NAGPUR: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Vidarbha are desperate for a victory to keep their knockout hopes alive. They were robbed of the first two days of action due to extreme cold and fog. With just two days left, Vidarbha needed to score at a quick rate to have a chance of gaining the first innings lead against Chandigarh and stay afloat.
Opener R Sanjay (133;172b, 15x4, 3x6), an otherwise sedate batter, showed the way with a century. The right-hander struck his fastest hundred (strike rate of 77) in First-Class circuit. His attacking approach even after losing partner Faiz Fazal (25 off 68b) kept Vidarbha's scoring rate at just over 4 runs per over, and took them to 307 for 6 before declaring.
