7 months ago
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: On a frustrating, rain-marred 2nd time of the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy Elite Group-B lucifer betwixt Karnataka and Goa, lone 54.1 overs’ play was possible, with the hosts making 371 first-innings runs and the visitors 28 for 1 successful reply.
If the on-time commencement astatine 9.30 a.m. raised hopes of a afloat day’s cricket, it proved deceptive astatine champion arsenic a dense downpour 20 minutes earlier beverage and different circular of pitter-patter rainfall an hr aboriginal ushered successful the close. With conscionable 2 days near and much grey skies forecast, the contention volition astir apt beryllium reduced to a conflict for the first-innings lead.
But amidst the gloom and doom, Karun Nair stood tall, conjuring his 25th First Class ton (174 n.o., 267b, 14x4, 3x6) to clasp Karnataka together. From an overnight people of 86, Karun reached his period successful 163 balls, earlier turning expansive and getting his adjacent 50 runs successful lone 74 balls.
Karun, successful fact, mislaid his spouse from time one, Shreyas Gopal, aboriginal successful the greeting for 57 (109b, 6x4, 1x6), and watched all-rounder Yashovardhan Parantap autumn to a reckless heave that was snapped up astatine mid-off.
But successful pacer V. Vyshak, helium recovered an capable ally, and the duo came unneurotic for a 60-run partnership. Vyshak (31, 53b, 4x4) adjacent outscored his elder colleague, showcasing a fewer elegant shots quadrate of the wicket connected the off-side.
However, erstwhile helium departed – leg-before to left-arm spinner Darshan Misal portion trying a expanse – connected the changeable of lunch, Karun took implicit the mantle with conscionable the 2 tail-enders Abhilash Shetty and Vidwath Kaverappa for company.
In 1 Arjun Tendulkar over, helium smashed 17 runs, including 2 sixes implicit square-leg and a boundary, to spell past 150.
But immoderate muddled reasoning from Kaverappa, arsenic helium attempted a non-existent treble to manus the onslaught backmost to Karun and ended up moving himself out, brought the innings to a stuttering end.
The scores:
Karnataka — 1st innings: Nikin Jose c Khutkar b Arjun 3, Mayank Agarwal c Kauthankar b Koushik 28, K.L. Shrijith c Dubhashi b Arjun 0, Karun Nair (not out) 174, R. Smaran c Tejrana b Koushik 3, Abhinav Manohar c Koushik b Arjun 37, Shreyas Gopal c Kauthankar b Vijesh 57, Yashovardhan Parantap c Vijesh b Koushik 14, V. Vyshak lbw b Misal 31, Abhilash Shetty c Tejrana b Misal 2, Vidwath Kaverappa tally retired 0; Extras: (b-5, lb-9, nb-6, w-2): 22; Total (in 110.1 overs): 371.
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-26, 3-47, 4-65, 5-128, 6-245, 7-271, 8-331, 9-342.
Goa bowling: Arjun 29-6-100-3, Koushik 27.1-11-35-3, Vijesh 20-3-86-1, Misal 18-0-74-2, Redkar 9-0-35-0, Suyash 4-0-8-0, Lalit Yadav 3-0-19-0.
Goa — 1st innings: Manthan Khutkar c Shrijith b Abhilash 9, Suyash Prabhudessai (batting) 11, Abhinav Tejrana (batting) 8; Total (for 1 wkt. successful 13 overs): 28.
Fall of wicket: 1-9.
Karnataka bowling: Kaverappa 6-1-11-0, Abhilash 5-2-9-1, Parantap 1-0-3-0, Vyshak 1-0-5-0.
