Karnataka vs Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Final: Mayank Agarwal vs Karun Nair, squads and more
Karnataka secured their place in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Final by defeating defending champions Haryana by five wickets, while Vidarbha cruised past Maharashtra with a dominant 69-run victory in the second semi-final.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024¨C2025 has reached its grand finale, with first-time finalist Vidarbha set to face multiple-time champion Karnataka on Saturday (January 18). The much-anticipated clash will see Karnataka led by Mayank Agarwal and Vidarbha captained by Karun Nair. Both teams have displayed exceptional form throughout this 50-over domestic tournament.
Karnataka secured their place in the final by defeating defending champions Haryana by five wickets, while Vidarbha cruised past Maharashtra with a dominant 69-run victory in the second semi-final. While Karnataka last won the trophy in 2019, Vidarbha will be striving to claim their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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Dream chasers Vidarbha chasing their 1?st title ?
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Spotlight on the captains
Karun Nair, who joined Vidarbha for the 2023¨C24 domestic season after leaving Karnataka, has been in sensational form this season. He has amassed an extraordinary 752 runs in just seven innings, averaging an astonishing 752, including five centuries and a half-century.
As for Mayank Agarwal, he, tpp has had an outstanding form with the bat. He is the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament, with 619 runs in nine innings at an impressive average of 103.16.
KAR vs VID: Probable playing XIs
Karnataka: Mayank Agarawal (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Aneesh KV, Smaran Ravichandran, Krishnan Shrijith (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Raj, Shreyas Gopal, Abhilash Shetty, Vasuki Koushik, Prasidh Krishna
Vidarbha: Yash Rathod, Apoorv Wankhede, Karun Nair (c), Dhruv Shorey, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shubham Dubey, Harsh Dubey, Nachiket Bhute, Yash Kadam, Yash Thakur, Darshan Nalkande
Karnataka vs Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Final: Details
Venue: Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara
Time: 1:30 PM
TV: Sports18 network
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KAR vs VID Squads:
Karnataka Squad: Mayank Agarawal(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Aneesh KV, Smaran Ravichandran, Krishnan Shrijith(w), Shreyas Gopal, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Raj, Prasidh Krishna, Vasuki Koushik, Abhilash Shetty, Kishan Bedare, Vidyadhar Patil, Luvnith Sisodia, Manoj Bhandage, Nikin Jose, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Praveen Dubey
Vidarbha Squad: Dhruv Shorey, Yash Rathod, Karun Nair(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shubham Dubey, Apoorv Wankhade, Harsh Dubey, Nachiket Bhute, Parth Rekhade, Yash Thakur, Darshan Nalkande, Akshay Wadkar, Aditya Thakare, Atharva Taide, Aman Mokhade, Yash Kadam, Praful Hinge
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