Yash Rathod, batting at No 5 and Askhay Wadkar after him, ensured Vidarbha remained in the driver’s seat despite the hosts facing turbulence early in their second innings against Mumbai. Day three of the Ranji Trophy semi-finals at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha witnessed a gritty approach, some cautious batting and moments of desperation to reach a safe zone. It started with Mumbai’s wicket-keeper opener Akash Anand producing a display of determination, and reaching his hundred, which gave the defending champions hope to remain in the game. Mumbai were all out for 270 runs with Vidarbha taking a 113-run first-innings lead. Defending champion Mumbai, who resumed their innings at 188/7, saw their last three batsmen adding 82 runs. Anand and Tanush Koitan scored 67 of those runs, which enabled Mumbai to get closer to Vidarbha’s total of 383. Kotian was lucky to stay on when he was dropped in the fourth ball of the day and he ensured that Vidarbha regretted that error. Mumbai looked to kill time and didn’t indulge in playing rash shots. …