Kaore defies Railways

Harbade hit 10 boundaries in his 132-minute knock while Dheeraj had half a dozen hits to the ropes during his 108-minute stay at the crease.

Railways8217; off-spinner Surender Singh finished with five wickets for 96 while left-arm spinner C P Tiwari had three for 33.

Resuming at the overnight score of 115 for three, the Vidarbha players hardly put any resistance, particularly with Surender Singh bowling a perfect line and length. Even as Kaore was resisting at one end, the wickets continue to tumble at regular intervals.

Brief Scores: Railways: 372 Balram Singh 122, Manoj Srivastava 127, Asif Murtaza 32, Umesh Patil 4 for 39, Sameer Khare 3 for 80, Ketan Kawre 2 for 40. Vidarbha: 105 A Manohar 29, Umesh Patel 34, S S Kalsi 7 for 54, Asif Murtaza 2 for 17 and 115 for 3 Amit Deshpande 29, A Manohar 54, Milind 30, Sailesh Harbade 55, Ketan Kaore 94 not out, Dheeraj Sharma 46, Surender Singh 5 for 96, C P Tiwari 3 for 33.