New Delhi, November 2, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey scripted history on Monday, claiming 9-53 to bowl Madhya Pradesh out for 209 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy match against Vidarbha at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha.
Dubey became the first Vidarbha bowler to take nine wickets in a Ranji Trophy innings, surpassing the previous best of 8-39 by Arun Ogiral against Madhya Pradesh in 1967-68. He is the 30th bowler overall to achieve the feat. The last nine-wicket haul in the tournament came from Gujarat’s Siddharth Desai, who took 9-36 against Uttarakhand in 2024-25.
After Nachiket Bhute dismissed opener Yash Dubey, Harsh took charge, reducing Madhya Pradesh to 64/5. Atharva Mahajan and Saransh Jain then added 72 runs for the sixth wicket before Dubey broke the partnership and wrapped up the lower order.
The performance adds to a productive year for Dubey, who made his ODI debut against Afghanistan in June and also represented India A in Sri Lanka and Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy. He has taken 23 wickets in seven innings in the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season.
Other Ranji Trophy highlights
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Karnataka vs Assam: Ritesh Bhatkal (5-35) and Shikhar Shetty (5-53) bowled Assam out for 135. Rohan Patil scored 89 and Mayank Agarwal remained unbeaten on 57 as Karnataka took a 45-run lead.
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Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan: Rajasthan were dismissed for 78, with Abhishek Kumar taking five wickets. Sahil Dhiwan also claimed five wickets, but Himachal reached 153 for a 75-run lead.
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Haryana vs Uttarakhand: Mayank Mishra took 6-57 as Haryana were bowled out for 153.
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Chandigarh vs Tamil Nadu: Pradosh Ranjan Paul remained unbeaten on 138 as Tamil Nadu reached 320/4. N Jagadeesan and Baba Indrajith scored half-centuries.
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Punjab vs Andhra: Punjab recovered from 71/5 to reach 276/5, with Salil Arora (111 not out) and Sanvir Singh (100 not out) sharing an unbeaten 205-run sixth-wicket partnership.
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Gujarat vs Kerala: Aarya Desai scored 95, while Urvil Patel (63 not out) and Vishal Jayswal (50 not out) added an unbeaten 111 runs.
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Baroda vs Uttar Pradesh: Dhruv Patel’s 124 lifted Baroda to 269/6 in Kanpur.
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Delhi vs Services: Services captain Rajat Paliwal scored an unbeaten 111 as his team made 266.
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Goa vs Bihar: Snehal Kauthankar remained unbeaten on 116 as Goa reached 288/6.
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Mumbai vs Railways: Angkrish Raghuvanshi (78) and Sarfaraz Khan (55) helped Mumbai reach 247/6.
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Tripura vs Saurashtra: Sridam Paul scored 86 to help Tripura recover from 28/5 to 219/7.
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Bengal vs Maharashtra: Abishek Porel scored 54 as Bengal were bowled out for 143. Maharashtra reached 21/2 in reply.
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