Hosts Hyderabad scored a resounding 297-run victory over Karnataka to secure four points from the 'Elite' Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match at the Gymkhana grounds in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

The hosts, resuming at 187 for 6 after taking a 77-run first innings lead, ended up at 309, thus setting the visitors a winning target of 386 on the third day.

Karnataka, however, were bowled out for 89, with medium pacer Fiaz Ahmed claiming 6 for 29.

Today's victory took the hosts' points tally to eight from three matches while Karnataka have six from four games.

Earlier, overnight batsman Ibrahim Kaleel made an elegant 72 while Shivaji Yadav (25) and N P Singh (29) came up useful contributions to take Hyderabad's score to 309.

The hosts had scored 177 in the first innings and bowled out Karnataka for 100 to acquire a first innings lead of 77.

Chasing the target of 386, Karnataka were never in the hunt as wickets fell at regular interval. Tailender Dodda Ganesh was the top-scorer for the side with 20 runs.

Scoreboard

Hyderabad (1st innings): 177

Karnataka (1st innings): 100

Hyderabad (2nd innings): (ovenight 187 for 6)
D Manohar c Naidu b Ganesh 57
A Nandkishore c Naidu b Binny 38
A Singh c Prasd b Aiyappa 0
D Vinay Kumar c Naidu b Prasad 33
Arjun Yadav c sub b Aiyappa 14
I Kaleel not out 72
Md Fiazlbw b Ganesh 8
S Yadav lbw b Prasad 25
NP Singh b Prasad 29
Vishnuvardhan c Naidu b Ganesh 3
V Raju c Rowland b b Joshi 14

Extras: (b-5, lb-5, w-3, nb-3) 16

Total: (all out, 97.3 overs) 309

Fall of wickets: 1-54, 2-55, 3-105, 4-144, 5-170, 6-184, 7-238, 8-278, 9-281.

Bowling: BKV Prasad 30-5-98-3, D Ganesh 29-8-74-3, Aiyappa 19-3-79-2, Stuart Binny 7-2-23-1, Sunil Joshi 11.3-4-22-1, C Raghu 1-0-3-0.

Karntaka (2nd innings):
J Arun Kumar c Shivaji b N P Singh 13
R Barrington c I Kaleel b Fiaz 9
R Utappa c Shivaji b D Manohar 11
V Bharadwaj b D Manohar 0
V Tilak Naidu c Raju b Fiaz 5
C Raghu c Shivaji b Fiaz 0
S Binny c Shivaji b Fiaz 13
S Joshi lbw Fiaz 0
D Ganesh b V'vardhan 20
N Aiyappa lbw Fiaz 4
V Prasad not out 4

Extras: (b-4, w-1, nb-5) 10

Total: (all out, 32.3 overs) 89

Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-29, 3-32, 4-41, 5-44, 6-44, 7-44, 8-61, 9-71.

Bowling: N P Singh 8-2-16-1, Vishnuvardhan 8.3-0-26-1, Md Fiaz 10-3-29-6, D Manohar 6-3-14-2.