Unadkat rocked Karnataka’s top-order, dismissing skipper Mayank Agarwal (1) and keeper-batter BR Sharath (3) cheaply earlier than Mankad decreased Karnataka to 47 for 4 inside 19 overs with wickets of Nikin Jose (12) and Manish Pandey (0) within the house of 4 balls.
Such was their distress that seven Karnataka batters did not get to double digits as their innings folded for 171 in 49.1 overs.
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In reply, former champions Saurashtra romped residence in 36.2 overs with No 3 batter Jay Gohil top-scoring with a 82-ball 61-run knock which was studded with eight fours and one six.
Mankad additionally made a key contribution of 35 from 32 balls as he together with Gohil placed on an important 53-run partnership to just about seal the difficulty.
Earlier, opener Ravikumar Samarth (88; 135b; 4×4, 1×6) held the Karnataka innings with a valiant half-century however with wickets falling round him he misplaced his persistence and have become Unadkat’s third sufferer.
“It’s a great feeling. When we came into the knockout phase, we were hoping to strike at the right time. Cannot get better than this,” Unadkat mentioned.
“It was excellent to see the performance, with the ball, and with the bat. I think after winning the toss, I had to strike early. The way I have been bowling in the tournament, I was confident.
“The guys bowled properly after that strain constructed up.”
Brief Scores:
Karnataka 171; 49.1 overs (Ravikumar Samarth 88; Jaydev Unadkat 4/26, Prerak Mankad 2/34) lost to Saurashtra 141/5; 31 overs (Jay Gohil 61, Mankad 35, Samarth Vyas 33; Krishnappa Gowtham 2/50) by five wickets.