After six decade Vidarbha received victory and crown the new Rajni Trophy champion. Vidarbha had never won a single Ranji Trophy in the 84-year long history of the tournament. But come the first day of 2018, that record changed for good as Vidarbha won the title after beating Delhi by nine wickets at Indore's Holkar stadium.

Last year, it was Gujarat who won their maiden Ranji title and now it is Vidarbha that continue this exceptional trend of first time winners. En route their title-winning campaign, Vidarbha blew away seasoned former Ranji champions like Punjab (1 title), Bengal (2 titles), Delhi (7 titles) and Karnataka (8 titles). The day, which saw the fall of 14 wickets, saw Delhi capitulate under the pressure of 252-run first innings deficit after Vidarbha innings ended at 547.

Resigned to their fate, the Delhi batsmen – barring Gautam Gambhir, Nitish Rana and Dhruv Shorey – showed no intent of staying long in the middle. The team was bowled out for 280, with off-spinner Akshay Wakhare (four for 95) and left-arm spinner Aditya Sarvate (three for 30) gaining from the team’s questionable approach.

For Delhi, the plan of scoring quickly to make a contest of it took off on the wrong note when opener Kunal Chandela failed for the second time in the match. Delhi score 280 runs in the second innings and set Vidarbha to pick first major Ranji Trophy after six decades.