Mumbai bowlers led by left-arm medium pacer Royston Dias raised the team'S chances of taking the crucial first-innings lead as they reduced Gujarat to 232/8 on the second day of their Elite Group A match. At stumps, Gujarat still trail by 65 runs and all their hopes are pinned on wicket-keeper Dhruv Raval (60*), who showed resistance despite being devoid of partners at the other end.
Mumbai, courtesy all-rounder Shivam Dubey's hundred, had posted 297 in their first essay.
Dias (3-52) was the most successful bowler and was ably supported by skipper Dhawal Kulkarni (2-50) and Shivam Dubey (2-45), who had a good time with the ball too.
At Mysuru, Karnataka managed to take the crucial first innings lead against Maharashtra. They reduced the visitors to 48/3 in the second essay as Maharashtra are still 25 runs adrift.