During the final of Ranji Trophy 2024-25, Vidarbha left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey broke the record for the most wickets in a single edition of the tournament.
Dubey claimed his 67th wicket of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season after getting Kerala batter Aditya Sarwate caught at first slip for 79 in the 56th over of the second innings. The left-arm spinner picked another one when Salman Nizar was pinned lbw for 21 just before lunch, leaving Kerala at 219-5. In the process, he levelled with Bihar's Ashutosh Aman's record tally of 68 wickets in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy.
Dubey eventually surpassed Aman when he dismissed Kerala No.10 M.D. Nidheesh off the final ball of the 122nd over. The other bowlers in the top-five are Jaydev Unadkat (67 wickets in 2019-20), Bishan Singh Bedi (64 in 1974-75) and Dodda Ganesh (62 in 1998-99).
His third victim of the innings gave Vidarbha a chance to claim an important first innings lead, with Kerala still needing to overcome a 41-run deficit. After batting first, Vidarbha posted 379 in the first innings, riding on a 285-ball 153 by Danish Malewar.
Record Alert! 🚨
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 28, 2025
6⃣9⃣ & counting...🔥
Vidarbha's Harsh Dubey has broken the record for most wickets in a #RanjiTrophy season 👏
He's picked up 69 wickets in the season so far, going past Ashutosh Aman's tally of 68👌👌@IDFCFIRSTBank
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Most wickets in a Ranji Trophy season
| Season | Bowler | Team | Wickets | Matches | Innings |
| 2024-25 | Harsh Dubey | Vidarbha | 69 | 10* | 19* |
| 2018-19 | Ashutosh Aman | Bihar | 68 | 7 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | Jaydev Unadkat | Saurashtra | 67 | 10 | 16 |
| 1974-75 | Bishan Singh Bedi | Delhi | 64 | 8 | 16 |
| 1998-99 | Dodda Ganesh | Karnataka | 62 | 11 | 21 |
| 1999-00 | Kanwaljit Singh | Hyderabad | 62 | 12 | 21 |
| 2018-19 | Dharmendrasinh Jadeja | Saurashtra | 59 | 7 | 19 |
| 1972-73 | S Venkataraghavan | Tamil Nadu | 58 | 8 | 16 |
| 1991-92 | Maninder Singh | Delhi | 58 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006-07 | Ranadeb Bose | Bengal | 57 | 10 | 15 |
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