Karnataka fail to build on bowlers’ efforts

BELGAUM, NOVEMBER 15: The tussle was between bat and ball allright. But in focus was which would fare worse on a day of appalling cricket ...

BELGAUM, NOVEMBER 15: The tussle was between bat and ball allright. But in focus was which would fare worse on a day of appalling cricket in the South Zone Ranji Trophy tie between Karnataka and Andhra at the Union Gymkhana grounds on Wednesday.

If the bowling by and large looked pedestrian, the batting contrived to look worse on a pitch that was decidedly two-paced. At the end of 90 overs, it was the visitors from Andhra who had better reason to smile.On batting first, they pieced together 195 runs and had Karnataka at a dicey 90 for four at

stumps.

Brief Scores: Andhra (Ist Inns): 195 all out (Venugopal 42, Shahbuddin 33, Dodda Ganesh 2-36, Mansoor Ali Khan 3-48, Santosh Vodeyaraj 3-41) Karnataka (1st Inns): 90 for 4 (Arunkumar 27, Barrington 23, Thilak Naidu batting 21, Akhil batting 5, Shahbuddin 3-49)

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Yadav destroys Vidarbha
INDORE: Madhya Pradesh defeated Vidarbha by an innings and 176 runs with MP’s main seamer JP Yadav claiming eight wickets on the third day of four-day central zone Ranji Trophy league cricket match here today.

The straight innings win over Vidarbha has gained Madhya Pradesh eight points taking the total to 14 points from the the league match against UP.

In Vidarbha’s second innings Sameer Khare and Shailesh Harbade were the only two batsman who withstood the onslaught of MP bowlers and scored 44 and 36 runs respectively.

Brief Scores: MP (Ist innings) 552-8 declared; Vidarbha (Ist Inns) 157 (IInd Inns): 219 all out (S Harbade 36, S Khare 44, A Jichkar 24, A Piprode 32, JP Yadav 80/8)

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Bhatia, Sriram dazzle
HYDERABAD: An unbeaten 132 by opener Rajat Bhatia and his 184-run opening wicket partnership with S Sriram enabled Tamil Nadu to score 273 for 2 on the first day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Cricket match against Hyderabad here.

Electing to bat, Tamil Nadu openers toyed with Hyderabad bowling before Sriram was run out for 98, inclusive of 12 fours and four sixes.

Bhatia continued his scoring streak and was unbeaten on 132, studded with 14 hits to the fence and two sixes, when stumps were drawn.

Brief Scores: Hyderabad (1st Inns): 273 for 2 (S Sriram 98, Rajat Bhatia batting 132, S Sharat batting 23)

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Kerala recover
KOCHI: An unbeaten 45 by southpaw Sreekumar Nair and his two fruitful partnerships helped Kerala to score 266 for 6 in their first innings against Goa at close on the opening day of the four-day South Zone Ranji Trophy Cricket match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.

Brief Scores: Kerala (1st Inns): 266 for 6 (Sunil Oasis 47, Sreekumar Nair batting 45; Avinash Aware 3-51, S Khalid 2-39)