Ranji Trophy: Manish Pandey, Dega Nischal put Karnataka in driving seat

Manish Pandey's double ton and 195 runs by Dega Nischal put Karnataka on top of Uttar Pradesh with 642/7 at stumps on day two of Ranji Trophy match in Kanpur.

Overnight batsmen Dega Nischal (195) and Manish Pandey (238) played brilliant individual knocks to help Karnataka post 642/7 at stumps against Uttar Pradesh on Day two of a sixth round match of the Ranji Trophy on Saturday.

CM Gautam (4) and skipper Vinay Kumar (1) were at the crease when stumps were called in the Group A contest at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur.

Meanwhile, in the same group, Delhi skipper Ishant Sharma (3/14) bagged a three-wicket haul to allow his side take an upper hand against Maharashtra who posted 59/8 to trail by 360 runs at the Palam A ground in New Delhi.

Earlier in the day, resuming play, Delhi posted 419 runs.

In Group B, Gujarat trio Priyank Panchal (152), Bhargav Merai (110) and Parthiv Patel (119 not out) played tremendous cricket to help their side post 450/3 against Rajasthan at stumps taking lead by 297 runs at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat. More