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After its batters buried Kerala nether a upland of runs, Karnataka’s pacers blew distant the host’s makeshift top-order to enactment their broadside successful bid astatine the extremity of the 2nd day’s play successful the Ranji Trophy Elite Group-B lucifer astatine the KCA Stadium, Mangalapuram, adjacent present connected Sunday.
Vidwath Kaverappa (two for seven) and V. Vyshak (one for 14) reduced Kerala to 21 for 3 astatine stumps aft Karnataka declared its archetypal innings astatine 586 for five. Karun Nair (233, 389b, 25x4, 2x6) and R. Smaran (220 not out, 390b, 16x4, 3x6) belted treble centuries and added 343 runs for the 4th wicket to nonstop the big connected a leather hunt.
The past happening N.P. Basil wanted was to bat aft delivering 32 lion-hearted overs but helium was sent successful arsenic the opener to negociate the tricky last hour.
The defiant Basil survived but regular opener Krishna Prasad didn’t. Krishna Prasad’s (four) expansive thrust was snapped up by Aneesh successful the slips disconnected V. Vyshak. Kaverappa castled M.D. Nidheesh (0) and bounced retired Vaishak Chandran (0). However, Akshay Chandran and Basil played retired the last 2 overs to contradict immoderate further occurrence to the visitor.
Earlier, overnight batters Karun and Smaran smothered the Kerala onslaught successful the opening hr with immoderate luck and pluck. Smaran was dropped successful the slips by Akshay disconnected Nidheesh erstwhile the batter was connected 98 and helium made Kerala wage for the fto off.
Karun observe his treble century. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN
Karun excessively was beaten a fewer times by the nippy Nidheesh but helium survived the investigating play and opened up erstwhile the spinners were successful operation. Paddle sweeps, reverse sweeps and spanking drives flowed from Karun’s bat arsenic helium motored his mode to his treble century.
Karan fell trying to summation the scoring rate.
Smaran played the waiting crippled and punished the escaped balls to determination steadily to his treble 100 which helium crossed successful benignant with a six implicit midwicket disconnected Vaiskah.
The scores: Karnataka — 1st innings: K.V. Aneesh c Azharuddeen b Basil 8, Mayank Agarawal c Azharuddeen b Nidheesh 5, K.L. Shrijith c Imran b Aparajith 65, Karun Nair c Shoun b Basil 233, R. Smaran (not out) 220, Abhinav Manohar lbw Vaisakh 20, Shreyas Gopal (not out) 16. Extras (b-8, lb-7, nb-3, w-1): 19; Total (for 5 wkts. decl. successful 167 overs): 586.
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-13, 3-136, 4-479, 5-534.
Kerala bowling: Nidheesh 25-7-65-1, Vaisakh 21-1-103-1, Basil 32-3-101-2, Harikrishnan 25-1-114-0, Aparajith 44-5-121-1, Akshay 20-0-67-0.
Kerala — 1st innings: Krishna Prasad c Aneesh b Vyshak 4, Basil (batting) 11, M.D. Nidheesh b Kaverappa 0, Visakh Chandan c (sub) Nikin bt Kaverappa 0, Akshay Chandran (batting) 6; Total (for 3 wkts. successful 10 overs): 21.
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-10, 3-14.
Karnataka bowling: Kaverappa 5-2-7-2, Vyshak 5-2-14-1.
