Aditya Sarwate

A brilliant partnership of 104 runs for the second wicket between Kunjan Patel (91) and Anirudha Chore (31) helped Nirmal Urban Co-op Bank upset fancied AGRC by 34 runs.

Vidarbha registered a 128-run win over Karnataka, thanks to Harsh Dubey and Aditya Sarwate's performances. Despite a strong start, the team demonstrated resilience. On the fifth day, they secured control with a spectacular batting collapse, securing their place in the Ranji Trophy semifinals, despite Karnataka's hopes being dashed.

Left-arm orthodox spinner Aditya Sarwate (6/41) claimed a six-wicket haul as Vidarbha posted a comfortable 412-run win over Kerala in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match and booked a semi-final berth.

Executive XI openers Akshay Kolhar (68) and Anup Fulper (33) batted brilliantly to steer Executive XI to a seven-wicket victory over President XI in the Twenty20 trial tournament match at the VCA Jamtha ground on Saturday.

Aditya Sarwate has produced so many extraordinary performances over the years that it has become a routine now.

Kushal Kakad struck a brilliant 83 to help Indian Gymkhana post a decent total of 229 on the board against Navniketan Club in the third-place play-off match.

Vidarbha bowlers produced a clinical display to bowl Rajasthan out for a paltry 140 on the opening day of their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match on Wednesday.

Vidarbha spinners Aditya Sarwate and Akshay Wakhare, who took 9 wickets each in the match, showed authority in bowling within the stumps.

Experienced opener Faiz Fazal will lead the Vidarbha team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning February 20. Wicketkeeper-batsman Akshay Wadkar has been chosen as Faiz's deputy in the 22-member squad for the national 50-over championship.

Even after Aditya Sarwate hit a six to seal the deal for Vidarbha against Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, Vidarbha had their eyes on two matches being played in Mumbai. Fortunes fluctuated as they waited with bated breath hoping for Gujarat to lose and Himachal to win keeping the net run rate in Vidarbha’s favour.

Aditya Sarwate and Umesh Yadav had Mumbai in their grip. They contended the Mumbai line-up, capable of threatening any side, by keeping all their IPL regulars in check. They did so well early on that Mumbai were kept below 160 and it looked like Vidarbha would romp home in Rajkot on Sunday.

At 3.30pm as the ball lobbed up to mid-on, every Vidarbha player present on the field at Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat had their hands up in the air. Just one of them, Akshay Wakhare, was going for the catch. They knew that the offie would hold on to the catch for his life.

Bengal batting was in shambles for the second day in a row as defending champions Vidarbha cruised to a nine-wicket victory in a Ranji Trophy group A encounter riding on left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate's six-wicket haul.

Vidarbha took a crucial 37-run lead against Kerala in the Ranji Trophy final on day three. Harsh Dubey became the highest wicket-taker in a single season with 69 wickets. Key performances included Sachin Baby's 98 and Aditya Sarwate's 79, but Kerala fell short of Vidarbha's first-innings total of 379, getting dismissed for 342.

Spin bowling all-rounder Aditya Sarwate produced another impressive show as Vidarbha registered a comfortable 115-run win over Haryana on the fourth and final day to qualify for the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals from group A in Nagpur on Monday.

The Vidarbha think-tank has gone back to the basics as they approach the most challenging domestic tournament — the Ranji Trophy. After having Akshay Wadkar as skipper in T20 and one-dayers, they continued with their most successful player — Faiz Fazal — as the skipper in the 4-day format.

It would not have been a better day for Akshay Wakhare than his son Trijal's 2nd birthday to pick his 21st 5-wicket haul in First Class cricket on Wednesday.

Vidarbha spinners Akshay Wakhare and Aditya Sarwate tried everything possible in pursuit of an outright victory against Uttar Pradesh on what became a placid track on the last day of Ranji Trophy opener on Sunday.

Vidarbha rode on left-arm spinner’s influential performance to reduce the rivals to 273 for 6 in the group ‘G’ Ranji Trophy match in Gurgaon. It was Sarwate’s 16th five-wicket haul.