Chennai Feb 19 PTI Karnataka secured the first innings lead against Railways despite a ton by Arindam Ghosh 105 and Mohammad Saifs knock of 84 on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match here on SaturdayResuming at the overnight score of 213 for 3 Ghosh and Saif added 81 more runs and kept the Railways on course before leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal broke the 96-run fourth wicket partnership by dismissing the formerGhoshs batting was slow when compared to Friday but he hit two sixes on the trot to reach his ton Gopal trapped Ghosh leg-before wicket to end a stand that was threatening to take the fight to the Karnataka teamLeft-handed batter Saif continued to bat well and ensured that there were no further losses till lunch as Railways moved to 303 for 4 Vidhyadhar Patil struck after the lunch interval getting Upendra Yadav 12 Skipper Karn Sharma was caught behind off Patil to leave the team at 329 for 6Saif struck four consecutive boundaries before being stumped by keeper S Sharath to give K Gowtham his fourth wicketRailways batting faltered and they appeared set to concede a huge lead before Yuvraj Singh hit 48 His exit at 419 to Ronit More 367 saw the team slide to 426 all out handing a 55-run lead to KarnatakaIndia Test batter Mayank Agarwal started confidently in the second innings and has hit five fours and a six in his unbeaten 39 Devdutt Padikkal 4 fell early but R Samarth 20 batting ensured that there were no further hiccups as Karnataka ended the day at 63 for 1 an overall lead of 118 runs with a day to goIn the other match of the day Abdul Samad blitzed a 68-ball century 103 78 balls 19 fours 2 sixes to help Jammu Kashmir take a 83-run leadPondicherry faltered in the second innings and the team was tottering at 113 for 9 at stumps on the third day as veteran off-spinner Parvez Rasool picked up five wicketsPondicherry is ahead only by 30 runs with one wicket standing and a defeat looks imminent on the final day Brief scores Karnataka 481 63 for one in 17 overs Mayank Agarwal 39 batting vs Railways 426 in 1283 overs Mrunal Devdhar 56 Vivek Singh 59 Arindam Ghosh 105 197b 12x4 3x6 Mohammad Saif 84 148b 11x4 1x6 Yuvraj Singh 48 K Gowtham four for 127 Ronit More three for 67 Vidyadhar Patil two for 77 Pondicherry 343 113 for nine in 44 overs Sagar Trivedi 26 batting Parvez Rasool five for 29 vs Jammu and Kashmir 426 in 1141 overs Qamran Iqbal 96 220b13x4 2x6 Jatin Wadhawan 69 Shubham Singh Pundir 51 Abdul Samad 103 78b 19x4 2x6 Parvez Rasool 31 Abid Mushtaq 40 Sagar Trivedi five for 74 Sagar Udeshi three for 115 PTI SS ATK ATK

Bloemfontein [South Africa], December 9 (ANI): The third and final four-day game between South Africa A and India A ended in a draw in Bloemfontein on Thursday.