<p>Nagpur: Shardul Thakur scored a valiant fifty but it was left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey who stole the limelight with a brilliant five-wicket haul as Vidarbha secured a commanding 80-run victory over defending champions Mumbai to reach the Ranji Trophy final here on Friday.</p><p>In a thrilling final day, Dubey, the 22-year-old from Pune, claimed three wickets to add to his two from day 4, taking his season's tally to 66. His match-winning performance helped Vidarbha, last year's finalists, bowl out Mumbai for 325 while chasing a challenging target of 406.</p>.Ranji Trophy: Kerala enter historic final after dramatic first innings lead over Gujarat.<p>This marks Vidarbha's fourth appearance in the Ranji Trophy final, with previous titles coming in 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.</p><p>Dubey took his season's tally to 66 wickets, just two shy of Bihar left-arm spinner Ashutosh Aman's record for the most wickets in a Ranji season.</p><p>Mumbai fought hard, with Thakur playing a solid knock of 66 off 124 balls, including five boundaries and a six.</p><p>He and Shams Mulani (46) formed a resilient 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket, but a key run-out by Danish Malewar shifted the momentum in Vidarbha's favour.</p><p>Mulani, who had worked hard for his runs, was dismissed after playing 94 balls.</p><p>Thakur's resistance ended when he was clean bowled by a sharp in-ducker from Yash Thakur, leaving Mumbai at 254 for 8.</p><p>However, Royston Dias and Mohit Awasthi added 52 runs for the final wicket, taking Mumbai past 300 in 93.4 overs.</p><p>Ultimately, it was Dubey who wrapped things up in the final session, trapping Awasthi to seal the win for Vidarbha.</p><p>Earlier, Mumbai resumed their innings at 83 for 3, but Shivam Dube fell early in the morning when Yash Thakur found a gap between the bat and pad to remove him.</p><p>Suryakumar Yadav (23) and Anand brought up Mumbai's 100 in the 38th over, but their 31-run stand was broken by Dubey, who had Yadav caught off the shoulder of the bat by Atharva Taide.</p><p>Akash Anand (39), who had scored a century in the first innings, fell next after a DRS review confirmed he was trapped by Dubey, leaving Mumbai in deep trouble.</p><p>Mulani and Thakur then added 50 runs in 83 balls to bring up 200, but the game turned when Malewar produced a stunning piece of fielding, hitting the stumps directly to run out Mulani.</p><p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong></p><p>Vidarbha 383 & 292 beat Mumbai 270 & 325 all out in 97.5 overs (Shardul Thakur 66, Shams Mulani 46; Harsh Dubey 5/127) by 80 runs.</p>
<p>Nagpur: Shardul Thakur scored a valiant fifty but it was left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey who stole the limelight with a brilliant five-wicket haul as Vidarbha secured a commanding 80-run victory over defending champions Mumbai to reach the Ranji Trophy final here on Friday.</p><p>In a thrilling final day, Dubey, the 22-year-old from Pune, claimed three wickets to add to his two from day 4, taking his season's tally to 66. His match-winning performance helped Vidarbha, last year's finalists, bowl out Mumbai for 325 while chasing a challenging target of 406.</p>.Ranji Trophy: Kerala enter historic final after dramatic first innings lead over Gujarat.<p>This marks Vidarbha's fourth appearance in the Ranji Trophy final, with previous titles coming in 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.</p><p>Dubey took his season's tally to 66 wickets, just two shy of Bihar left-arm spinner Ashutosh Aman's record for the most wickets in a Ranji season.</p><p>Mumbai fought hard, with Thakur playing a solid knock of 66 off 124 balls, including five boundaries and a six.</p><p>He and Shams Mulani (46) formed a resilient 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket, but a key run-out by Danish Malewar shifted the momentum in Vidarbha's favour.</p><p>Mulani, who had worked hard for his runs, was dismissed after playing 94 balls.</p><p>Thakur's resistance ended when he was clean bowled by a sharp in-ducker from Yash Thakur, leaving Mumbai at 254 for 8.</p><p>However, Royston Dias and Mohit Awasthi added 52 runs for the final wicket, taking Mumbai past 300 in 93.4 overs.</p><p>Ultimately, it was Dubey who wrapped things up in the final session, trapping Awasthi to seal the win for Vidarbha.</p><p>Earlier, Mumbai resumed their innings at 83 for 3, but Shivam Dube fell early in the morning when Yash Thakur found a gap between the bat and pad to remove him.</p><p>Suryakumar Yadav (23) and Anand brought up Mumbai's 100 in the 38th over, but their 31-run stand was broken by Dubey, who had Yadav caught off the shoulder of the bat by Atharva Taide.</p><p>Akash Anand (39), who had scored a century in the first innings, fell next after a DRS review confirmed he was trapped by Dubey, leaving Mumbai in deep trouble.</p><p>Mulani and Thakur then added 50 runs in 83 balls to bring up 200, but the game turned when Malewar produced a stunning piece of fielding, hitting the stumps directly to run out Mulani.</p><p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong></p><p>Vidarbha 383 & 292 beat Mumbai 270 & 325 all out in 97.5 overs (Shardul Thakur 66, Shams Mulani 46; Harsh Dubey 5/127) by 80 runs.</p>