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Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium: Vidarbha tightened their grip on the Irani Cup by securing a strong first-innings lead of 128 and then extending it to 224 against Rest of India by stumps on the third day at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, on Friday.

Resuming the day at 142 for 5 in reply to Vidarbha’s 342, Rest of India suffered an early blow when Aditya Thakare struck with the very first ball of the day. Manav Suthar was trapped lbw, with Vidarbha successfully overturning the umpire’s not-out decision on review.

Yash Thakur took charge of the morning session with two quick wickets – bowling Saransh Jain with a searing yorker before sending back Akash Deep, caught at cover.