Both finalist teams of Vijay Hazare Trophy decided, title battle between Karnataka and Vidarbha

Cricket News Desk. Both the finalists have been found for the 2024-25 season of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Vidarbha reached the final by defeating Maharashtra in the second semi-final played on Thursday, while four-time champion Karnataka entered the final by defeating Haryana in the first semi-final played on Wednesday. The final match will be played on January 18.

Vidarbha easily defeated Maharashtra
In-form captain Karun Nair (88 not out off 44 balls) played a stormy innings, after which Dhruv Shorey (114) scored his second consecutive century, while Yash Rathore (116) helped Vidarbha achieve the target with three wickets remaining. Took. First. , Scored 380 runs. Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma also played a quick inning of 51 runs in 33 balls. In this way Vidarbha scored 380 runs after losing three wickets in 50 overs. In reply, Maharashtra scored 311 runs for seven wickets and fell 69 runs short of the target.

This is how Karnataka won
In the first semi-final, Haryana, while chasing the target of 238 runs, had success with Devdutt Padikkal and Ravichandran Ashwin facing the spinners on a difficult pitch. Karnataka's six-wicket win did not get off to a good start, losing captain and top scorer Mayank Agarwal in the very first over, but Devdutt (86, eight fours, one six) and Smaran (76) played big innings. (Three fours, three sixes) made a partnership of 128 runs for the third wicket, due to which Karnataka achieved the target of 238 runs for five wickets in 47.2 overs.