Vidarbha become Ranji Trophy champions after drawing final vs Kerala. Vidarbha take title by virtue of first innings lead.

Karun Nair made the most of a reprieve to pile up an unbeaten 132 and power Vidarbha to a position of command with an overall lead of 286 runs at stumps on Day Four of their Ranji Trophy final

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 horrible mix-up between Karun Nair (86) and Danish Malewar (138 not out) denied the former a deserving century but their much needed resistance took Vidarbha to a formidable 254/4.

The first-ever finalists Kerala will take on two-time champions Vidarbha in the summit clash of the Ranji Trophy, which will be played at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha from Wednesday.

It has been nothing short of a stellar run for the Akshay Wadkar-led Vidarbha side this season, winning eight of their nine matches so far and drawing one which makes them the side to beat.

Vidarbha on Monday retained their 17-member squad to take on Kerala in the final of the Ranji Trophy which will be played at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha from Wednesday.

Mumbai have lost three wickets, and have to chase down a daunting target of 406 for victory on Day 5.

Sachin Baby struck a half-century for Kerala on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Gujarat.

Despite scoring runs at an average of nearly 400 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Karun Nair couldn't earn a recall to India's ODI team.