Dehradun, Oct 27 (PTI) Fifties from Yash Rathod and Dhruv Shorey helped Vidarbha continue their dominance, taking them to 255 for six in the second innings against Uttarakhand after the third day of their Ranji Trophy match here Monday.

Vidarbha lead by 292 runs at stumps after dismissing the hosts, who resumed from 242 for seven, for 289 to secure a small but important lead of 37 runs in the first innings.

Shorey’s caution and the aggression of Danish Malewar (42, 63b, 7×4) combined well and helped Vidarbha overcome a nervous start.

The visitors had lost opener Atharva Taide and Aman Mokhade while adding only 24.

But the third wicket worth of 64 between Shorey and Malewar calmed Vidarbha’s nerves before the latter got out.

Shorey built another 68 runs for the fourth wicket alongside first-innings centurion Rathod (56, 75b, 3×4) as Vidarbha passed the 150-mark and the overall lead also approached 200.

However, Swapnil Singh ousted Shorey to keep Uttarakhand afloat.

But Akshay Karnewar hit an unbeaten 30 off 55 balls to take Vidarbha beyond the 250-mark as they widened their lead to almost 300.

Skipper Akshay Wadkar (16 batting) keeps him company late in the match and Vidarbha will be eager to add a few more runs upfront on the final day to keep their position and points safe.

Earlier, a four-wicket haul from veteran Akshay Wakhare (4/62) helped Vidarbha take a first-innings lead.

Brief scores: At Dehradun: Vidarbha 326 and 255/6 in 67 overs (Dhruv Shorey 59, Danish Malewar 42, Yash Rathod 56; Swapnil Singh 2/74) against Uttarakhand: 289 all out in 107.2 overs (Ravikumar Samarth 119; Akshay Wakhare 4/62).

At Visakhapatnam: Andhra 344 all out in 92.4 overs against Himachal Pradesh 478/9 in 150 overs (Ankit Kalsi 53, Akash Vasisht 52; Rishi Dhawan 195, Mukul Negi 42; KV Sasikanth 4/101, PVSN Raju 3/125) .

In Jaipur: Gujarat 335 all out in 97.4 overs and 129/4 in 47 overs (Umang 44 batting, AV Choudhary 3/25) against Rajasthan 335 all out in 97.4 overs (Abhijeet Tomar 77; ZA Khan 44, Ajay Kookna 47, AA Khan 42; Arsan Nagwaswalla 3/99, Jaymeet patel 3/26).

At Hyderabad: Hyderabad 536/8 declared in 163 overs against Puducherry 153 all out in 49.2 overs (Ajay Rohera 27; G Anikethreddy 6/56) and 171/2 in 47 overs (V Ganga Sridhar 61, Ajay Rohera 69). PTI UNG 07/21/2024 BS BS

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