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Maharashtra batter Prithvi Shaw struck a fighting half-century on his birthday, but Shreyas Gopal gave Karnataka the upper hand with a four-wicket haul and a plucky 71 on day two of the Ranji Trophy Group B match on Sunday.

Resuming the day at 257 for five, Gopal (71 off 162) guided Karnataka to 313 all out in their first innings. Captain Mayank Agarwal had made 80 at the top of the order.

When Maharashtra came out to bat, leg-spinner Gopal got four important wickets, leaving Maharashtra at 200 for six, trailing Karnataka by 113 runs.

Shaw, who smashed a double hundred earlier this season, carried Maharashtra’s fight before falling to Mohsin Khan.

Jalaj Saxena and Vicky Ostwal were batting on 34 and four, respectively.

In Thiruvananthapuram, Saurashtra found t

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