NAGPUR: Faiz Fazal was batting comfortably when the ball surprisingly started spinning on what is known as pacer-friendly wicket at Lahli. Vidarbha had lost their top-3 key batters and needed Faiz to bat longer in a must-win game. However, a controversial leg-before decision went against him and triggered a collapse that put Vidarbha on backfoot on Day-2 of the elite group 'G' Ranji Trophy match.
Assam's Riyan Parag, an offie, was the trouble-maker. He picked-up his first 5-wicket haul sending key batters packing. From 144 for 1, Assam reduced Vidarbha to 221 for 7 in a span of 27 overs. Later, Vidarbha's tail added 44 runs more to take their score to 265 for 9 at stumps. They still are trailing by 51 runs.
