Shreyas Gopal scored his fifth First Class century (103 batting, 153b, 13×4, 1×6) as Karnataka took a mammoth 358-run result in additional tighten its grip on the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in opposition to Uttarakhand on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.
To the in a single day complete of 123 with out loss, the house aspect added 351 runs on the second day. All 4 of Karnataka’s top-order batters threatened to succeed in the three-figure mark, however it was solely Shreyas who confirmed the endurance and self-discipline to make good on the promise.
Coming in at 307 for 4, Shreyas mixed with Manish Pandey for a 108-run partnership. Even as Manish performed an uncharacteristically sluggish knock (39, 73b, 4×4), Shreyas scored brisk runs, together with his six over long-on off left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh and the slapped 4 down the bottom off pacer Nikhil Kohli standing out.
After tea, Shreyas feasted on some atypical bowling from Uttarakhand, particularly from its spinners. He moved to 96 with a steer to the third-man fence after which, on 99, drove left-arm tweaker Mayank Mishra off the final ball of the day to carry up a much-deserved hundred.
“There were nerves because I had gotten out on 95 (vs. Rajasthan),” Shreyas stated. “I also started panicking a bit in the 40s because I had gotten out on 48 against Kerala. I want to be scoring one or two hundreds every season and I am glad I could do it after many years.”
Earlier, R. Samarth (82, 108b, 11×4) and Mayank Agarwal (83, 109b, 12×4, 1×6) scored some fast runs, however momentary lapses in focus value them, each out caught within the slip cordon.
Devdutt Padikkal (69, 121b, 8×4, 1×6) and Nikin Jose (62, 100b, 12×4) placed on 118 runs for the third wicket. Jose shaded his senior colleague, smacking a dozen boundaries, of which essentially the most eye-catching ones had been these hit inside-out.
The guests didn’t assist themselves with a shoddy efficiency on the sector. Aditya Tare missed a stumping off Padikkal when he was on 39; Manish was let off twice, and Shreyas was dropped by Akhil Singh Rawat within the slips when on 68.
Uttarakhand, possibly, can pay with the match.
The scores:
Uttarakhand – 1st innings: 116.
Karnataka – 1st innings: R. Samarth c Akhil b Abhay Negi 82, Mayank Agarwal c Jiwanjot b Abhay Negi 83, Devdutt Padikkal c Jiwanjot b Mayank 69, Nikin Jose c Abhay Negi b Mayank 62, Manish Pandey c Tare b Mayank 39, Shreyas Gopal (batting) 103, B.R. Sharath (batting) 23
Extras (lb-3, w-3, nb-7): 13; Total (for 5 wkts in 116 overs): 474.
Fall of wickets: 1-159, 2-182, 3-300, 4-307, 5-415.
Uttarakhand bowling :Dhapola 23-4-85-0, Abhay Negi 22-5-82-2, Kohli 13-0-82-0, Swapnil 17-0-78-0, Mayank Mishra 31-5-98-3, Dikshanshu Negi 6-0-30-0, Sudha 4-0-16-0.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com