Last Update: January 05, 2023, 19:51 IST
SJ Nikin Jose’s 67-run knock played a big role in Karnataka taking the first innings lead on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Chhattisgarh on Thursday.
Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal started the game at 202 for 1 and added only 15 runs to his score before being dismissed for 117 by Sumit Ruikar.
There was a period when the visiting team came back strongly and controlled the scoring. Chhattisgarh’s bowlers took wickets at regular intervals to bundle out the home team for 287 for 6 and take the first innings lead.
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The highly rated 22-year-old Jose (134 balls, 8 fours, 1 six) shared a 33-run seventh-wicket partnership with K Gautam (18) to take Karnataka ahead of the opponent’s first innings score. 311.
Jose added 26 runs with last man Vidwat Kaverappa, who did not score a single run, and ensured that the team went past 55 runs.
In the second innings, Chhattisgarh lost their openers without scoring any runs as Kaverappa and V Kaushik removed Avneesh Singh and AG Tiwary. Ashutosh Singh (8 batting) and Amandeep Khare (23 batting) ensured that no more damage was done as they ended the day at 35 for 2, still 20 runs behind.
Abbreviated Score:
In Bangalore: Chhattisgarh 311 in 121.4 overs and 35 for 2 in 20 overs vs Karnataka 366 all out in 109.3 overs (Mayank Agarwal 117, R Samarth 81, SJ Nikin Jose 67, Ajay Mandal 4/93, Sumit Ruikar 2/73).
At Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala 265 all out in 95.3 overs (Rohan Prem 112, Lakshay Garg 4/44) and 172 for 6 in 55 overs (Rohan Prem 68 batting, Mohit Redkar 3/56) vs Goa 311 all out in 110.2 overs (Ishan Gadekar 105 ( 200 balls, 7×4, 1×6), Darshan Misal 43, Siddhesh Lad 35, Jalaj Saxena 5/103, Sijomon Joseph 3/52).
in Delhi: Pondicherry 216 all out in 62.4 overs (KB Arun Karthik 58) and 128 for 6 in 41 overs (KB Arun Karthik 36 batting) vs Services 466 for 7 declared in 129 overs (Rahul Singh Gehlaut 137 (191 balls, 14× 4, 3) × 6), Rajat Paliwal 101 (183 balls, 9×4), LS Kumar 83 not out, Pulkit Narang 45, Ankit Sharma 3/80).
In Jaipur: Jharkhand 92 all out in 47 overs (Aryaman Sen 39, Aniket Choudhary 4/16, Tanveer Ul-Haq 4/42) and 330 for 6 in 110 overs (Aryaman Sen 119, Saurabh Tiwary 78, Kumar Deobrat 48, RR Singh 3/4) 73) vs Rajasthan 287 all out in 81.2 overs (Karan Lamba 122 (184 balls, 14×4, 3×6), Ashish Kumar 5/75, Supriyo Chakraborty 3/51).
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