Karnataka returned to contention with a seven-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai in the Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy cricket tournament here on Saturday.
Opener R. Samarth (96 not out) showed patience and mood on a difficult pitch to give Karnataka a convincing victory. Samarth and Rohan Kadam (44) put on 95 runs for the first wicket, which laid the foundation for victory.
Defending a modest 208, Mumbai needed to grab half a chance on a pitch that helped the slower bowlers. But, wicketkeeper Hardik Tamor missed a stumping off Tanush Kotian when Samarth was on 21 and Mumbai paid dearly for the lapse.
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The Karnataka openers hurried and punished oddly poor deliveries to create a match-winning stand.
Leg-spinner H. Solanki quickly dismissed KV Siddharth (17) and Manish Pandey (5), but Karun Nair (39 not out) struck a counterattack and accompanied Samarth, who played more fluently after reaching his half-century. Made sure no more hiccups.
Earlier, Mumbai did not take advantage of good starts from Yashasvi Jaiswal (61) and Armaan Jaffer (43), who added 95 runs for the opening wicket.
In the middle overs, the Karnataka spinners suppressed the run-rate with their flamboyant line and a little turn on offer forced the batsmen to remain cautious. Suryakumar Yadav cheated and Mumbai regularly lost wickets and finished with a modest score of 208 for nine.
In the sports hub, Tamil Nadu’s juggernaut rolled in as they beat Bengal by 146 runs to register their third successive win.
Tamil Nadu posted 55 for three to post a challenging total. Dinesh Karthik led the recovery with a generally hectic innings of 87 runs and he made important stands with B Inderjit (64) and J Kaushik (50). Tamil Nadu posted 295 for eight in a late flourish from Shah Rukh Khan (33).
Bengal were never in the hunt after losing opener Shreevats Goswami early. The spinners picked up wickets at regular intervals in the middle overs and medium pacer R. Silambarasan (4/28) and Sandeep Warrier (2/30) made a comeback and registered a resounding victory.
Baroda beat Pondicherry by five wickets at St. Xavier’s College ground to register their first win.
In Mumbai, Ram Dayal’s superb unbeaten 116 (100b, 13×4, 4×6) went in vain as J&K lost to Andhra by two wickets in Elite Group A on Saturday.
Chasing a modest target of 209, Rick managed to chase down the target in 49 overs thanks to Bhui’s 56 (77B, 6×4) and Ambati Rayudu’s 39 (28B, 3×4, 2×6).
Vijay Hazare Trophy | Samarth takes Karnataka home
Karnataka returned to contention with a seven-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai in the Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy cricket tournament here on Saturday.
Opener R. Samarth (96 not out) showed patience and mood on a difficult pitch to give Karnataka a convincing victory. Samarth and Rohan Kadam (44) put on 95 runs for the first wicket, which laid the foundation for victory.
Defending a modest 208, Mumbai needed to grab half a chance on a pitch that helped the slower bowlers. But, wicketkeeper Hardik Tamor missed a stumping off Tanush Kotian when Samarth was on 21 and Mumbai paid dearly for the lapse.
slow
The Karnataka openers hurried and punished oddly poor deliveries to create a match-winning stand.
Leg-spinner H. Solanki quickly dismissed KV Siddharth (17) and Manish Pandey (5), but Karun Nair (39 not out) struck a counterattack and accompanied Samarth, who played more fluently after reaching his half-century. Made sure no more hiccups.
Earlier, Mumbai did not take advantage of good starts from Yashasvi Jaiswal (61) and Armaan Jaffer (43), who added 95 runs for the opening wicket.
In the middle overs, the Karnataka spinners suppressed the run-rate with their flamboyant line and a little turn on offer forced the batsmen to remain cautious. Suryakumar Yadav cheated and Mumbai regularly lost wickets and finished with a modest score of 208 for nine.
In the sports hub, Tamil Nadu’s juggernaut rolled in as they beat Bengal by 146 runs to register their third successive win.
Tamil Nadu posted 55 for three to post a challenging total. Dinesh Karthik led the recovery with a generally hectic innings of 87 runs and he made important stands with B Inderjit (64) and J Kaushik (50). Tamil Nadu posted 295 for eight in a late flourish from Shah Rukh Khan (33).
Bengal were never in the hunt after losing opener Shreevats Goswami early. The spinners picked up wickets at regular intervals in the middle overs and medium pacer R. Silambarasan (4/28) and Sandeep Warrier (2/30) made a comeback and registered a resounding victory.
Baroda beat Pondicherry by five wickets at St. Xavier’s College ground to register their first win.
In Mumbai, Ram Dayal’s superb unbeaten 116 (100b, 13×4, 4×6) went in vain as J&K lost to Andhra by two wickets in Elite Group A on Saturday.
Chasing a modest target of 209, Rick managed to chase down the target in 49 overs thanks to Bhui’s 56 (77B, 6×4) and Ambati Rayudu’s 39 (28B, 3×4, 2×6).
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