Bengaluru, March 19: Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka tightened their grip on the five-day Irani Cup game against the Rest of India by extending their overall lead to 321 runs by stumps on the third day here on Thursday.
Day 1 report; Day 2 report
The home team, resuming their second innings at 39 without loss, was well served by opener Ravikumar Samarth (81, 159b, 10x4), Karun Nair (80, 123b, 12x4) and Manish Pandey (73 batting) as they piled up 341 for six.
IANS