At close of play on Day 2, Vidarbha were 403/7 --- sitting pretty on a 212-run first-innings lead with three wickets standing. Uttarakhand had folded for 191 on Day 1.
Resuming on 67/0, Vidarbha lost openers Md Faiz (44), Satyam Bhoyar (45) and Danish Malewar (0), but a 112-run partnership between captain Mandar Mahale (45) and Aman Mokhade for the fourth wicket laid the foundation of a big score.
Mokhade and Jagjot Sasan (76) made most of it by adding another 147 runs off 170 balls to put Vidarbha in a commanding position.
Mokhade’s 151 came off 177 balls with 22 boundaries and two sixes, while Jagjot hit 10 fours and two sixes in his 97-ball 76.
BRIEF SCORES
Uttarakhand 1st innings 191 all out in 67.4 overs (Kamal 55, Harsh Rana 45; Praful Hinge 3/38, Pravin Rokdea 3/39, Jagjot Sasan 2/24)
Vidarbha 1st innings 403/7 in 99 overs (Md Faiz 44, Satyam Bhoyar 47, Aman Mokhade 151, Mandar Mahale 45, Jagjot Sasan 76, Neel Athaley 23 batting)
Match situation: Vidarbha lead by 212 runs on first innings with 3 wkts standing