Ranji Trophy: Karnataka take lead against Jharkhand

Mysore - 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 on 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, 12×4, 1×6) 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).