India, Feb. 28 -- Sachin Baby has 28 first-class fifties to his name. On Friday, he inadvertently added one more to that list, falling two runs short of what could have been his 15th hundred and possibly Kerala's piece de resistance in their maiden Ranji Trophy final. Once Vidarbha broke his 234-ball vigil, Kerala quickly lost the three remaining wickets to concede a 37-run lead at stumps on Day 3.

For Vidarbha, slow left-arm bowler Harsh Dubey took 3/88, breaking the record for most wickets by any bowler in the tournament's history. With 69 wickets so far this season, he has surpassed the record of 68 wickets by Bihar's Ashutosh Aman in 2018-19. Apart from Baby's 98, Aditya Sarwate fought hard for his 185-ball 79 but Vidarbha held their...