Karnataka’s hopes of getting into the knockout stage of the Ranji Trophy vanished within the face of a cussed Haryana right here on Friday.
Needing a bonus-point win (innings or 10-wicket victory) to enter the quarterfinal, Karnataka needed to dominate the opposition on this final Elite-C match on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
It was to not be, as Haryana – using on a century from captain Ankit Kumar and a disciplined bowling present – held agency.
After dismissing Karnataka for 304, Haryana moved to a snug 232 for 5 to safe a spot within the last-eight, alongside Kerala.
Ankit (118, 154b, 19×4) recorded his fourth First Class hundred, taking his facet to calm waters. Ankit was distinctive on the off-side, stroking clear drives by the quilt area.
The four-pronged Karnataka tempo assault, trying to maintain Haryana underneath 154 and implement the follow-on, stood no likelihood in opposition to Ankit. Solely Yashovardhan Parantap challenged the batters together with his sharp tempo, leading to two wickets.
Resuming on 267 for 5, Karnataka would have needed to push exhausting to get to 450. In a single day batters Okay.L. Shrijith and Parantap needed to go large, however solely seven overs into the day, Parantap edged Ajit Chahal to slide. Subsequent man Hardik Raj lasted two deliveries, throwing his bat at a large loosener from quick bowler Anuj Thakral.
At 290 for seven, there was no means again. Shrijith, now batting with the tail and on the lookout for fast runs, skied a pull to deep square-leg.
Karnataka’s complete was by no means going to be sufficient, permitting Haryana to make it to the knockout spherical for the primary time for the reason that 2016-17 season.
The scores:
Karnataka – 1st innings: Okay.V. Aneesh b Kamboj 17, Mayank Agarwal c Kamboj b Thakral 91, Okay.L. Rahul c Rohit b Kamboj 26, Devdutt Padikkal lbw b Thakral 43, R. Smaran lbw b Sindhu 35, Okay.L. Shrijith c Kamboj b Thakral 37, Yashovardhan Parantap c Ankit b Chahal 35, Hardik Raj c Rohit b Thakral 1, Prasidh Krishna b Kamboj 1, V. Koushik (not out) 1, Vidwath Kaverappa b Kamboj 2; Extras (b-4, lb-5, nb-2, w-4): 15; Complete (in 101 overs): 304.
Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-99, 3-161, 4-220, 5-222, 6-286, 7-290, 8-301, 9-301.
Haryana bowling: Kamboj 22-6-32-4, Chahal 22-5-64-1, Thakral 20-2-88-4, Sindhu 19-3-45-1, Jayant 18-2-66-0.
Haryana – 1st innings: Lakshya Dalal c Rahul b Parantap 22, Ankit Kumar c (sub) Sateri b Hardik 118, Yuvraj Singh c Padikkal b Parantap 33, Himanshu Rana lbw b Koushik 5, Nishant Sindhu (batting) 35, Dheeru Singh b Prasidh 8, Rohit Sharma (batting) 9; Extras (lb-1, b-1): 2; Complete (for 5 wkts. in 66 overs): 232.
Fall of wickets: 1-74, 2-152, 3-165, 4-198, 5-209.
Karnataka bowling: Koushik 18-4-48-1, Kaverappa 16-4-53-0, Prasidh 13-1-54-1, Parantap 11-2-42-2, Hardik 8-1-33-1.
Printed – January 31, 2025 06:22 pm IST
