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Karnataka’s model of accidental to suffice for the Ranji Trophy knockouts shrunk further astatine the I.S. Bindra PCA Stadium present connected Saturday.
After dense fog delayed the commencement of play by much than 2 hours, the visitors, from an overnight 255 for six, huffed and puffed to spell past Punjab’s 309 and instrumentality a constrictive seven-run first-innings lead.
But with Saurashtra beating Chandigarh by an innings and 56 runs to spell up to 26 points, and Madhya Pradesh defeating Maharashtra by 133 runs to decorativeness connected 28, Karnataka, presently connected 21 points, volition request an outright triumph to gain astatine slightest six points and scope the quarterfinals.
However, going by time three’s proceedings, Karnataka volition request a miracle. The hosts, successful their 2nd essay, batted resolutely to scope 119 for three, with skipper Uday Saharan (63 batting, 110b, 4x4, 2x6) and Anmolpreet Singh (six batting) astatine the crease.
Karnataka needed speedy wickets, but Punjab negotiated 45 overs reasonably easily.
Captain Devdutt Padikkal shook up his tactics committee by opening the bowling with left-arm spinner Shikhar Shetty and adjacent stationing himself adjacent the bound down the gaffe fielders to pacer Prasidh Krishna.
But it each came to nothing. The rotation trio of Shikhar, Shreyas Gopal and Mohsin Khan accounted for each 3 scalps, but immoderate crook was connected offer, it wasn’t capable to ruffle the absorption batters.
Earlier successful the greeting Shreyas, with his 5th Ranji half-century of the play (77, 195b, 6x4), played a large manus successful Karnataka upstaging Punjab’s score.
Speedster Sukhdeep Bajwa bowled a fiery spell and bounced retired some Vidyadhar Patil (34, 83b, 6x4) and Shikhar (1, 7b).
But Shreyas carried on, and seemed connected people for a good century, lone for Bajwa to pluck the shot retired of bladed aerial astatine long-on and extremity the 32-year-old’s stay.
Now, without the imaginable tally cushion Shreyas could person offered, Karnataka needs to nutrient thing magical to debar a 2nd consecutive Ranji Trophy group-stage finish.
The scores: Punjab — 1st innings: 309.
Karnataka — 1st innings: K.L. Rahul b Harpreet 59, Mayank Agarwal c Jashanpreet b Emanjot 46, K.V. Aneesh c Prabhsimran b Harpreet 32, Devdutt Padikkal c Jashanpreet b Harpreet 9, R. Smaran lbw b Harpreet 9, Shreyas Gopal c Bajwa b Anmoljeet 77, Kruthik Krishna lbw b Bajwa 28, Vidyadhar Patil c Anmol b Bajwa 34, Shikhar Shetty c Harpreet b Bajwa 1, Mohsin Khan b Anmoljeet 10, Prasidh Krishna (not out) 3; Extras: (b-2, lb-5, w-1): 8; Total (in 110.2 overs): 316.
Fall of wickets: 1-102, 2-119, 3-137, 4-151, 5-166, 6-213, 7-279, 8-281, 9-307.
Punjab bowling: Goyal 3-1-8-0, Bajwa 16-6-42-3, Harpreet 39-6-125-4, Emanjot 27-7-65-1, Anmoljeet 24.2-5-62-2, Saharan 1-0-7-0.
Punjab — 2nd innings: Abhijeet Garg c Prasidh b Shreyas 33, Prabhsimran Singh lbw b Shikhar 11, Uday Saharan (batting) 63, Jashanpreet Singh c Rahul b Mohsin 5, Anmolpreet Singh (batting) 6; Extras: (lb-1): 1; Total (for 3 wkts. successful 45 overs): 119.
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-70, 3-87.
Karnataka bowling: Shikhar 18-4-43-1, Vidyadhar 3-0-11-0, Prasidh 4-2-10-0, Shreyas 9-2-25-1, Mohsin 11-2-29-1.
