Nagpur, March 1 -- India and Vidarbha batter Karun Nair's dream domestic season continued as he scored yet another century, his ninth of the season during the Ranji Trophy final against Kerala on Saturday.

Nair ended day four of the Ranji final at 132* in 280 balls, with 10 fours and two sixes. His strike rate was 47.14. His team leads by 286 runs in their second innings and with a day of action left, they have their one hand on the Ranji Trophy already.

His nine centuries (in 30 innings) are tied with legendary Indian batter VVS Laxman (nine centuries in 22 innings in 1999-2000) as second-highest number of centuries in a domestic season, with iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (10 centuries in 30 innings in 1994-95 season) at the...