Vidarbha brushed aside first-timers Uttarakhand in the quarter-finals by an innings and 115 runs and then romped home against Kerala in the semi-finals by an innings and 11 runs to make it to the finals, while Saurashtra had a much tougher road through the knockouts.
37 teams participated in the 85th edition of India’s premier domestic competition – the Ranji Trophy. At the end of three months and 159 matches in which 129189 runs were scored and 4645 wickets fell, it is defending champions, Vidarbha who will lock horns with Saurashtra in the final starting February 3 in Nagpur.
Stuart Broad ended Day 2 of the second Test against the Windies at Antigua with figures of 3-42 but was left wondering what could have been on a day that saw dropped catches aplenty and numerous plays-and-misses.
West Indies pressed home their advantage on day two of the second Test on Friday, leaving England's hopes of winning the series hanging precariously in Antigua.
Du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks put on a show batting first to take the hosts to a strong 192/6. Pakistan were then restricted to 186/9 in their 20 overs.
South Africa have called up uncapped Cape Cobras batsman, Janneman Malan, to replace the wicket-keeper batsman in the squad for the three-match series. Gihahn Cloete will handle wicket-keeping duties for the series.
Pucovski, 20, had spent the first half of the Sheffield season this year battling a stress-related mental health issue, but he returned to his state side of Victoria before being named in the squad selected for the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. However, he is yet to make his Test debut.