VIDARBHA held a commanding position against Tripura on Day 2 of their four-day U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy match at the VCA’s Civil Lines Stadium on Wednesday. V i d a r b h a resumed on 313-3 and piled up 550- 8 before declaring their first innings. Mohd Faiz, who was unbeaten on 55 overnight, finished with a fabulous unbeaten 160 off 236 balls, hitting 17 boundaries. Faiz received good support from Varun Bisht (66) and Gaurav Farde (38). Tripura’s batsmen struggled against Vidarbha’s attack and were nine wickets down for 122 runs at close of play.

 

Pacer Pratham Maheswari was the stand-out bowler, claiming five wickets for 16 runs. Mandar Ghodmare took 2- 18, pushing Tripura to the brink of follow-on. Brief scores: Vidarbha 1st innings 550-8 decl in 137.3 overs (Vedant Dighade 101, Shree Choudhary 85, Mohd Faiz 160 not out, Jagjot Sasan 49, Varun Bisht 66, Gaurav Farde 38). Tripura 1st innings 122-9 in 36 overs (Anandh Bhowmik 35; PrathamMaheshwari 5-16, Mandar Ghodmare 2-18). Tripura trail by 428 runs.