Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik cast his spell as Middlesex came within sight of victory in a four-day Division Two County Championship match against Glamorgan at Lord's.
After Middlesex scored 361 runs in their first innings, Kartik wove a web around Glamorgan to claim 6 for 21 off 13.5 overs and bundle out the visitors for 106 on Wednesday, the second day of the match.
Following on, the visitors experienced more woes, losing six wickets with only 120 on the board.
Kartik was again at work, troubling the Glamorgan batsmen. He captured two of the six wickets that fell in the second innings.
Trailing by 135 runs and with two days left, Glamorgan look certain to embrace defeat. Kartik stands the chance of a 10-wicket haul in the match.
