AdvertisingSaurashtra chased 372 in the quarterfinal against Uttar Pradesh and knocked down a target of 279 against Karnataka in the semifinals. With two full days to go, Vidarbha are ahead by 60 runs with six wickets in hand and Desai said bowling them out quickly would be key if they are to win their maiden Ranji Trophy title. Yes we have chased bigger targets before but it would be different here because of the wicket. It’s difficult to score runs on this tricky wicket,” said Desai after end of third day’s play. Vidarbha spinner Akshay Wakhare said there is no doubt that they have missed out on cashing in on the advantageous position.

Source: Indian Express February 05, 2019 13:30 UTC