ALUR (Karnataka): Shreyas Gopal scored a gritty 95 to put Karnataka in a strong position on day two of their Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan on Wednesday.
Resuming the day at 106/2, Gopal and Manish Pandey (75 batting) steered the home team to 380 for eight, extending their lead to 251 runs.
On day one, Rajasthan were bundled out for 129.
All-rounder Gopal collected 13 fours in his 165-ball knock while Pandey, who retired hurt after getting on his fingers, remained unbeaten at close of play. Srinivas Sharath pitched in with 42 off 120 balls.
Aniket Choudhary was the standout bowler with four wickets while Manav Suthar took three.
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