Jaipur: Kerala conceded a first innings lead of 31 against Rajasthan despite a fighting unbeaten 139 by Sachin Baby on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match here on Friday.
Resuming on 268/8, Sachin added 38 runs for the last two wickets to take Kerala to 306. The left-hander contributed 30 runs on the third morning.
Sachin hit 18 fours in his 217-ball knock.
Left-arm pacer Aniket Choudhary dismissed both Fanoss F (0) and M D Nidheesh (4) to complete his 13th fifth-wicket haul at the first-class level.
Brief scores: Rajasthan 337 vs Kerala 306 in 82.5 overs (Sachin Baby 139 not out, Sanju Samson 82; Aniket Choudhary 5/85, Manav Suthar 3/87).