<p>Gautam Sagar’s hundred and bowlers’ good effort helped Karnataka tighten their grip over Tamil Nadu on the second day of the under-16 South Zone cricket tournament for the Vijay Merchant Trophy at the SDNRW ground here on Tuesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Resuming from their overnight, 238 for five, Karnataka declared their first innings closed at 382/8 in 151 overs. Sagar, overnight 69, led Karnataka’s surge with a fine hundred (153, 387m, 331b, 16x4). The home side bowlers then reduced TN to 118 for four at close and they still trail by 264 runs. <br /><br />However, the day’ start was not so bright for Karnataka as they lost two quick wickets -- SS Luvnith and Utham Aiyappa -- to slip to 260 for seven. However, Sagar and Shubang Hegde (41 n.o.) added precious 117 runs for the eighth wicket to give the hosts a definite edge. <br /><br />Tamil Nadu openers Abhishek Selvakumar (43) and R Sonu Yadav started solidly adding 44 runs in a little over 17 overs as a dreary day on the field loomed for Karnataka. Leggie BM Shyreas dismissed Sonu to giev Karnataka an opening and they didn’t let that slip away. Shreyas (2-39) and right-arm pacer Manoj Bhandage (2-19) combined to winkle out three more TN batsmen before close as the hosts gained an upper hand. <br /><br />Andhra were in full control of their match against Goa after gaining a substantial innings lead of 132 runs at Mandya. <br /><br /><br /><br />Brief scores: At Mysore: Karnataka: 382/8 decl in 151 overs (Gautam Sagar 153, Nikin Jose 96, Shubang Hegde 43 n.o.; S Ajith Ram 3-121) vs Tamil Nadu: 118/4 in 42 overs (Abhishek Selvakumar 43; BM Shreyas 2-39, Manoj Bhandage 2-19). <br /><br />Kerala: 306 all out in 122.2 overs (Arun Aji 138, Shiv Ganesh 55, Ashwin Anand 63; Hitesh Yadav 5-88) vs Hyderabad: 27/0 in 13 overs. <br /><br />At Mandya: Goa: 122 all out in 80.5 overs and 28/3 in 19 overs (Bharadwaj 2-7) vs Andhra: 254/7 declared in 54 overs (Vamsi Krishna 75, Maheep Kumar 49, Sai Vardhan 44; Shanu Vantamuri 2-55, Umang Gosavi 2-37).</p>
<p>Gautam Sagar’s hundred and bowlers’ good effort helped Karnataka tighten their grip over Tamil Nadu on the second day of the under-16 South Zone cricket tournament for the Vijay Merchant Trophy at the SDNRW ground here on Tuesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Resuming from their overnight, 238 for five, Karnataka declared their first innings closed at 382/8 in 151 overs. Sagar, overnight 69, led Karnataka’s surge with a fine hundred (153, 387m, 331b, 16x4). The home side bowlers then reduced TN to 118 for four at close and they still trail by 264 runs. <br /><br />However, the day’ start was not so bright for Karnataka as they lost two quick wickets -- SS Luvnith and Utham Aiyappa -- to slip to 260 for seven. However, Sagar and Shubang Hegde (41 n.o.) added precious 117 runs for the eighth wicket to give the hosts a definite edge. <br /><br />Tamil Nadu openers Abhishek Selvakumar (43) and R Sonu Yadav started solidly adding 44 runs in a little over 17 overs as a dreary day on the field loomed for Karnataka. Leggie BM Shyreas dismissed Sonu to giev Karnataka an opening and they didn’t let that slip away. Shreyas (2-39) and right-arm pacer Manoj Bhandage (2-19) combined to winkle out three more TN batsmen before close as the hosts gained an upper hand. <br /><br />Andhra were in full control of their match against Goa after gaining a substantial innings lead of 132 runs at Mandya. <br /><br /><br /><br />Brief scores: At Mysore: Karnataka: 382/8 decl in 151 overs (Gautam Sagar 153, Nikin Jose 96, Shubang Hegde 43 n.o.; S Ajith Ram 3-121) vs Tamil Nadu: 118/4 in 42 overs (Abhishek Selvakumar 43; BM Shreyas 2-39, Manoj Bhandage 2-19). <br /><br />Kerala: 306 all out in 122.2 overs (Arun Aji 138, Shiv Ganesh 55, Ashwin Anand 63; Hitesh Yadav 5-88) vs Hyderabad: 27/0 in 13 overs. <br /><br />At Mandya: Goa: 122 all out in 80.5 overs and 28/3 in 19 overs (Bharadwaj 2-7) vs Andhra: 254/7 declared in 54 overs (Vamsi Krishna 75, Maheep Kumar 49, Sai Vardhan 44; Shanu Vantamuri 2-55, Umang Gosavi 2-37).</p>
