Harsh Dubey takes nine wickets against Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Trophy
The Vidarbha left-arm spinner recorded the best bowling figures for a Vidarbha bowler in the history of the Ranji Trophy.
Vidarbha left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey took nine wickets for 53 runs against Madhya Pradesh during a Ranji Trophy Round 4 match on Monday, November 2. According to Outlook, Dubey's performance wrapped up the Madhya Pradesh first innings at 209 in 66.1 overs at the VCA Ground in Nagpur.
Dubey became the first Vidarbha bowler to take nine wickets in an innings, marking the best figures for a bowler from the state in Ranji Trophy history. His performance is also the ninth-best bowling figure in the history of the tournament.
Nachiket Bhute was the only other bowler to claim a wicket during the Madhya Pradesh innings. In that innings, Atharv Mahajan scored 85, while Saransh Jain added 34 for Madhya Pradesh.
The nine-wicket haul moved Dubey to second position in the most wickets list for the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy. He has 23 wickets in seven innings with an average of 12.56, trailing Uttar Pradesh's Kartik Yadav and Hyderabad's Tanay Thyagarajan, who both have 24 wickets.
Vidarbha reached 56-4 in their first innings after 23 overs. Kumar Kartikeya took three wickets in a couple of overs, leaving Dhruv Shorey on 21 not out and captain Akshay Wadkar on 9 not out.