Pandya hit an overall eight sixes and 11 fours to fire Baroda to 293 for nine from a shaky 71 for five at one stage. However, Vidarbha hardly broke a sweat in the run chase with Aman Mokhade smashing a 121-ball 150 not out and Dhruv Shorey standing firm on 65 off 76 balls

Thapa, who was part of Rohit’s dismissal, catching him behind the stumps off pacer Kranthi Kumar (1-60), reckoned it was a big learning to watch the India stalwart from close quarters. “It was an effortless, flawless innings. His [Rohit] timing and shot selection was superb. Earlier, I had just watched him bat on TV