Gujarat scripted a surprising turnaround by bundling out Karnataka for a mere 103 on the ultimate day to safe a dramatic six-run win of their Ranji Trophy Group C conflict on Monday. Set a modest 110-run goal, the star-studded Karnataka have been cruising comfortably at 50 for no loss earlier than the Gujarat bowlers, headlined by left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai’s stellar 7/42 orchestrated a sensational collapse. He was well-supported by off-spinner Rinkesh Vaghela (3/38) as Karnataka misplaced all their wickets for 53 runs inside 17 overs.
This was Gujarat’s second successive win as they climbed to the highest of the group with 12 factors, whereas the eight-time champions Karnataka slipped to 3rd place with six factors.
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Siddharth Desai’s splendid seven-wicket haul helped Gujarat pull off a spectacular win over Karnataka.
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Tripura occupy second place after their drawn match in opposition to Tamil Nadu at dwelling.
It all started with Mayank Agarwal’s departure within the tenth over as Desai turned the sport on its head with Karnataka batters displaying atrocious shot choice.
Devdutt Padikkal (31), Nikin Jose (4) and Manish Pandey (0) adopted go well with because the vaunted Karnataka line-up struggled in opposition to the spin and crumbled beneath stress with solely three managing double-digit scores.
Shubhang Hegde remained composed amid the chaos however a surprising catch by wicketkeeper Het Patel ended his innings for 27 (37b) with Karnataka on 92/8, 18 runs shy of the goal.
Thereafter it was a matter of time as Rohit Kumar and Prasidh Krishna obtained out as well as of simply 11 runs.
Railways garner three factors vs Punjab
In Mullanpur, seamer Himanshu Sangwan’s 4/58 within the first innings helped Railways safe first innings lead over Punjab and garner three factors after their drawn match.
Tottering of their in a single day rating of 93/6, Punjab folded for 178. Abhinav Sharma was their top-scorer with 73 (92b).
Forced to bat once more, Punjab confirmed resilience of their second innings, reaching 53/1 earlier than the match concluded.
Abhishek Sharma (4) fell early to Sangwan, however Prabhsimran Singh (23 not out) and Naman Dhir (26 not out) steadied the ship.
Brief Scores In Ahmedabad: Gujarat 264 and 219; 80.2 overs (Umang Kumar 57, Manan Hingrajia 56; Vasuki Koushik 3/16, Rohit Kumar 3/61, Shubhang Hegde 2/90). Karnataka 374 and 103; 26.2 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 31; Siddharth Desai 7/42, Rinkesh Vaghela 3/38). Gujarat gained by six runs. Points: Gujarat 6, Karnataka 0.
In Mullanpur: Railways 345. Punjab 178; 47.3 overs (Abhinav Sharma 73; Himanshu Sangwan 4/58, Kunal Yadav 3/59, Yuvraj Singh 2/42) and following on 53/1. Match drawn. Points: Railways 3, Punjab 1.
In Povorim: Goa 618/7 declared and 25 for no loss. Chandigarh 479; 160 overs (Kunal Mahajan 147, Raj Bawa 90, Arslan Khan 84; Darshan Misal 5/110). Match drawn. Points: Goa 3, Chandigarh 1.
In Agartala: Tamil Nadu 143/2 vs Tripura. Match drawn. Points: TN 1, Tripura 1.
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