Karnataka, buoyed by the inclusion of pacer Prasidh Krishna, takes on Gujarat in a Ranji Trophy Group ‘D’ match on the Narendra Modi Stadium right here on Friday.
Prasidh, who featured within the two Tests in South Africa a few weeks in the past, will take the place of Vidwath Kaverappa, who has been known as up for the India ‘A’ squad to face England Lions.
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Both Karnataka and Gujarat made successful begins to their match openers. Karnataka took out Punjab at Hubballi by seven wickets, with Devdutt Padikkal (193) and Manish Pandey (118) putting huge with the bat.
Fast bowler V. Koushik scalped seven wickets within the first essay, whereas spinners Rohit Kumar and Shubhang Hegde took six wickets between them within the second innings. After a nervous begin, Rohit (3/101) acquired into a very good rhythm to make it a memorable First Class debut.
In Prasidh, Koushik and and V. Vyshak, Karnataka boasts of a formidable velocity unit.
It was a match to neglect for captain Mayank Agarwal and his deputy Nikin Jose. Mayank was dismissed for a pair; Nikon (0 and eight) didn’t do significantly better. The duo, key parts of the Karnataka top-order, will imagine that higher days are across the nook.
Home aspect Gujarat enters the competition filled with confidence, having overcome a stern take a look at in opposition to Tamil Nadu on the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium at Valsad.
The 111-run win was arrange by a wonderful efficiency by seamers Arzan Nagwaswalla, Chintan Gaja and Priyajitsing Jadeja on the final day. The Tamil Nadu aspect, which included established names like Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, B. Indrajith and Vijay Shankar, crumbled within the presence of correct swing bowling.
In the latter levels of the match, Gujarat can flip to leggie Ravi Bishnoi, the second-highest ranked T20I bowler on the earth.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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