If fate had played out differently two seasons ago, Karun Nair would have been playing for Kerala after he first dialled them when he was dumped unceremoniously by Karnataka. They couldn't commit at the time and Nair, already having sat at home for an entire season, couldn't wait to grab his next opportunity. That's when Vidarbha came calling.

Karun Nair and Danish Malewar stepped up once again to dish Vidarbha out from a spot of bother against Kerala in Nagpur

With six wickets remaining in their second innings, Vidarbha had a 286-run lead with one day to go in the final.

Vidarbha have seized the control in the Ranji Trophy final against Kerala, with a lead of 286 runs. Karun Nair's unbeaten century and Danish Malewar's gritty half-century have put Vidarbha in a dominant position.

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Riding on Karun Nair’s class, the host ended the fourth day at 249 for four at the VCA Stadium. It is ahead by 286 runs going into Sunday’s final day.

Had things unfolded differently two seasons ago, Karun Nair might have been playing for Kerala. After Karnataka unceremoniously dropped him, Nair reached out to Kerala, but they couldnt commit at the time.

Harsh Dubey's spell against Kerala proved to be decisive, as he scalped the likes of M.D. Nidheesh, Aditya Sarwate, and Salman Nizar, with the latter two being the stalwarts of Kerala's batting in the side's historic run to their maiden Ranji Trophy Final.

Catch the live scores and updates from Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy final between Vidarbha and Kerala being played at Nagpur between February 26 and March 2.

Karun Nair's century leads Vidarbha to a strong position against Kerala in the Ranji Trophy final. Vidarbha extends their lead to 251runs.

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