BENGALURU: It was easy pickings for Karnataka batters, who dominated the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinals against Uttarakhand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday. The home team stretched their lead to 358 runs as centurion Shreyas Gopal (103 batting off 153b, 13x4, 1x6) helped Karnataka gain full control.
The hosts were 474/5 at the close of play. Skipper Mayank Agarwal (83 off 109b, 12x4, 1x6) and his deputy R Samarth (82 off 108b, 11x4) led from the front, while Devdutt Padikkal (69 off 121b, 8x4, 1x6) and Nikin Jose (62 off 100b, 12x4) contributed with half-centuries.