Overview
- Pacer Darshan Nalkande ripped through the top order for 4/7, removing the first four batters with only 17 on the board.
- Baroda closed on 73/5 in pursuit of 276, with Sukirt Pandey 35 not out and Ninad Rathva 10 not out.
- Yash Rathod anchored Vidarbha’s second innings with 91 off 142 and a 128-run stand with Ravikumar Samarth, who made 45.
- Skipper Atit Sheth kept Baroda in the contest with figures of 5/47 as Vidarbha were bowled out for 272.
- Earlier contributions from Dhruv Shorey (61) and Atharva Taide (40) helped build the advantage after Vidarbha nudged ahead on first innings.