Karnataka thrashed Mumbai by nine runs despite Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane’s 75 off 54 balls in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group B match on Thursday. Legspinner KC Cariappa finished it with impressive figures of 3/26 with two wickets in two balls, while off-spinner Krishnappa Gautam also contributed significantly with his 2/26 as Karnataka restricted Mumbai to 157/6. Diya, defended 167.
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Opting to bowl, Mumbai captain Rahane led his challenging target with a scintillating half-century, but mystery spinner Cariappa removed the star Indian batsman and cleaned up another international Shivam Dube (3) with his next ball. Bold put the brakes on his chase. Gautam began another collapse when he dismissed Siddhesh Lad (32) to break his 88-run partnership with Rahane.
Rahane moderated the show after his dangerous opening partner Prithvi Shaw (4) fell cheaply, while the talented Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) became Gautam’s first victim after the powerplay. Rahane’s 54-ball knock was hit by six fours and three sixes as Mumbai were batting at 125 for 2 in the 16th over, before everything fell apart.
Cariappa’s magic bowling at death meant Mumbai needed 24 runs in the final over with four wickets in hand as seamer famous Krishna ensured they fell short of nine runs. Earlier, Manish Pandey (84 in 64 balls; 7×4, 2×6) and Karun Nair (72 in 53 balls; 6×4, 2×6) put up a 149-run partnership to give Karnataka a challenging 166/4. . .
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Put in, Karnataka started with Mumbai’s debutant seamer Mohit Awasthi taking two wickets on the way to 2/32 in his first two overs. India’s back-up Test opener Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for a golden duck, while the talented youngster Devdutt Padikkal (5) followed suit in the third over before Pandey and Nair took over and lasted until the last over.
In the first match at the venue, a facelifted Bengal team began their campaign by defeating Chhattisgarh by seven wickets. short score
Chhattisgarh 118/7; 20 overs (Akhil Herwadkar 73; Mukesh Kumar 2/26) lost to Bengal 119/3; 17 overs (Sudip Chatterjee 51 not out, Wriddhiman Saha 24; Ravi Kiran 2/24) by seven wickets.
Baroda 124/9; 20 overs (Bhanu Pania 55; Nitin Yadav 3/22) lost to serve 128/8; 20 overs (Divesh Pathania 41 not out, Ninad Rathwa 3/8, Kunal Pandya 2/12) by two wickets.
Karnataka 166/4; 20 oves (Manish Pandey 84, Karun Nair 72; Mohit Avasthi 2/32, Tushar Deshpande 2/38) beat Mumbai 157/6; 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 75; KC Cariappa 3/26, Krishnappa Gowtham 2/26) by nine runs.
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