Karnataka were 474 for 7 in reply to Maharashtra's first innings score of 305 on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Cricket final at Hyderabad. Karnataka lead by 169 runs with three wickets in hand. For Karnataka, Opener Rahul scored a fine 131 runs and Satish contributed 117. Uthappa made 72 runs. For Maharashtra, Fallah claimed three wickets while Mundhe and Khurana scalped two wickets each.