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Krishnappa Gowtham took 5/75 within the second innings. (Pic Credit score: IG/gowthamyadav1)
Karnataka are actually on 35 factors, whereas Jharkhand have 23. Rajasthan (20 factors), Kerala (20) and Goa (18) too have an opportunity of constructing the last-eight from the group
Karnataka thrashed Jharkhand by 9 wickets on the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur on Thursday to additional cement their place on the prime of Group C in Ranji Trophy.
The group, led by Mayank Agarwal, had made it to the quarter-final stage after the earlier spherical of Ranji matches. However following the six factors earned from the rubber on Thursday, they’ve put an enormous roadblock in Jharkhand’s path to securing a last-eight berth.
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Karnataka are actually on 35 factors, whereas Jharkhand have 23. Rajasthan (20 factors), Kerala (20) and Goa (18) too have an opportunity of constructing the last-eight from the group.
Karnataka, who had restricted Jharkhand to 164 within the first innings after which notched up 300 to take a good-looking 136-run lead, struck again within the second innings with their veteran off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham grabbing one other five-wicket haul.
The hosts had been dismissed for 201 of their second essay, giving Karnataka a paltry goal of 66 to chase down.
Karnataka achieved victory within the 19th over of their innings with Nikin Jose (42 not out) and Ravikumar Samarth (24 not out) guiding them to the goal.
A lot of Karnataka’s bowling revolved across the 34-year-old Gowtham. He broke partnerships at essential junctures to make sure Jharkhand batters didn’t rating large.
Gowtham first dismissed opener Kumar Deobrat, who was caught by Agarwal. The off-spinner then returned to take away the No.Three and No.Four batters — Kumar Suraj (34) and Kumar Kushagra (36) — who had began to agency up their partnership.
However with Jharkhand folding up at 201 in 78.5 overs, it was a matter of time earlier than Karnataka completed the job.
Whereas Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed within the first over for duck, Ravikumar Samarth and Nikin Jose ensured no extra hiccups as Karnataka earned six extra factors to take their tally to 35 factors.
Transient Scores
At Jamshedpur: Jharkhand 164 and 201 in 78.5 overs (Supriyo Chakraborty 48; Krishnappa Gowtham 5/75) misplaced to Karnataka 300 and 66 for 1 in 18.1 overs by 9 wickets.
At Raipur: Chhattisgarh 531 for 9 decl vs Goa 359 in 92.5 overs (Ishaan Gadekar 80, Snehal Kauthankar 147 n.o.; Ravi Kiran 3/66) and f/o Four for no loss.
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At Puducherry: Puducherry 371 and 34 for 1 in 14 overs vs Kerala 286 in 113 overs (Akshay Chandran 70; Sagar Udeshi 5/62).
At Jodhpur: Providers 178 and 276 vs Rajasthan 136 and 107 for six in 38 overs (Yash Kothari 72; Pulkit Narang 4/20).
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