Hubballi | Jammu and Kashmir piled on the agony for Karnataka, reaching a commanding 527 for six against the eight-time champions before bad light forced an early end to the second day of the Ranji Trophy final here on Wednesday.
Resuming on 284/2, J&K batters capitalised on a good surface with Kanhaiya Wadhawan and skipper Paras Dogra scoring 70 each to keep the scoreboard moving at a steady pace.
Shubham Pundir (121) had set the tone earlier, while Yawer Hassan (88) and Abdul Samad (61) ensured Karnataka bowlers were made to toil for long periods.
Sahil Lotra, who found a place in the XI due to Vanshaj Sharma's injury, grabbed his opportunity with a fluent unbeaten 57 at No. 7, becoming the sixth J&K batter to cross the 50-run mark.
Abid Mushtaq was unbeaten on 20 as J&K ended the day firmly in control.
For Karnataka, pacer Prasidh Krishna was the pick of the bowlers with 3/90, but it was largely a day of hard grind for the hosts, who rotated as many as six bowlers.
Karun Nair also rolled his arm over for a couple of overs of part-time off-spin in search of a breakthrough.
Scoreboard at the end of day two of the Ranji Trophy final between Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka, here on Wednesday.
Jammu & Kashmir 1st Innings (Overnight 284/2; 87 overs)
Qamran Iqbal c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna 6
Yawer Hassan c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna 88
Shubham Pundir c sub (KV Aneesh) b Patil 121
Paras Dogra b Gopal 70
Abdul Samad c Kruthik Krishna b Prasidh Krishna 61
Kanhaiya Wadhawan c Rahul b Shikhar Shetty 70
Sahil Lotra batting 57
Abid Mushtaq batting 20
Extras: (B-14, LB-16, W-4) 34
Total: (For 6 wickets in 156 overs) 527
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-157, 2-179, 3-303, 4-307, 5-417, 6-471.
Bowling: Vidyadhar Patil 29-2-104-1, Vijaykumar Vyshak 31-10-60-0, Prasidh Krishna 29-7-90-3, Shreyas Gopal 33-2-130-1, Shikhar Shetty 32-1-112-1, Karun Nair 2-1-1-0.
