Story Highlights
- Dinesh Karthik hit 113
- Gowtham scalped 6 wickets
Elite – ‘B’
Flash: Gowtham starred for Karnataka picked 6 wickets and restricted TN from gaining lead in the first innings and put in shadow the century by Dinesh Karthik for TN in the Ranji Trophy Elite – B group match being played at Dindigul, Tamilnadu
Ranji Trophy
REPORT
In the BCCI Tournament for Ranji Trophy in the Elite ‘B’ match hosted by Dindigul District Cricket Association in association with Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) in the NPR College Ground, Natham on 11.12.2019,
Day 3:
- Karnataka lead Tamilnadu by 118 runs with 5 wickets in hand
HIGHLIGHTS
Dinesh Karthik hit ton for Tamilnadu on day three. However, Tamilnadu fell short by 29 runs in the first innings. Gowtham picked 6 wickets for Karnataka. Ashwin and Vignesh lead the fight back for TN in the 2nd innings. Karnataka are in deep trouble with 89/5 in 40 Overs. Tamilnadu need to bowl out Karnataka to a low score and chase down the target on the last day. Karnataka already in the upper hand, need to stand at the crease for the whole last day.
BEST PERFORMANCE
- K. Dinesh Karthik, Tamilnadu hit 113
- K. Gowtham, Karnataka scalped 6 wickets
BRIEF SCORE
Ranji Trophy: Gowtham starred for Karnataka
Elite – ‘B’
- Karnataka – I Innings: 336 in 110.4 Overs
- Tamilnadu – I Innings: 307 in 109.3 Overs
- Karnataka – II Innings: 89/5 in 40 Overs (Batting)
- Day 3: Stumps
SUMMARY
Scores at NPR College Ground, Natham, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu: Day 1 & 2: First Innings: Karnataka 336 in 110.4 Overs (Mayank Agarwal 43 (78b, 7 x 4s, 1 x 6s), Devdutt Padikkal 78 (182b, 7 x 4s), Pavan Deshpande 65 (142b, 6 x 4s), Shreyas Gopal 35 (85b, 3 x 4s, 1 x 6s), David Mathias 26 (62b, 4 x 4s), K. Gowtham 51 (39b, 4 x 4s, 4 x 6s), K. Vignesh 2 for 55, R. Ashwin 4 for 79, M. Siddharth 2 for 47, B. Aparajith 1 for 24) Day 2 & 3: First Innings: Tamilnadu 165/4 in 58 Overs (Abhinav Mukund 47 (75b, 6 x 4s), M. Vijay 32 (74b, 3 x 4s), B. Aparajith 37 (86b, 3 x 4s, 1 x 6s), K. Dinesh Karthik 113 (235b, 16 x 4s), N. Jagadeesan 29 (66b), Ronit More 2 for 67, V. Koushik 1 for 36, K. Gowtham 6 for 110, Shreyas Gopal 1 for 50) Day 3: Second Innings: Karnataka 89/5 in 40 Overs (Devdutt Padikkal 29 batting (106b, 2 x 4s), Pavan Deshpande 20 (50b, 1 x 4s, 1 x 6s), B.R Sharath 25 batting (40b, 3 x 4s), K. Vignesh 2 for 11, R. Ashwin 2 for 30) Stumps: Day 3
