From being down and out, Karnataka clawed again into competition in opposition to Vidarbha in its Ranji Trophy quarterfinal right here on Monday.
An impressed efficiency from quick bowlers Vidwath Kaverappa (6/61) and V. Vyshak (4/81) lifted Karnataka from gloom to hope. The pacers bowled with coronary heart and hearth to dismiss Vidarbha for 196 within the second essay, leaving Karnataka with a 371-run goal.
Openers Mayank Agarwal (61 batting, 77b, 9×4, 1×6) and R. Samarth (40, 69b, 5×4) confirmed constructive intent in a 101-run stand. On the ultimate day, the customer wants one other 268 runs, with 9 wickets in hand. This isn’t any stroll within the park, however having began the day 234 runs in arrears, Karnataka has momentum in its favour.
Mayank Agarwal’s males entered the penultimate day decided to make it powerful for Vidarbha. Vyshak, Kaverappa and V. Koushik stored a greater size than seen within the first essay, and the fielders had a spring within the step. There was the odd verbal joust with batters, who fell deeper and deeper right into a shell.
Mild tremors have been felt within the Vidarbha camp when Vyshak prised out top-order batters Dhruv Shorey (57) and Yash Rathod (7) in successive overs. When mainstay Karun Nair provided wicketkeeper Sharath Srinivas a catch to depart Vidarbha at 169 for six, the floodgates opened.
The constant Kaverappa rose to the event, scalping 10 wickets for the match. “To stay in the game, we had to get them all out before Tea,” Kaverappa stated.
The 25-year-old conceded that the bowling unit was not at its finest within the first innings, placing it all the way down to “one off day”.
Karnataka’s ‘do or die’ strategy carried ahead with the bat. This was exemplified by a primary ball boundary from the usually cautious Samarth.
Vidarbha paid a heavy worth for being a lot too defensive. The sole aim with the bat was to dam, which allowed Karnataka to maintain the strain on.
When bowling, skipper Akshay Wadkar unfold his discipline and provided Mayank and Samarth singles and twos. Vidarbha was content material to take a seat again and await issues to occur – a passive strategy which backfired.
BRIEF SCORES
Vidarbha (1st innings): 460.
Karnataka (1st innings): 286.
Vidarbha (2nd innings): Atharva Taide c Jose b Kaverappa 25, Dhruv Shorey b Vyshak 57, Yash Rathod lbw Vyshak 7, Karun Nair c Sharath b Vyshak 34, Mohit Kale c Sharath b Kaverappa 3, Akshay Wadkar b Kaverappa 5, Aditya Sarvate c Sharath b Kaverappa 29, Harsh Dubey c Sharath b Kaverappa 9, Yash Thakur (not out) 8, Umesh Yadav b Vyshak 10, Aditya Thakare c Sharath b Kaverappa 0, Extras (b-2, lb-3, w-1, nb-3): 9; Total (in 57.2 overs): 196.
Fall of wickets: 1-68, 2-93, 3-94, 4-105, 5-120, 6-169, 7-169, 8-184, 9-195.
Karnataka bowling: Kaverappa 23.2-4-61-6, Koushik 13-1-45-0, Vyshak 17-1-81-4, Hardik 4-1-4-0.
Karnataka (2nd innings): R. Samarth b Sarvate 40, Mayank Agarwal (batting) 61, Okay.V. Aneesh (batting) 1, Extras (lb-1): 1; Total (for one wkt, in 26 overs): 103.
Fall of wickets: 1-101.
Vidarbha bowling: Umesh 5-0-26-0, Thakare 7-1-15-0, Thakur 4-0-14-0, Dubey 6-0-37-0, Sarvate 4-1-10-1.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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