2.3 Nalkande swings one in again, has another batter hit it back onto the stumps. 131ks on fourth stump, Chandran tries to drive it through mid-off. He played the line, didn't move his feet across and that left a small gap between bat and gap. It was a firm drive without being checked, a shot he practises but only after the ball crashed onto middle and off. The bails spinning all over is a great sight for Nalkande, who is pumped. Vidarbha on top early 14/2

0.5 Yorker from Nalkande has Kunnummal dribble it back onto the stumps. 129ks, landed just in front of the crease - in front of off. Kunnummal's feet were mostly upright and slid leg side, his torso lunged across and he tried to adjust to the inswing. The seam position wasn't of an outright inswinger, the seam was slanting square, like with an offbreak, but it seemed to have moved in the air late. Kunnummal taken aback and has to leave for a three-ball duck 1/1

55.6 something really had to give, and Dubey has given Vidarbha a massive breakthrough. Slows this down wonderfully, gets the ball to spit off the rough as Sarwate's jab lobs up to silly point where Malewar completes the catch as he takes a couple of steps back. Dubey came close to picking a wicket thrice in this spell and has one finally. 170/4

31.3 this time the pull brings the wicket! Thakur brought in a midwicket fielder after the previous pull, and this time Imran has miscued the shot straight to the substitute fielder. Thakur digs it in short, the timing is much poorer, and it doesn't clear the infield. Thakur and Rathod hug each other in celebration. The plan has worked! Young Imran goes for 37 107/3

106.5 what have you done, Sachin? What really on earth has happened? Baby can't believe what has just happened, neither can Amay Khurasiya or anyone else in the Kerala dressing room. Sees this tossed up outside off from Rekhade, Baby can't hold back and looks to slog sweep, but ends up picking out the lone man in the deep. The sun was right in Karun Nair's eyes but he keeps his composure and makes it look very easy. Sachin wanted to hit this over long-on but because he didn't get to the pitch, ended up dragging it towards deep midwicket 324/7

70.4 massive, massive decision. Given out lbw by Anil Chaudhary as the ball rips back in from outside off and strikes Nizar on the pad. But Nizar has reviewed immediately. The ball certainly spun back in sharply but bounce may have been in question. Given out on field so it only needs to be grazing the stumps for the decision to stay. Let's see. Ohhhhhhh, what a massive, massive moment. Ball tracking shows the ball would hit middle-and-off. Kerala have lost a big, big wicket at the stroke of lunch. Kerala also lose a review. It's that man again, Harsh Dubey who has delivered both wickets to fall this morning. 219/5

94.1 Big shout for lbw, and given! Azharuddeen goes up in review immediately. Full ball outside off, angling in. Azharuddeen looked to flick but was beaten. He is struck below the front knee roll. Azhar thinks this was doing too much. It hit him in front of middle and leg. No DRS reprieve for Kerala this time, as ball-tracking shows the ball clipping leg stump! Huge cheers among the Vidarbha camp and supporters. Nalkande with a huge breakthrough! This was an enterprising knock, with Azhar looking quite proactive. But now he has to go 278/6

118.3 The break brings the breakthrough! The pressure tells on Jalaj Saxena, who misses the paddle sweep! Rekhade is ecstatic, as are his team-mates! This pitches full on off and spins away, going past the bat to clip the off bail! 337/8

124.6 And Vidarbha secure the first-innings lead! Another attempted slog sweep misses and this one goes on with the angle to crash into the stumps. Kerala fall 37 runs short of Vidarbha's first-innings total. That will also be stumps on day 3 The players walk back to applause from the dressing room, after Akshay Wadkar gives a team talk to the huddle 342/10

121.6 Big appeal, the umpire thinks for a while and raises the finger. And the batter reviews immediately. This is full around middle and off, spinning away sharply as he lunges forward. The bat face closes a bit. There's no bat, and that's going on to hit off stump! Nidheesh has to go back and Vidarbha are just one wicket away from that first-innings lead! And Harsh Dubey now has the most wickets in a Ranji season! 338/9