LUCKNOW, Oct. 14 -- Former champions Uttar Pradesh's bowlers endured a punishing second day on Tuesday as Maharashtra piled up 351/5 in 97 overs in their Elite Group B match of the Under-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy, at the Victoria Park Ground in Meerut. At a run rate of 3.61, the visitors controlled long passages of play, and UP's attack could manage only two wickets both to Shubham Mishra while conceding 342 runs. After a complete day wash-out on Monday, Maharashtra's innings was built around Ashkan Kazi's patient 102 off 198 balls and Kiran Chormale's fluent 86 from 131. Kazi faced 130 deliveries for his century and struck nine fours on Tuesday, while Chormale scored at a much quicker tempo, hitting five fours and three sixes. Their fourth-wicket stand took Maharashtra from 168 for 3 to 338 for 4, effectively draining UP's bowling unit across more than 42 overs. UP did make early inroads. Niraj Joshi fell for 45 and Aniruddha Sabale for 30 with the score at 74 and 94, suggesting a promising start. But Sahil Parakh's brisk 64 from 57 balls shifted momentum before lunch, and once Kazi and Chormale settled, UP had no consistent answer. Shubham Mishra was UP's most effective bowler, taking 2/88 in 23 overs. He removed Kazi and Chormale in quick succession around the 90-over mark, but by then Maharashtra had already accumulated a commanding total. Vijay Kumar was the pick for economy, returning 1/40 from 17 overs at 2.35, including six maidens. The rest of the attack struggled to apply sustained pressure. Akshu Bajwa bowled the most overs 27 but went for 101 without a wicket. Aquib Khan's 15 overs cost 52, Swastik Chikara conceded 40 in 10, and part-timer and skipper Sameer Rizvi gave away 21 in five. Only Vijay Kumar and Mishra found breakthroughs, leaving UP heavily dependent on run-outs for two of the five dismissals. The two run-outs of Joshi and Parakh, both involving K S Teotia, were UP's sharpest moments in the field. Beyond those, however, the side conceded 11 extras, including eight byes, one leg bye, one wide and one no-ball. The byes in particular point to pressure on the wicketkeeper and a lack of control from the bowling group during long spells....