A day which began with a lot hope turned out to be a nightmare for Karnataka. Batters, one after the opposite, dedicated hara-kiri, resulting in a 127-run loss to Vidarbha within the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at VCA Stadium (Civil Lines) in Nagpur on Tuesday.
Sensible batting was the necessity of the hour, with the customer requiring 268 runs to win on the ultimate day with 9 wickets in hand. What performed out was something however wise.
The first brain-fade second got here from skipper Mayank Agarwal (70), who threw away his wicket. Singles and twos had been accessible on a platter for the opener, as Vidarbha opted to unfold the sphere.
Against the run of play, Mayank stepped out to left-arm spinner Aditya Sarvate and spooned a catch to mid-on. Two balls later, vice-captain Nikin Jose gently lobbed a flick to mid-wicket.
“A lot of us need to sit back and think about the decisions we take under pressure…”Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal after the loss
The panic button was pressed. Manish Pandey was quickly trapped on the pads taking part in down the incorrect line to an arm ball from Sarvate.
At 131 for 4, Okay.V. Aneesh and Hardik Raj provided a quick resistance, earlier than the latter was caught leg-before. The chase turned comical when Aneesh and Dheeraj Gowda made a large number of routine calls to finish up run-out.
By Lunch, the customer had misplaced eight wickets, and the match marketing campaign was over. The meek give up did little justice to the pacers, who had bowled with venom on Monday to deliver the facet again into the competition.
Karnataka’s batter S. Sharath being bowled out by Vidarbha’s bowler Harsh Dubey throughout the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal.
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Karnataka’s batter S. Sharath being bowled out by Vidarbha’s bowler Harsh Dubey throughout the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal.
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Serious questions have to be requested of the Karnataka batters. The holes in temperament had been uncovered final month as nicely, when Karnataka crumbled for 104 in pursuit of 110 in opposition to Gujarat.
The introspection should start with Mayank, who admitted that he was “unhappy” with the shot he performed.
“We felt we had a good chance entering the final day. But we did not apply ourselves, and our shot selection left a lot to be desired,” Mayank mentioned.
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Asked why his facet has repeatedly come a cropper within the fourth innings, Mayank mentioned, “A lot of us need to sit back and think about the decisions we take under pressure. Are we disciplined enough to execute the plans we have set? This will reveal all the answers.”
Vidarbha, which caught to the fundamentals and watched the drama unfold, will face Madhya Pradesh within the last-four.
BRIEF SCORES
Vidarbha 460 & 196 beat Karnataka 286 & 243 (R. Samarth 40, Mayank Agarwal 70, Okay.V. Aneesh 40; Harsh Dubey 4/65, Aditya Sarvate 4/78) by 127 runs.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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