Ranji Trophy Final 2025: Vidarbha vs Kerala Dates, Timing, Venue & Squads For Title Clash

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Ranji Trophy Final 2025: Last year's runners up Vidarbha will lock horns with first-time finalists Kerala in the Ranji Trophy 2024/25 season title clash after the two semi-final matches were wrapped up on Friday (February 21).

Kerala, who entered the semi-final only for the second time in their history, continued their dream run to seal their maiden final appearance following a draw against Gujarat, while Vidarbha avenged 2024 final loss to oust Mumba and reach their second successive final.

Kerala in fact, sealed their maiden Ranji Trophy final by taking a dramatic two-run first-innings lead over Gujarat, ending a 68-year wait to reach the title clash in Indian cricket's premier domestic competition.

Going into the final day at 429/7, Gujarat needed just 29 runs to take a first innings lead, but left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate delivered under pressure, taking all three wickets to bowl Gujarat out for 455 in 174.4 overs.

Vidarbha, on the other hand, overcame Mumbai by 80 runs to seal their fourth Ranji Trophy final. Shardul Thakur once again led a late rearguard effort from Mumbai, but left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey stole the limelight with a brilliant five-wicket haul to seal the contest.

As mentioned earlier, this will be Kerala's first Ranji Trophy final appearance and the fourth title clash for Vidarbha, who won the trophy in 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, but lost the summit clash in 2023-24 season. Here is all you need to know about the Vidarbha vs Kerala Ranji Trophy Final match:

When and where is the Ranji Trophy 2025 final taking place?

Ranji Trophy final 2025 Date & Venue: between Vidarbha and Kerala is a five-day contest that will be held from Wednesday (February 26) to Sunday (March 2) at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Jamta, Nagpur.

Ranji Trophy Final Timings: The Vidarbha vs Kerala match will start like most of the previous round matches with start time on all five days set at 9:30 AM IST and the closing time set for around 5 PM IST.

Vidarbha vs Kerala Ranji Trophy Final Squads

Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Squad: Akshay Wadkar (captain/wicketkeeper), Atharva Taide, Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Yash Kadam, Akshay Wakhare, Aditya Thakare, Shubham Kapse, Nachiket Bhute, Siddhesh Wath (wicketkeeper), Yash Thakur, Danish Malewar, Parth Rekhade, Karun Nair, Dhruv Shorey.

Kerala Ranji Trophy Squad: Sachin Baby (captain), Rohan S.Kunnummal, Baba Aparajith, Vishnu Vinod, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Akshay Chandran, Shoun Roger, Jalaj Saxena, Salman Nizar, Aditya Sarwate, Basil Thampi, M.D. Nidheesh, N.P. Basil, N.M. Sharafuddeen and E.M. Sreehari.