Rajat Patidar hit an unbeaten half-century to put Madhya Pradesh in the driver’s seat against Bengal on Thursday.

Patidar’s 63 not out helped MP post 163-2 at stumps on Day Three—an overall lead of 231 runs. Earlier, Bengal’s Manoj Tiwary (102) completed his 29th first-class hundred. He was well-supported by Shahbaz Ahmed (116).