Nagpur: Vidarbha piled up a mammoth 511 in their first essay and then reduced Mumbai to 169-6 on the second day of their Elite Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy Game here on Monday. For Vidarbha, veteran Wasim Jaffer (178) and one-down Atharva Taide (95) had laid foundation of a big score at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium.
Resuming at 389-4, Ganesh Satish added 13 runs to his overnight tally and fell at 90 as he missed a deserving hundred. Satish became pacer Shardul Thakur’s second victim. But a determined Mohit Kale struck a patient 68 in 126 balls. And contributions from lower order batsmen — Apoorv Wankhede (25), Akshay Wakhare (20 not out) and Aditya Sarwate (16) helped the hosts cross the 500-run mark. For the visitors, slow left-arm bowler Dhurmil Matkar ended with a five-wicket haul but had to concede 141 runs.
However, 41-time Ranji champions Mumbai, who need an outright win to stay alive in the tournament, had a disastrous start. They lost opener Vikrant Auti (7), in-form captain Siddhesh Lad (3) and Shreyas Iyer (0) cheaply. The visitors were reeling at 31-3, but then Jay Bista (64) and all-rounder Shubham Ranjane (52) resurrected their innings with their 99-run stand for the fourth wicket.
As things looked positive for Mumbai, Bista threw his wicket away, with Mumbai at 130-4. Then they lost Ranjane and Aditya Tare (12) in quick succession. At close of play, all-rounder Shivam Dubey (21 not out) and Dhurmil Matkar (6 not out) were holding fort. For Vidarbha, young off-spinner Akshay Wakhare (4-55) was the pick of the bowlers.
