Last Update: January 18, 2023, 7:48 pm IST
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Captain Mayank Agarwal led Karnataka with an unbeaten 87 in reply to Kerala’s 342 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match here on Wednesday.
The home team started the game at 224 for six and added 118 more runs to the total with the help of veteran Jalaj Saxena’s crucial half-century (57).
Sachin Baby, who was batting on 113 at stumps on the first day, reached 141 before becoming leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal’s second wicket.
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Although Baby and Saxena were dismissed before Kerala reached 300, skipper Sijoman Joseph (24) ensured the team made 342 with the help of No.11 Nidhish MD (22, 2×4, 1×6) .
Baby’s third century of the Ranji season and Saxena’s innings helped Kerala make a good recovery from six wickets for three.
Out of the India Tests, Agarwal recovered from the early loss of fellow opener R Samarth (0) to put on an 89-run partnership for the second wicket with Devdutt Padikkal (29) to lay a good foundation for the visitors.
Agarwal hit four fours and three sixes in his unbeaten 87 as Karnataka ended the day at 137 for two, still trailing Kerala by 205 runs.
Brief Scores: In Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala 342 all out in 130.1 overs (Sachin Baby 141, Jalaj Saxena 57, Vathsal Govind 46; V Koushik 6/54) vs Karnataka 137 for 2 in 49 overs (Mayank Agarwal 87 batting, Devdutt Padikkal 29) .
At Puducherry: Pondicherry 231 in 91.4 overs (KB Arun Karthik 68, Paras K Dogra 68, Arvind K 31; Ashish Kumar 3/34, Anukul Roy 3/78) vs Jharkhand 250 for 3 in 84 overs (Virat Singh 79 Batting), Saurabh Tiwary 58 Batting, Kumar Suraj 45; Sagar P Udeshi 3/93).
In New Delhi: Services 175 all out in 59.2 overs (Pulkit Nagar 52, LS Kumar 32; Vijesh Prabhudesai 3/39) vs Goa 281 for 5 in 18 overs (KD Eknath 85 batting 180, Manthan Khutkar 82, Darshan Misal 58 batting; Pulkit Narang 3/77).
In Jodhpur: Rajasthan 360 all out in 93 overs (Samarpit Joshi 123, Mahipal Lomror 47, MJ Suthar 64 not out, SS Dhiwan 41; Ravi Kiran 4/108, Vasudev Bareth 3/68) vs Chhattisgarh 198 for 9 in 77 overs ( Ajay Mandal 48, Vasudev Bareth 42, Aniket Choudhary 4/25, MJ Suthar 3/45).
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