Forced to follow-on 267 runs behind the Railways' first innings total of 372, Vidarbha ended the day at 342 in their second essay. kaore struck 13 fours in his marathon match-saving effort. He shared two fruitful stands of 67 (with Harbade) and 74 (with Dheeraj) to earn three points for his team from the draw.

Harbade hit 10 boundaries in his 132-minute knock while Dheeraj had half a dozen hits to the ropes during his 108-minute stay at the crease.

Railways' off-spinner Surender Singh finished with five wickets for 96 while left-arm spinner C P Tiwari had three for 33.

Resuming at the overnight score of 115 for three, the Vidarbha players hardly put any resistance, particularly with Surender Singh bowling a perfect line and length. Even as Kaore was resisting at one end, the wickets continue to tumble at regular intervals.

Brief Scores: Railways: 372 (Balram Singh 122, Manoj Srivastava 127, Asif Murtaza 32, Umesh Patil 4 for 39, Sameer Khare 3 for 80, Ketan Kawre 2 for 40). Vidarbha: 105 (A Manohar 29, Umesh Patel 34, S S Kalsi 7 for 54, Asif Murtaza 2 for 17) and 115 for 3 (Amit Deshpande 29, A Manohar 54, Milind 30, Sailesh Harbade 55, Ketan Kaore 94 not out, Dheeraj Sharma 46, Surender Singh 5 for 96, C P Tiwari 3 for 33).