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Ranji Trophy: Harsh Dubey becomes highest wicket-taker in a single season

Harsh Dubey sets a new record for the most wickets in a single Ranji Trophy season, taking 3-88 on Day 3 of the final against Kerala.

Sentinel Digital Desk

Nagpur: Vidarbha’s left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey etched his name in the Ranji Trophy record books, setting the record for most wickets taken during a single season, picking up 3-88 on the third day of the final against Kerala at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday.

With his haul of 3-88, Dubey surpassed Bihar’s Ashutosh Aman, who had claimed 68 wickets in the 2018-19 season, and Saurashtra’s Jaydev Unadkat, who took 67 wickets in the 2019-20 campaign. Dubey has now taken 69 wickets this season.

Dubey’s consistent performance throughout the 2024-25 season have been instrumental in Vidarbha’s success, with his defining moment coming in the semifinal against Mumbai. His seven-wicket haul in the second innings helped Vidarbha seal a memorable victory and book their place in the final.

Dubey played a pivotal role in Vidarbha’s semifinal triumph over Mumbai, registering his seventh five-wicket haul of the season — the joint-most in a single edition among Elite group bowlers.

The 22-year-old, who made his First-Class debut in 2022, is now among an elite group of only six bowlers to surpass 60 wickets in a season, trailing Aman (68), Jaydev Unadkat (67), Bishan Singh Bedi (64), Kanwaljit Singh (62), and Dodda Ganesh (62). IANS

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