Vidarbha will take on Kerala in the Final of the Ranji Trophy, 2024/25 on February 26 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, India. The match commences at 09:30 AM IST.
Pitch report
The average score by the team batting first in the last 10 matches at the venue is 303. Padding up first is recommended at this stadium, with the team batting first winning 70 per cent of its contests.
Weather report
The temperature at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is expected to be and humidity.
Vidarbha vs Kerala squads
Vidarbha: Aman Mokhade, Atharva Taide, Danish Malewar, Dhruv Shorey, Karun Nair, Yash Rathod, Akshay Karnewar, Harsh Dubey, Mandar Mahale, Praful Hinge, Yash Kadam, Akshay Wadkar (c & wk), Siddhesh Wath (wk), Aditya Thakare, Akshay Wakhare, Darshan Nalkande, Nachiket Bhute, Parth Rekhade, Shubham Kapse, Umesh Yadav and Yash Thakur (wk).
Kerala: Ahammed Imran, Anand Krishnan, Krishna Prasad, Rohan Kunnummal, Sachin Baby (c), Salman Nizar, Shoun Roger, Varun Nayanar, Vathsal Govind, Abdul Basith, Aditya Sarwate, Akhil Scaria, Akshay Chandran, Baba Aparajith, Jalaj Saxena, Sharafuddeen, Sreehari EM, M Ajnas (wk), Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Basil Thampi, Eden Apple Tom, Fazil Fanoos, KM Asif, MD Nidheesh, Nedumankuzhy Basil, Sijomon Joseph, Suresh Vishweshwar and Vaisakh Chandran
Top players
Yash Rathod: Vidarbha batter Yash Rathod has amassed 933 runs in 9 matches of the Ranji Trophy, 2024/25 at an average of 58.31 and a strike rate of 59.77. He has smashed 3 50-plus scores and 5 tons and achieved the highest score of 151.
Salman Nizar: Kerala’s Salman Nizar has scored 607 runs in 8 matches and is the team’s number one run-getter this edition. He strikes at a rate of 43.67 and averages 86.71. He also has 3 half-centuries and 2 tons to his name in this campaign.
Harsh Dubey: The Vidarbha bowler has picked up 66 wickets in 9 matches. Harsh Dubey’s best figures for this season is 6/36 and he averages 16.42.
Jalaj Saxena: The Kerala bowler has racked up 38 wickets in nine matches so far at an average of 18.97. Jalaj Saxena’s 6/41 is his top bowling performance of the Ranji Trophy, 2024/25.
Vidarbha vs Kerala head-to-head
Both teams have won two times in the last eight matches against each other.
Prediction
Vidarbha is predicted to win the next contest as they have won two of the last 5 matches against Kerala.
