Mysore, Nov 9 (IANS): Karnataka took a vital 60-run first innings lead over Jharkhand to assure themselves of vital points by stumps on the third and penultimate day of the Group A Ranji Trophy league match here Saturday.
Replying to Jharkhand's first innings total of 364, Karnataka declared at 424 for seven with a clutch of half-centuries up and down the order, led by opener Mayank Agarwal (90, 144b, 12x4, 1x6) as the hosts showcased their batting might.
In their second knock, Jharkhand were four without loss and intent on denying Karnataka a possible outright victory on the final day Sunday.
Brief scores:
Jharkhand 364 all out and 4 for no loss in 6 overs vs Karnataka (1st innings) 424 for 7 decl in 109 overs (Mayank Agarwal 90, KL Rahul 33, Kunal Kapoor 49, Manish Pandey 52, CM Gautam 42, Ganesh Satish 63, R Vinay Kumar 55 not out, Abhimany Mithun 30 not out, Rahul Shukla 3 for 106, Shahbaz Nadeem 2 for 90).