Vidarbha stayed firmly in control of the Irani Cup final, setting Rest of India a 361-run target before reducing them to 30 for two in 12 overs when rain forced an early close on Day Four here on Saturday.

Resuming at 96 for two, the incumbent Ranji Trophy champions were bowled out for 232 (94.1 overs) with Anshul Kamboj (4-34) being the pick of RoI’s bowlers, but a commanding first-innings lead of 128 gave the hosts enough cushion to push RoI onto the backfoot.