With a little over two days left to play, the fate of the Ranji Trophy final could be decided by the first-innings lead.

Vidarbha’s left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey etched his name in Ranji Trophy history, breaking the record for most wickets in a single season during the final against Kerala on Friday. The 22-year-old achieved the feat at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur, on Friday, reaching the milestone in the second innings with his third wicket of the match.

Nagpur: The Ranji Trophy cricket final between Kerala and Vidarbha heads toward an exciting finish at the halfway stage, with Kerala fighting with patience and grit to overcome Vidarbha's first innings total of 379 runs.

Catch the live scores and updates from Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final between Vidarbha and Kerala being played at Nagpur between February 26 and March 2.

Welcome to the live coverage of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 final. Today is the third day of the game between Kerala and Vidarbha. On the second day, Kerala had reached 131/3 after bowling Vidarbha out for 379 in the first innings.

After an exciting Day 2, Kerala will restart their first innings on 131 for 3, trailing Vidarbha by 248 runs. Aditya Sarwate has been leading the charge for Kerala with 66.

Vidarbha are still the ascendant side. A first-session collapse saw them restricted to 379, when a 450-plus target loomed at stumps on Day One. But the total still daunts Kerala, who have lost three wickets for 131 runs. The red-soil strip could soon flash its venomous fangs, and the visitors have to bat last.

Welcome to the live coverage of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final between Vidarbha and Kerala. Karun Nair and Danish Malewar fought back for Vidarbha after the hosts were struggling at 24 for the loss of three wickets.

Kerala fought back incredibly well to keep the hosts under 400 which featured a career-best 153 from Danish Malewar and Karun Nair's 86.

A last-wicket partnership, a timely ricochet off a helmet - Kerala's journey to the final had plenty of dramatic moments