Ranji Trophy Champions Vidarbha: The final of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 was played between Vidarbha and Kerala. Due to the brilliant batting of Karun Nair, Vidarbha easily defeated Kerala in the final. With this, Vidarbha was successful in winning the Ranji Trophy title for the third time. Vidarbha had earlier won the title in 2017-18 and 2018-19. Let us tell you that Vidarbha's team did not lose a single match in Ranji Trophy this season.

In the Ranji Trophy final match, Kerala won the toss and decided to bowl first. Vidarbha scored 379 runs in the first innings, Danish Malwar scored the most runs in this, he played an innings of 153 runs. He hit 15 fours and 3 sixes. Karun Nair, who looked brilliant in the tournament, played an important innings of 86 runs in the first innings. He scored a century in the second innings.

Kerala's first innings was limited to 342 runs, on this basis Vidarbha was declared the champion. In this innings, Darshan Nalkande, Parth Rekhade and Harsh Dubey took 3-3 wickets for Vidarbha.

Vidarbha was the best team in all four groups in the league stage, winning six out of seven matches and earning 40 points. Kerala had a bit of luck as they beat Jammu and Kashmir (quarterfinal) and Gujarat (semifinal) by narrow margins in the knockouts to reach the final on the basis of first innings lead. But Vidarbha made it to the final with a win. Vidarbha won nine out of 10 matches played in Ranji Trophy this season, which shows the team's dominance in India's premier domestic competition.

This is the third Ranji Trophy title for the Vidarbha team. Earlier, the team had become champion twice in a row. The team won its first Ranji Trophy title in 2017-18. After this, Vidarbha also won the 2018-19 title. In the last season, the Vidarbha team was the runner-up, it had to face defeat at the hands of Mumbai in the final.

On the other hand, Kerala team's dream of becoming Ranji champion was shattered. They had managed to reach the final for the first time in the history of this tournament with the help of a lead of just 2 runs in the thrilling semi-final. But despite many efforts, Kerala players could not win this title.

Ranji Trophy Final Draw Rules

If the final match of Ranji Trophy ends in a draw, then the team scoring more runs on the basis of the first innings is declared the winner. In the Vidarbha vs Kerala final match, Vidarbha scored 379 runs in the first innings. Kerala scored 342 runs in the first innings. Vidarbha had gained a lead of 37 runs on the basis of the first innings.