Karnataka’s batting within the second innings got here undone but once more because it was bundled out for 151 on day three of its Ranji Trophy Group-C match in opposition to Tripura on the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium right here on Sunday.
Karnataka secured a first-innings lead of 41 after dismissing the final of the Tripura batters, Abhijit Sarkar, for simply two runs to the in a single day whole of 198. But the pace duo of Mura Singh (3/29) and Rana Datta (3/39) sliced via Karnataka because the away facet lasted simply 51.3 overs.
At stumps, the host was 59 for 3 in pursuit of a 193-run goal, with the skilled duo of Sudip Chatterjee (26 batting) and Ganesh Satish (three batting) carrying their outfit’s hopes of a well-known victory.
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Like within the first essay, the guests’ prime order failed once more. R. Samarth, Nikin Jose and debutant Ok.V. Aneesh had been out for single-digit scores for the second time operating as Karnataka slumped to twenty-eight for 4.
Only debutant Kishan S. Bedare and wicket-keeper bat Sharath Srinivas confirmed the abdomen for a struggle. The former made 42 (59b, 8×4) to go together with his half-century within the first innings (62), whereas the latter made one more essential contribution by scoring 48 (99b, 6×4) so as to add to the 76 and 49 he got here up with in opposition to Punjab and Goa respectively.
Kishan and Sharath mixed for 32 runs for the sixth wicket, however the former’s dismissal with simply 84 on the board meant Karnataka was nonetheless in a precarious place. But Sharath then partnered with V. Vyshak (22, 36b, 2×4) for a 47-run affiliation for the seventh wicket to stabilise issues.
Sharath was the final man out, and it is going to be clear on Monday if he has accomplished sufficient to hold his group residence.
The scores:
Karnataka – 1st innings: 241.
Tripura – 1st innings: Bishal Ghosh lbw b Koushik 44, Bikram Kumar Das c Sharath b Koushik 4, Sridam Paul lbw b Koushik 1, Sudip Chatterjee c Sharath b Vyshak 1, Ganesh Satish c Sharath b Kaverappa 6, Wriddhiman Saha lbw b Hardik 28, Bikramjit Debnath (not out) 57, Mura Singh c Sharath b Koushik 39, Parvez Sultan c Sharath b Kaverappa 0, Rana Datta c Kishan b Vyshak 4, Abhijit Sarkar b Kaverappa 7.
Extras (lb-2, w-1, nb-6): 9; Total (in 80.5 overs): 200.
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-20, 3-26, 4-37, 5-81, 6-96, 7-172, 8-174, 9-183.
Karnataka bowling: Kaverappa 21.5-8-40-3, Koushik 20-7-34-4, Vyshak 19-4-64-2, Hardik 12-2-43-1, Shashikumar 8-2-17-0.
Karnataka – 2nd innings: R. Samarth c sub b Datta 0, Mayank Agarwal b Datta 17, Ok.V. Aneesh c sub b Mura Singh 2, Nikin Jose c sub b Mura Singh 4, Kishan S. Bedare c sub b Debnath 42, Hardik Raj c sub b Datta 10, Sharath Srinivas lbw b Sultan 48, V. Vyshak b Sarkar 22, Ok. Shashikumar lbw b Sultan 0, Vidwath Kaverappa b Mura Singh 5, V. Koushik (not out) 0.
Extras (lb-1): 1; Total (in 51.3 overs): 151.
Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-18, 3-24, 4-28, 5-52, 6-84, 7-131, 8-136, 9-151.
Tripura bowling: Mura Singh 14-3-29-3, Datta 12-1-39-3, Sarkar 12-1-36-1, Debnath 7-0-33-1, Sultan 6.3-0-13-2.
Tripura – 2nd innings: Bishal Ghosh lbw b Koushik 5, Bikram Kumar Das lbw b Kaverappa 2, Sridam Paul c Sharath b Vyshak 21, Sudip Chatterjee (batting) 26, Ganesh Satish (batting) 3.
Extras (nb-2): 2; Total (for 3 wkts. in 24 overs): 59.
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-14, 3-50.
Karnataka bowling: Kaverappa 9-3-15-1, Koushik 7-2-21-1, Vyshak 6-2-13-1, Kishan 1-0-9-0, Shashikumar 1-0-1-0.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com