Vidarbha compelled Karnataka into submission on the third day of its Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at VCA Stadium (Civil Lines) right here on Sunday.
Karnataka had no reply to disciplined bowling, falling for 286. Having taken an enormous 174-run innings lead, Vidarbha has just about shut the door on Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy marketing campaign.
The house workforce piled on the ache by cruising to 50 for no loss at Stumps.
The onus was on the Karnataka batters to make large lots of and construct partnerships. Only Nikin Jose (82, 212b, 11×4) was up for the battle.
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R. Samarth (59, 97b, 7×4) began the day with gumption, blunting the assault with a useless bat. That was till he received a tough leg-before choice from umpire Nanda Kishore. Advancing method down the monitor to left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey, Samarth was struck on the toe. The ball lobbed to slide, who appealed for a catch. After dashing again to the crease, Samarth watched in horror as Kishore lifted the finger.
Kishore got here underneath extra scrutiny from the Karnataka camp, when Sharath Srinivas, Dheeraj Gowda and Nikin Jose confirmed displeasure at being given out. Jose, despatched again leg-before, had the very best argument because it appeared that he received bat on it.
Jose should take some blame himself, as he repeatedly tried the reverse sweep to spinners with out success. One failed try to spinner Aditya Sarvate proved to be his final.
The skilled Manish Pandey (15) was dismissed in meek trend, taking part in throughout an indipper from pacer Yash Thakur.
Fast bowler Umesh Yadav, who even at 36 can crank it up, thrilled the small crowd by knocking over the stumps of V. Vyshak and V. Koushik in consecutive deliveries.
Karnataka coach P.V. Shashikanth said that his batters did now present sufficient software. “The big guns – Mayank, Samarth, Manish – did not fire. We needed to show more application,” Shashikanth mentioned.
The former Karnataka batter didn’t wish to touch upon the umpiring selections, however agreed with a suggestion that DRS ought to be utilized in Ranji Trophy knockout video games. “DRS can change the course of the game. DRS is always welcome,” Shashikanth mentioned.
The rating:
Vidarbha (1st innings): 460.
Karnataka (1st innings): R. Samarth lbw b Dubey 59, Mayank Agarwal c Wadkar b Thakare 0, Ok.V. Aneesh c Wadkar b Thakur 34, Nikin Jose lbw b Sarvate 82, Manish Pandey b Thakur 15, Hardik Raj c Karun b Thakur 23, Sharath Srinivas c Wadkar b Sarvate 29, Dheeraj Gowda lbw b Sarvate 5, V. Vyshak b Umesh 23, Vidwath Kaverappa (not out) 0, V. Koushik b Umesh 0,
Extras (b-12, lb-2, nb-2): 16;
Total (in 90.3 overs): 286.
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-63, 3-121, 4-148, 5-198, 6-251, 7-257, 8-286, 9-286.
Vidarbha bowling: Umesh 14.3-1-54-2, Thakare 18-4-51-1, Sarvate 21-6-50-3, Thakur 14-3-48-3, Dubey 23-2-69-1.
Vidarbha (2nd innings): Atharva Taide (batting) 21, Dhruv Shorey (batting) 29,
Total (in 14 overs): 50.
Karnataka bowling: Kaverappa 4-1-12-0, Koushik 5-0-17-0, Vyshak 3-0-20-0, Hardik 2-1-1-0.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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