VIDARBHA bowler Yash Titre took a hat-trick on his way to a five-wicket haul as Vidarbha took 35 runs lead over Madhya Pradesh on third day of their Cooch Behar Trophy match at VCA’s Kalamna ground on Friday. At stumps, Vidarbha were 20 for no loss in their second innings. After Vidarbha posted 363 in their first innings, Madhya Pradesh were restricted at 348 thanks to Titre who took the wickets of Rohit Singh Rajawat, Aayam Sardana and last man Sumit Singh to complete his hat-trick. Earlier, Titre was instrumental in sending back Madhya Pradesh opener Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan and Ishan Chaudhary to complete his fifer. Akshat Diwedi remained unbeaten for

 

 

Madhya Pradesh with 74 runs while Manal Chauhan scored 70 runs and Rudransh Singh 68. Sanskar Chavten Sports Reporter With an eye on IPL Auction on coming Sunday and Monday, Vidarbha players will aim to impress the franchises with their stellar performances when they take on Odisha in their opening encounter of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament which begins at Vizag from Saturday. The SMAT has been sandwiched in between Ranji Trophy only to help IPL franchises before the mega auction. Players like captain and India wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma, pacers Umesh Yadav, Yash Thakur, Darshan Nalkande, explosive batters Atharv Taide, Shubham Dubey, Apoorva Wankhade, will hope for an eye-catching show when they meet a relative weaker side Odhisha in their evening match. Jitesh is a regular with Indian T20 squad and was part of the team which won the series in South Africa last week. Eventhough he did not get a game, the stumper will be looked by franchises including Punjab Kings, whom he has led, last season in a game. Similarly, pacer Umesh Yadav, who recovered from an injury he suffered at the start of the Ranji season,

 

 

will also be under the radar. Shubham Dubey, who was picked by Rajasthan Royals and Apoorva Wankhade will be eager to whack the ball into the stands to get noticed immediately. Though Vidarbha will be playing only one match prior to the auction, the players will aim to make most of the opportunity. Their next game is on Nov 27 against Chandigarh. The team: Jitesh Sharma (Captain & wk), Atharv Taide (Vice-captain), Akshay Wadkar (wk), Umesh Yadav, Karun Nair, Apoorva Wankhade, Aman Mokhade, Danish Malewar, Akshay Karnewar, Darshan Nalkande, Dipesh Parwani, Yash Thakur, Parth Rekhade, Harsh Dubey, Praful Hinge, Mandar Mahale, Shubham Dubey. and Devansh Thakkar were the other wicket takers for Vidarbha with two each.