Harsh Dubey Takes 14 for 90 as Vidarbha Beat Madhya Pradesh by an Innings
Harsh Dubey followed a record 9 for 53 with 5 for 37 as Vidarbha beat Madhya Pradesh by an innings and 20 runs in Nagpur, the match ending on its third day.
By John · 5 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey took 14 wickets for 90 runs as Vidarbha beat Madhya Pradesh by an innings and 20 runs in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur. The fourth-round match ended on its third day, Wednesday 4 November.
Madhya Pradesh chose to bat and were bowled out for 209 in the first innings. Dubey bowled 23.1 overs and took nine of the ten wickets for 53 runs. The other wicket fell to Nachiket Bhute, who removed opener Yash Dubey. Harsh Dubey took his first wicket in the 17th over, and by the 29th over Madhya Pradesh were 64 for five. He also ended a 72-run stand between Atharva Mahajan and Saransh Jain.
The 9 for 53 are the best innings figures by a Vidarbha bowler in the Ranji Trophy, and the first time a Vidarbha bowler has taken nine wickets in a Ranji innings. The previous Vidarbha best was Arun Ogiral’s 8 for 39 against the same opponents in 1967-68.
Vidarbha replied with 334 for nine. Their captain, Akshay Wadkar, made an unbeaten 100, giving his side a lead of 125. Madhya Pradesh were then bowled out for 105 in their second innings. Dubey took 5 for 37 and Parth Rekhade took 5 for 14, so the two of them shared all ten wickets.
Context
The win was Vidarbha’s fourth in a row in Elite Group A. Dubey is used to big hauls. He took 69 wickets in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, the most by any bowler in a single season of the competition, as Vidarbha won the title. He made his ODI debut for India against Afghanistan on 13 June this year and took four wickets in two matches in that series.