine wickets, Nachiket Bhute took the remaining wicket.

In reply, Vidarbha also struggled against the Madhya Pradesh bowling attack and ended the day at 56 for four in 23 overs, trailing by 153 runs.

Skipper Akshay Wadkar was unbeaten on nine, while Dhruv Shorey was holding one end up with an unbeaten 21 off 56 balls.

Left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya led Madhya Pradesh's response with three wickets for 23 runs in eight overs, while Avesh picked up one wicket.

With six wickets remaining, Vidarbha will look to reduce the deficit on the second day.

Brief scores

At Nagpur: Madhya Pradesh 1st innings: 209 all out in 66.1 overs (Atharva Mahajan 85; Harsh Dubey 9/53) vs Vidarbha 1st innings: 56/4 in 23 overs (Kumar Kartikeya 3/23).

At Kanpur: Baroda 1st innings: 269/6 in 87 overs (Dhruv Patel 124; Karan Sharma 3/39) vs Uttar Pradesh.

At Panaji: Goa 1st innings: 288/6 in 87 overs (Snehal Kauthankar 116, Abhinav Tejrana 73) vs Bihar.

At Srinagar: Puducherry 1st innings: 261/6 in 77 overs (Neyan Shyam Kangayan 70, Mohit Kale 73, Ankit Sharma 45; Sunil Kumar 3/59).

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