Ranji Trophy: Yash Rathod’s attack leaves Andhra helpless! Yash Rathod revitalised Vidarbha’s innings with 12 fours in 176 balls.

Vidarbha vs Andhra: Vidarbha began their Ranji Trophy campaign against Andhra at the Anantapur Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Electing to bat after winning the toss, Vidarbha’s innings faltered, losing wickets in the opening overs to put pressure on the scoreboard.

However, middle-order batsman Yash Rathod, displaying a superb balance of composure and aggression, held one end together, scoring a fighting unbeaten 104. Vidarbha ended the day at a respectable 267/7 in 81 overs.

Yash Rathod’s unbeaten innings appears to be putting Vidarbha in the lead. Vidarbha will look to push the score past 300 on the second day, while Andhra Pradesh will look to recover by taking quick wickets. Vidarbha remains at the top of the Elite Division Group A with 25 points (5 matches, 3 wins), while Andhra Pradesh is in second place with 22 points.

Yash’s brilliant century

104* runs
176 balls
12 fours
59.09 strike rate

Bad start, top order fails

Despite winning the toss, Vidarbha got off to a poor start, losing four wickets for 45 runs. Openers Atharva Tayade (13), Aman Mokhade (21), and Ravikumar Samarth (9), who returned after impressive performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, failed to provide a solid start. It is believed that the transition from white-ball to red-ball cricket has affected the batsmen.

Danish fails to open his account after returning from injury

Danish Malewar, who returned to the Ranji Trophy after recovering from injury, failed to make an impact in the first innings and was dismissed for a duck. He was caught by Reddy off Raju. Vidarbha made three changes for the match. Danish Malewar, Rohit Binkar, and Aditya Thackeray replaced Dhruv Shorey, Akshay Wadkar, and Yash Thakur.

Crucial partnership with Rohit Binkar

A sensible 93-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Ranji Trophy debutant Rohit Binkar (37) and Yash Rathod laid the foundation for Vidarbha’s comeback. After Rohit Binkar’s dismissal in the 47th over, Darshan Nalkande (36) batted aggressively, hitting six fours. Darshan’s dismissal brought the score to 232 for the seventh wicket. Nachiket Bhute (25*) then joined Yash Rathod in the innings, and both remained unbeaten at the close of play.

Andhra bowler Kalindidi Raju shines

Right-arm medium pacer Kalindidi Raju was the most successful bowler for Andhra Pradesh. He took the first four wickets and kept Vidarbha from scoring a big total. Raju conceded 51 runs in 16 overs.