During Vidarbha's match against Uttar Pradesh, Nair slammed 112 in 101 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes. Along with another century from Yash Rathod (138* in 140 balls, with 15 fours and a six), it helped Vidarbha chase down 308 set by UP thanks to a fine century from Sameer Rizwi (105 in
Vidarbha appeared to have a slight edge over Madhya Pradesh on the fourth day of the second Ranji Trophy semifinal match in Nagpur with the help of their bowlers and gutsy knocks from Yash Rathod and Akshay Wakhare