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Irani Cup: Vidarbha emerged victorious in the Irani Cup, courtesy of a stellar bowling performance that overpowered Yash Dhull's fierce 92 for the Rest of India, ultimately booking a comfortable 93-run victory on Sunday.

Chasing a target of 361, the Rest of India were bundled out for 267 in the second session of the fifth day, with left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey (4/73) and pacer Yash Thakur (2/47) doing the majority of the damage.

Vidarbha have played three Irani Cup games and won all three. The heroes for Vidarbha wereDubey and Thakur, each claiming six wickets in the match.

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The Rest of India team had been in a perilous position at 133/6, but an important 104-run partnership between Yash Dhull and Manav Suthar for the seventh wicket restored their chances.

The turning point came when Thakur booted Yash Dhull, caught by Atharva Taide at deep third man just inside the boundary, ending Rest's vague hopes of a comeback.

The wicket was followed by an ugly incident where bowler Thakur and Delhi man Dhull nearly came to physical altercations after the former had given the batter a rather rude send-off.

The two umpires and Vidarbha fielders came between them to calm things but both will get some sort of sanction from the match referee.

Off the very next ball, Thakur removed Akash Deep, and before Dubey, last year's highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy, ended the game in style.

“Vidarbha played well and were deserving winners. If we had applied ourselves in a better way, after assessing the conditions, I think we could have come close to the total,” Rest of India skipper Rajat Patidar said after the end of the match.

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For Vidarbha, Atharva Taide, who slammed 143 in their first innings and took a fortunate catch to remove danger man Dhull, was adjudged player of the match.

“Last couple of seasons weren't great for me. But this season, I prepared very well. I wanted to make an impact for my team and starting the season with the Irani Cup had been better than this. So all this evening is for VCA. Everybody, my coach, selector, everybody who's back me throughout the season is for them," said Taide.