Patient knocks from Atharva Taide (109, 244b, 16x4, 1x6) and Yash Rathod (93, 157b, 12x4) put Vidarbha on top on the first day of its Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Karnataka at the VCA Stadium (Civil Lines) here on Friday.
A 184-run second-wicket stand between Taide and Rathod laid the platform for Vidarbha to reach 261 for three.
Opener Taide stood like a rock to record his second century of the tournament.