VID vs KER Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today's Ranji Trophy 2025 Final Fixture?

VID vs KER Match Prediction [Source: @BCCIdomestic/x]

Vidarbha (VID) and Kerala (KER) cricket teams will be crossing paths in the final of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season from Wednesday, February 26 onwards. The five-day battle royale will be hosted by the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.

Vidarbha topped the Elite Group B points table by winning six out of their seven matches. They also thumped Tamil Nadu and Mumbai in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively to remain unbeaten while qualifying for the finals. Kerala, on the other hand, secured three wins and sustained four draws to finish as the second-best side of Group C, before upstaging Jammu & Kashmir and Gujarat in the quarterfinal and semifinals respectively courtesy of first-innings lead on both occasions.

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Pitch Report: How Will The Surface Behave?

The surface at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium tends to be favorable for batting, especially during the earlier stages of a first-class game. The average first innings total at the venue in the last three matches of the season has turned out to be 309. While teams have managed to rack up competitive totals across all four innings at various stages of the ongoing tournament on this surface, fast bowlers and spinners have also been able to reap much success on occasions.

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VID vs KER: Predicted Top Picks With Player Stats

Players	Tournament Stats
Vidarbha
Yash Rathod	933 runs in 9 matches
Harsh Dubey	460 runs and 66 wickets in 9 matches
Akshay Wadkar	674 runs in 9 matches
Kerala
Salman Nizar	607 runs in 8 matches
Jalaj S Saxena	338 runs and 38 wickets in 9 matches
Mohammed Azharuddeen	601 runs in 9 matches

VID vs KER: Predicted Game Changers

Karun Nair

Vidarbha’s run-machine Karun Nair has plundered 642 runs in just eight innings of the ongoing 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season. Emerging as the third leading run-maker for his team in the tournament, the forgotten Team India star has listed three centuries and one half-century, and scored his runs at a prolific average of 45.85.

Aditya Sarwate

Kerala left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate has picked up 30 wickets this 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season in just 12 innings spanning eight matches. Maintaining an exceptional bowling average of 17.50 in the process, Sarwate has even claimed two four-wicket hauls and an additional five-fer. With the bat, the 35-year-old has the potential to add handy runs, as he averages a career first-class batting average of 25.87.