NAGPUR: It was the 11th over of Day 2, Umesh Yadav's first. A delivery shaping in with the angle hit the outside edge of Himanshu Mantri's bat, who was on 38. The ball flew to the slip cordon where Karun Nair dropped a regulation catch. Mantri went on to score a century and hand Madhya Pradesh (MP) a crucial 82-run lead in the Ranji Trophy semifinal on Sunday.
Vidarbha's hope of putting up an improved show in the second innings was dented by Avesh Khan, who removed opener Atharva Taide early. Vidarbha finished Sunday on 13 for 1, still trailing MP by 69 runs at the Civil Lines Stadium here.
