Vidarbha claim 2nd successive Ranji title, beat Saurashtra in final by 78 runs

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February 7, 2019

Feb 7: Defending champions Vidarbha won the 85th Ranji Trophy title, beating Saurashtra by 78 runs in the summit clash on Thursday.

Set a target of 206, Saurashtra folded for 127 runs in 58.4 overs, giving Vidarbha their second title triumph in the country's marquee first-class tournament.

Vidarbha skipper Faiz Fazal is now the 11th captain to claim two successive Ranji Trophy titles. Former Maharashtra captain Prof DB Deodhar was the first player to achieve the feat back in 1940, 1941.

Left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate was the star for Vidarbha, claiming six wickets during his 24 overs in the second innings. He had picked up 5 wickets while conceding 98 runs in the first innings.

Star batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who played a stellar role in India's maiden Test series triumph on Australian soil last month, could not make his presence felt for Saurashtra and was dismissed cheaply in both the innings.

Brief Scores: Vidarbha: 312 and 200. Saurashtra: 307 and 127 all out in 58.4 overs (Vishvaraj Jadeja 52, Aditya Sarwate (6/59).

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March 27,2024

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Bengaluru: Darshan Babu is an engineer who is fond of betting on cricket matches and has been placing major bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) games since 2021. He often borrows money after losing a bet, or to place one when he is short on funds. His 23-year-old wife, tired of the constant harassment by creditors, died by suicide.

Ranjitha was found hanging at her home in Karnataka's Chitradurga on March 18. According to the family, Darshan had racked up a debt of over Rs 1 crore.

He worked as an assistant engineer in the Minor Irrigation Department at Hosadurga and had been ensnared in the realm of IPL betting from 2021 to 2023. This took a major toll on the couple's finances. Allegedly, he had borrowed over Rs 1.5 crore to place bets after his luck ran out and he lost all his money. While he managed to return Rs 1 crore, cops say that he still has a pending loan of ₹ 84 lakh.

Ranjitha married Darshan in 2020. She realised the truth about Darshan's involvement in betting in 2021, claims her father Venkatesh.

In his complaint, Venkatesh said that his daughter was extremely distressed due to the constant harassment by moneylenders and this led to her suicide. He has also named 13 men who had allegedly lent the money.

He said that his son-in-law was lured into betting with a promise of quick money.

"He (Darshan) was not willing to get into betting, but the suspects forced him saying it was an easy way to get rich. They promised to finance his betting activities against some blank cheques as security," he said.

Cops during their investigation found a suicide note, where she detailed the harassment they faced. Darshan and Ranjitha have a two-year-old son.

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