Ranji Trophy: Karnataka lead by 802 runs

LUCKNOW: By lunch on Day 4, Karnataka had successfully booked their place within the Ranji Trophy closing. On Wednesday on the Ekana Cricket Stadium right here, the eight-time champions handled a lot of the rest as prolonged batting follow forward of subsequent week’s title conflict in opposition to Jammu and Kashmir.

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Uttarakhand, resuming at 149/5, had been bundled out for 233 in 90 minutes. Karnataka, as a substitute of implementing the follow-on, selected to relaxation their bowlers and provides their batters time within the center.

By stumps on the penultimate day, Karnataka had surged to 299/6 in 63.5 overs of their second innings, swelling the general result in a staggering 802 runs.

The day started with Karnataka snuffing out Uttarakhand’s resistance swiftly. In reply, Karnataka opened with Mayank Agarwal (21) and Kruthik Krishna (52). Mayank fell on the stroke of lunch, edging Abhay Negi to wicketkeeper Saurabh Rawat. The post-lunch session noticed a short wobble as Shreyas Gopal (0) and Karun Nair (8) departed in fast succession, momentarily slowing the tempo.

Kruthik, nonetheless, continued his spectacular run, citing his second successive half-century. However simply as he appeared set for extra, he misinterpret Avneesh Sudha’s googly and was trapped in entrance. From there, R Smaran and KL Rahul mixed to toy with an more and more weary Uttarakhand assault. Rahul raced to 70 not out off simply 67 balls, with three fours and 5 sixes. He signalled his half-century by launching a Negi supply into the long-on stands. For now, Kar-nataka’s focus stays clear — full the formalities and put together for one closing push at a long-awaited ninth title. The ultimate is more likely to be staged on the KSCA Rajnagar Stadium in Hubballi.

Transient scores: Karnataka 736 in 194 overs (Smaran 135, Patil 54; Rawat 4-154, Mishra 3-173) & 299/6 (Smaran 127, Rahul 70;) vs Uttarakhand 233 (Raichandani 55, Rawat 45, V Patil 3-40).