Story Highlights
- R. Ashwin, Tamilnadu took 4 wickets
- K. Gowtham, Karnataka scalped 8 wickets
Elite – ‘B’
Flash: Karnataka beat Tamilnadu as Gowtham scalped 8 wickets in a crucial final innings 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 12.12.2019,
Day 4:
- Karnataka beat Tamilnadu by 26 runs
HIGHLIGHTS
Ashwin and Vignesh bowled well for Tamilnadu and restricted Karnataka to 151. Chasing a target of 181 runs in 62 Overs, Tamilnadu fell short by 26 runs due to the failure of its top and middle order batsmen, despite a genuine fight back from its lower order. With his accurate bowling, Gowtham scalped 8 wickets for Karnataka, interestingly of them, 4 were Leg Before Wicket dismissals.
BEST PERFORMANCE
- R. Ashwin, Tamilnadu took 4 wickets
- K. Gowtham, Karnataka scalped 8 wickets
BRIEF SCORE
Ranji Trophy: Karnataka beat Tamilnadu
Elite – ‘B’
- Karnataka – I Innings: 336 in 110.4 Overs
- Tamilnadu – I Innings: 307 in 109.3 Overs
- Karnataka – II Innings: 151 in 65.4 Overs
- Tamilnadu – II Innings: 154 in 63.3 Overs
- Match Ended: Karnataka beat Tamilnadu by 26 runs
- Man of the Match: K. Gowtham, Karnataka (Match Haul of 14 for 170)
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 & 4: Second Innings: Karnataka 89/5 in 40 Overs (Devdutt Padikkal 39 (134b, 2 x 4s), Pavan Deshpande 20 (50b, 1 x 4s, 1 x 6s), B.R Sharath 28 (42b, 3 x 4s), David Mathias 22 (86b, 3 x 4s), K. Gowtham 22 (33b, 2 x 6s), K. Vignesh 3 for 31, R. Ashwin 4 for 46, R. Sai Kishore 1 for 13, M. Siddharth 1 for 38) Day 4: Second Innings: Tamilnadu 154 in 63.3 Overs (Abhinav Mukund 42 (76b, 6 x 4s), M. Ashwin 23 Not out (77b, 2 x 4s, 1 x 6s), M. Siddharth 20 (40b, 2 x 4s), V. Koushik 1 for 23, K. Gowtham 8 for 60) [Match Ended: Karnataka beat Tamilnadu by 26 runs; Karnataka – 6 Points; Tamilnadu – 0 Point]
