Vidarbha left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate's wait of three years ended yesterday as he managed to get the all-important wicket of Saurashtra's star batsman Cheteshwar Pujara (1) on Day Two of the Ranji Trophy final at the Vidarbha Cricket Association's stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur. Thanks to Sarwate's three for 53, the hosts restricted Saurashtra for 158 for five at stumps in reply to their first innings total of 312.

Sarwate last played against Pujara in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy quarter-final in Vizianagaram. "It was my Ranji debut season, and I was keen to get Pujara's prized wicket, but Umesh Yadav dismissed him instead. I bowled around 25 overs thereafter and picked-up four wickets in the match, but had to wait for three years to dismiss Pujara, today. We all know how important his wicket is. As a bowler, it gives you a different kind of satisfaction," Sarwate, 29, told mid-day over the phone from Nagpur yesterday.