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Harsh Dubey takes 9 for 53 in record Ranji Trophy spell
Vidarbha spinner Harsh Dubey took nine wickets for 53 runs against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy in Jamtha, India.
His spell helped bowl Madhya Pradesh out for 209 on the opening day of their match.
Teammate Nachiket Bhute took the other wicket, while Atharva Mahajan made 85 for Madhya Pradesh.
Dubey became the first Vidarbha bowler to take nine wickets in an innings in the tournament, surpassing the team's previous best of eight.
The feat also made him the 30th bowler to take at least nine wickets in a Ranji Trophy innings.
Vidarbha ended the day at 56 for four, still 153 runs behind.
Dubey was also named in India's Rising Stars Asia Cup squad, which is scheduled to play in Doha from November 19 to 29.
Harsh Dubey took 9 wickets for 53 runs as Vidarbha bowled Madhya Pradesh out for 209 in their Ranji Trophy match.
He became the first Vidarbha bowler to take nine wickets in a single innings in the tournament.
The spell was the 30th instance of a bowler taking at least nine wickets in a Ranji Trophy innings.
Madhya Pradesh’s Atharva Mahajan scored 85 and shared a 72-run stand with Saransh Jain before Dubey broke the partnership.
Vidarbha ended the opening day at 56 for 4, trailing by 153 runs.
- Who
- Harsh Dubey, playing for Vidarbha, took nine wickets.
- What
- He recorded figures of 9 for 53 as Madhya Pradesh were bowled out for 209.
- When
- November 2, 2026, the opening day of the match.
- Where
- VCA Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur.
- Why
- Not stated
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Arun Ogiral took 8 for 39 against Madhya Pradesh, setting Vidarbha’s previous best innings figures.
Siddharth Desai took the last reported Ranji Trophy nine-wicket haul, recording 9 for 36 against Uttarakhand.
Dubey took 9 for 53 as Vidarbha bowled Madhya Pradesh out for 209.
- Harsh Dubey’s figures
- 9 for 53
- Madhya Pradesh’s first-innings total
- 209
- Vidarbha’s previous best
- Arun Ogiral, 8 for 39, in 1967-68
- Dubey’s spell length
- 23.1 overs
- Vidarbha at stumps
- 56 for 4, trailing by 153 runs
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