Staging a fightback reminiscent of their golden days, first with the ball and then with the bat, Mumbai gave themselves a slim chance to pull off the victory against arch-foes Karnataka on Day Two of their four-day Ranji Trophy league game at the MCA's BKC ground on Saturday.

If it was spinners Shashank Attarde (5-58) and Shams Mulani (3-55) who did the trick in the beginning to reduce Karnataka's first innings lead to a narrow 24 runs, it was Sarfaraz Khan (53*), playing his first game for Mumbai after three years, and Mulani (31) who lifted the home team from a pathetic-looking 26-4 to 109 when the latter was dismissed off the last ball of the day.