Overview
- Vidarbha secured a 128-run first-innings lead after posting 342 and bowling Rest of India out for 214 in 69.5 overs.
- Atharva Taide’s 143 and Yash Rathod’s 91 underpinned Vidarbha’s total, setting up control of the match.
- Rajat Patidar top-scored for Rest of India with 66 and Abhimanyu Easwaran added 52 in an innings derailed by Yash Thakur.
- Aditya Thakare struck with the day’s first ball as Manav Suthar was given lbw on review after an initial not-out call.
- Play ended early due to bad light, with Vidarbha 96 for 2 as Dhruv Shorey and Danish Malewar guided them to an overall lead of 224 heading into Day 4.