Harsh Dubey takes 9 for 53 in Vidarbha record spell

Harsh Dubey took nine wickets for 53 runs as Vidarbha bowled Madhya Pradesh out for 209 in the first innings of their Ranji Trophy match in Nagpur on November 2, 2026. His 23.1-over spell was the best single-innings return by a Vidarbha bowler in the competition and made him the first from the team to claim nine wickets in an innings. Madhya Pradesh elected to bat at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Nachiket Bhute took the opening wicket, dismissing Yash Dubey, before Harsh Dubey claimed the remaining nine. His victims included Rajat Patidar and Saransh Jain, according to match accounts. The record surpasses the previous best for a Vidarbha bowler in a Ranji Trophy innings, held by Arun Ogiral, whose figures were 8 for 39 against Madhya Pradesh in 1967-68. Dubey’s performance was also reported as the 30th nine-wicket haul in the tournament’s history. The spell eclipsed Dubey’s previous best, 6 for 36 against Himachal Pradesh in Nagpur in November 2024. He had also taken 69 wickets in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season, a tournament-leading tally reported in accounts of his domestic record. Dubey, a left-arm spinner and Vidarbha captain, had made his India ODI debut...