On a day of toil for Nagaland bowlers, Uttarakhand batsmen made hay as the pair of Vineet Saxena and Vaibhav Singh scored centuries to take their team to 371/4.
Dhapola returned with exceptional figures of five for in his 16.4 overs going for a meagre 2.94 per over.
Uttarakhand scalped Meghalaya’s last five wicket for just 14 runs early on day two of round five of Ranji Trophy 2018-19 season, all of which was claimed by Deepak Dhapola, who finished with 6/52, his third five-wicket haul in four matches, restricting Meghalaya to 311 all out.
With four out of four wins - three with bonus points - Uttarakhand have steamrolled oppositions so far in the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 Plate group
Saxena, like many other domestic veterans, has been given a new start in his career and is keen to pass on his experience.
Under Bhatia, who played 81 first-class matches for Delhi, Uttarakhand finished second in the Plate Group of the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Uttarakhand batsman Karanveer Kaushal became the first batsman to register a double century in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Pankaj led the way for his team in asking for the Rajasthan Ranji Trophy team to be a part of India's upcoming domestic season.
Since a result would be highly improbable, first innings lead will become crucial under the circumstances.
Rajasthan made a strong reply after bowling Baroda out for 236.