Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: OUT!!! KERALA BOWLED OUT! Vidarbha get closer to the title! Rekhade sends it flat and Tom can only miss it totally as it hits the off stump! Vidarbha celebrate! KER ALL OUT! STUMPS!

Tom b Rekhade 10 (52)

KER: 342 (125), trail by 37 runs

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: Rekhade curves it past the batter, and it hits the off stump! OTU!!! Saxena has to depart, massive blow to KER! They trail by 42 runs! He tried to paddle it, but it turned!

Saxena b Rekhade 28 (76)

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: Maiden over by Dubey, keeps it tight! Tom (6*) and Saxena (28*) are going slow and steady here, showing good resilience! Vidarbha will look to break this partnership soon!

KER: 337/7 (118), trail by 42 runs

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: Only one run leaked in this over as Saxena (24*) and Tom (5*) try to rebuild for Kerala after the dismissal of Baby. Kerala lead by 47 runs and need to take the lead, before losing all wickets. If they do that, Vidarbha will need to bat fast, so they can bowl to Kerala. The match is at knife’s ede!

KER: 332/7 (111), trail by 47 runs

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: OH NO! WHAT HAS HE DONE! SACHIN BABY THROWS IT AWAY! He goes down on his knee to meet this delivery by Rekhade and goes for the slog sweep, but sends it to the fielder at deep midwicket for a catch! The Kerala captain misses out on his ton!

Sachin Baby c Nair b Rekhade 98 (235)

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: Maiden over for Rekhade as he keeps it tight. But Vidarbha will want to remove this Baby-Saxena partnership. Baby is also nearing his ton and is at 92* off 226 balls.

KER: 317/6 (105), trail by 62 runs

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: A length delivery by Thakur, and Baby guides it to the off-side, no run. Then he drives through covers for a double, followed by a pull shot to deep backward square leg fence for a four! Then he takes a single, followed by Saxena also adding another single. Thakur wraps up the over with a dot.

KER: 308/6 (101), trail by 71 runss

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: Kerala have a habit about making these situations dramatic. 81 can seem a far way away when you’re six wickets down, but Sachin Baby looking strong on a patient 82*. He will want to see his team through to a lead.

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: Kerala keep having these little partnerships, but not a huge one as Vidarbha find the wicket to peg them back. The lead is now 100, but right before the, Azharuddeen is LBW for the third wicket of this innings for Nalkande.

Kerala’s most experienced pair in now, with Baby and Jalaj Saxena. How close can they get? Wickets are running out.

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, Vidarbha vs Kerala Day 3: Wicket right before the break! Not what Kerala would have wanted with this pair doing so well against the left-arm spin of Dubey, but he has the last laugh as he raps Nizar on the pads.

This could be a turning point in the game. 5 wickets down, still trailing by 160. Can Sachin Baby, now batting on 52*, play a captain’s knock and keep Kerala in this?

Back after the break.