After a record-breaking first innings total on the board of 800/7d helped Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha lift their maiden Irani Cup against Rest of India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur on Sunday.

Vidarbha took a huge first innings lead as their bowlers managed to dismiss Rest of India for 390 runs in their first innings. Vidarbha came out of bat again on the final day of the clash and scored 79/0 in 26 overs as the match ended in a draw.

With this latest draw, Vidarbha remained unbeaten throughout the course of the domestic season in the longest format and that really sums up the dominance of this side. Following this latest triumph, skipper Fazal heaped praise on his team and said that they did well to come out on top against a very formidable ROI squad.

"I am really happy that we played the match as a unit and winning the trophy is an icing on the cake. It was a big season for us and I am very happy with the way players have performed throughout the season. This was the most important game of the year and winning against the quality Rest Of India is really creditable," said Fazal during the post-match presentation.

Brief Scores: Vidarbha 800/7 decl (Wasim Jaffer 286, Wankhade 157, S Kaul 2/91) and 79/0 (Akshay Wadkar 50) vs Rest of India 390 (Hanuma Vihari 183, Jayant Yadav 96, Gurbani 4/70)