Ranji Trophy 2015-16: Umesh Yadav’s ton puts Vidarbha on top vs Odisha

Nagpur: India pacer Umesh Yadav smashed his maiden century across formats to put Vidarbha in a strong position against Odisha on day two of the Ranji Trophy 2015-16 Group A game. Courtesy Yadav’s unbeaten 128 off 119 balls, Vidarbha ended at 467 all out after resuming the day at 256 for six. Odisha in reply were 79 for two at stumps, trailing the hosts by 388 runs with Govinda Podder (21*) and Anurag Sarangi (9*) at the crease. The star of the day undoubtedly was Yadav and this time his heroics were not with the ball. The 27-year-old, whose previous highest First Class score was 90, hammered seven sixes and as many fours in his entertaining knock.Live cricket updates: Vidarbha vs Odisha, Day Two at Nagpur

Yadav got good support from tail-ender Akshay Wakhare, who chipped in with 34 off 90 balls. On day one, opener Aditya Shanware struck 119 and held the innings together before being dismissed in the 88th over.

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Vidarbha batting first put up a total of 467 before being bowled out. Vidarbha, the hosts were a spot of bother when they were reduced to 293 for eight at a stage but then Umesh Yadav took up the battle and hit seven fours and seven sixes as he notched up his maiden First-Class century scoring an unbeaten 128 in 119 balls. This though is not the first time, Umesh has shined with the bat before for India as well, he is known as a good hitter of the ball and the Odisha bowlers faced the brunt of it today.

Brief scores:

Vidarbha 467 in 143.4 overs (Aditya Shanware 119, Ganesh Satish 53, Umesh Yadav 128*; Basant Mohanty 3 for 65) lead Odisha 79 for 2 in 34 overs (Girija Rout 25; Ravikumar Thakur 1 for 11) by 388 runs.