Looking to overhaul Vidarbha's total of 295 and establish a comfortable lead, Madhya Pradesh instead found themselves bowled out for 192 on Day Two of the Central Zone Ranji tie at Nagpur.

The visitors found themselves in dire straits at 53/5, with Chandrasekhar Atram dismissing three of the five batmen. A partnership of sorts then developed between Nikhil Patwardhan and Sulakshan Kulkarni. After making 33 and 35 respectively, however, they departed, leaving the innings in a shambles. Madhya Pradesh never recovered from their disastrous start and were bowled out, giving Vidarbha a lead of more than 100 runs.

Vidarbha, to their credit, looked to take full advantage of their fine bowling performance. At the close of play, the home team had scored 123/1, with opener Amit Deshpande unbeaten on 61.

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