Starting their day at 32 for no loss, Elf started badly. Opener Maroof Khan added just one to his overnight score of 17 before handing a return catch to Raju in the third over of the day.

Amol Rane was the next to go trapped lbw by Robin Morris on 29, the only notable score today, other than Bahutule. The Sun-Grace bowlerscalled the shots today as they didn't allow any of the Elf batsmen to settle -- Amol Muzumdar (17) and skipper Jatin Paranjpe (9) giving testimony of the fact.Sun-Grace skipper Rohan Gavaskar did well in rolling the attack.

Medium-pacer Morris (3-15) and spinner Iqbal Khan (2-14) were the pick of the bowlers. Left-arm spinner Raju was used the most today and finished with figures of three for 58.

At stumps Nilesh Patwardhan (0) and night watchman Rajesh Pawar (2) were at the crease.

Though Elf were bowled out for 249 they were awarded five penalty runs for slow over-rate by the Sun-Grace bowlers. A slender 20-run lead may not exactly be an advantage for the latter, it nevertheless gives them a slight edge a drawn match resulting in their victory. But with two innings complete at the end of Day Two and a turning wicket which won't get any better the match should go down to the wire.

SCOREBOARD

Sun-Grace-Mafatlal (1st innings): 274

Elf Lubricants (1st innings, overnight 32-0): Amol Ranelbw Morris 29, Maroof Khan c&b Raju 18, Sairaj Bahutule c Raju b I Khan 92, Amol Muzumdar c Patwardhan b Gokarna 17, Jatin Paranjpe c Bedade b Morris 9, Ojas Mehta c Pagnis b Raju 16, Atul Ranade c Patwardhan b Morris 20, Mazhar Ghadially c I Khan b Raju 20, Paras Mhambrey lbw Pawar 0, Nilesh Kulkarni c Gokarna b I Khan 10; Extras (4b, 7lb, 7nb): 18. Total (all out in 98.5 overs including 5 penalty runs): 254.

Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-72, 3-123, 4-157, 5-193, 6-217, 7-219, 8-221, 9-248.

Bowling: Z Khan 20-3-63-0, Gokarna 9-5-13-1, Morris 14-7-15-3, Pawar 18-4-66-1, Raju 31.5-9-58-3, Gavaskar 3-1-9-0, I Khan 3-0-14-2.