Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha post season's first win

NEW DELHI: Vidarbha recorded their first win of the season as they defeated Saurashtra by eight wickets at the

Karnail Singh Stadium

here today.

Akshay Wakhare and

Mohammad Shaikh

picked up seven wickets between them as Saurashtra, who conceded a 46-run lead, were bowled out for 189, with opener Snell Patel top scoring with 63.

Vidarbha lost Faiz Fazal early in chase of 144, but were driven by half-centuries from Sanjay Ramaswamy and Ganesh Satish as they completed the chase in 35 overs.

The loss meant Saurashtra were rooted to the bottom of the group.

Points: Vidarbha 3, Saurashtra 0.