Vidarbha spinner Harsh Dubey, 22, said on Friday that helping his side take the crucial first innings lead in the Ranji Trophy final against Kerala was his top priority and not the record he set for most wickets for a bowler in a season.

Though no clear favourite has emerged after three days of play in the Ranji Trophy final, hosts Vidarbha have an edge with a 37-run lead in the first innings with Dubey taking three for 88 to take his wickets tally to 69 this season. In the process, Dubey broke the earlier record set by Bihar’s Ashutosh Aman in 2018-19 with 68 wickets.