Karnataka beat Maharashtra comprehensively in three days and displaced Jharkhand from the top of the table. The ten-wicket win has earned the Vinay Kumar-led team a bonus point, taking their points tally to 37.
In Vadodara, Delhi’s match against Saurashtra is headed for a thrilling finish. Rishabh Pant was at the crease when play ended for the day as the team need 174 runs to win with six wickets in hand. A loss will knock the Gautam Gambhir-led team out of reckoning for a spot in the quarter-finals.
The match between Jharkhand and Odisha will be held from 15th to 18 December, 2016 and the result will have a bearing on the group’s points table.
Group B Round 9 – Day 3 Round-up:
Maharashtra vs Karnataka in Mohali: Maha 1st inn 163/10 in 56 overs (R Motwani 32, Vinay Kumar 5/46, S Arvind 2/32, S Binny 2/40); Kar 1st inn 345/10 in 110 overs (V Kumar 56*, C Khurana 2/41); Maha 2nd inn 218/10 in 47.3 overs (K Jadhav 85, D Mathias 3/37, A Mithun 2/44); Kar 2nd inn 39/0 in 10 overs (R Samarth 25*, K Abbas 14*) Karnataka won by 10 wickets
Karnataka cruised to a resounding win against Maharashtra on the penultimate day of the last round of the league phase.
Karnataka were bowled out for 345 in the first innings after resuming on 313 for nine earlier in the day. Skipper Vinay Kumar helped the team to a 182-run lead with an unbeaten on 56. The side then bowled Maharashtra out for 218 and chased down the 38-run target to claim victory.
Vinay Kumar claimed R Motwani to set the ball rolling while Abhimanyu Mithun picked two wickets and David Mathias took three. With all the seven bowlers in the attack picking at least one wicket each, Maharashtra were bowled out in 47.3 overs. Kedar Jadhav was the only Maharashtra batsman to show resistance; scoring 85 runs as he looked to keep the innings afloat. The Karnataka openers then attained the nominal target in 10 overs.
Saurashtra vs Delhi in Vadodara: Sau 1st inn 92/10 in 33.2 overs (P Mankad 33, P Sangwan 4/25, S Narwal 4/27); Delhi 1st inn 237/10 in 58.3 overs (P Sangwan 75, K Patel 5/72); Sau 2nd inn 420/10 in 127.4 overs (K Parmar 149, A Vasavada 89, J Unadkat 80, AN Saini 3/122); Delhi 2nd inn 102/4 in 26.4 overs (G Gambhir 34, R Pant 14*, S Sanandia 3/38) Need 174 runs to win.
While Saurashtra cannot qualify for the next phase of the tournament, Delhi at least need a draw to keep themselves in the race for a place in the quarter-finals, while a win could help them make a stronger case. Having secured a first innings lead, they will receive three points from the game in case of a draw. If Odisha lose to Jharkhand or even conced the first innings lead, they can qualify for the quarter-finals.
However, Saurashtra’s performance in their second innings has pushed Delhi on the back-foot. After resuming their innings on 234 for five, they went on to post 420 before being bowled out earlier in the day. Arpit Vasavda’s 89 followed by Jaydev Unadkat’s contribution of 80 runs helped them set Delhi a 276-run target.
Kushang Patel the claimed Shikhar Dhawan while Shaurya Sanandia claimed three of the top four batsmen to leave Delhi wobbling on 79 for four. Rishabh Pant, who has been the vital cog in Delhi’s lineup this season, was batting with Milind Kumar when play ended for the day. At stumps, Delhi were 109 for four and need 167 runs to win.
Vidarbha vs Team Rajasthan in Noida: Team Raj 1st inn 140/10 in 41.1 overs (MN Singh 27, A Sarvate 3/22, S Wagh 2/23, Lalit 2/46, R Gurbani 2/46); Vid 1st inn 116/10 in 41.3 overs (SK Wath 50, TM Ul Haq 6/21, P Singh 3/52); Team Raj 2nd inn 163/10 in 54.5 overs (A Gautam 51, S Dobal 34, Lalit 6/60, S Wagh 2/32) Vidarbha need 188 to win
Vidarbha quick Lalit Yadav claimed six wickets to bowl Team Rajasthan out for 163 and give his team an opportunity to win their last match. After the opposition resumed their innings on ten in the morning, the Vidarbha pace attack ran through the lineup during the course of the day. While Shrikant Wagh claimed the key wickets of Rajat Bhatia and Ashok Menaria, Lalit wrecked the rest of the lineup. Aditya Sarvate accounted for the opener and top-scorer, A Gautam.
Vidarbha need 188 runs on the last day to win the game.
