Shreyas Gopal's ton floors Mumbai in Ranji Trophy quarter-final

Nagpur, Dec 9 (Cricketnmore) Karnataka rode on rising Shreyas Gopal's career-best 150 to leave Mumbai reeling at 120/3 and trail by 277 runs in their second innings of the Ranji Trophy 2017-18 quarter-final clash at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

In Vijayawada, Himmat Singh's 71 helped Delhi post 405 in their first innings and gain an overall lead of 67 runs against Madhya Pradesh at the Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground.

MP then ended the day on 47/2 and trail by 20.

With 180/2 at the end of the second day, Delhi lost the big wickets of Kunal Chandela (81), Nitish Rana (43) and Rishabh Pant (49) at crucial junctures. Himmat, however, continued to grind it out and helped the team take first-innings lead during his 138-ball stay.

MP lost Rajat Patidar (5) to Vikas Tokas in the fourth over and will need a collective effort on the fourth day to give Delhi a scare.

In another quarter-final match, Bengal continued to mount the pressure on defending champions Gujarat at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.