Umesh takes 7, Kerala out for 105
Wayanad, January 24
Umesh Yadav destroyed Kerala with a fiery spell, picking up seven wickets as Vidarbha took control on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal at the Krishnagiri Stadium.
The defending champions reached 171/5 in 45 overs after winning the toss and bundling out Kerala for 105 in the first innings. Yadav ran through the hosts’ batting line-up, taking a personal best 7/48 as Kerala folded for 105 in just 28.4 overs with just three players reaching double figures.
Vishnu Vinod, captain Sachin Baby and Basil Thampi were the only Kerala batsmen to make double digit scores. On a pitch which was on the bouncier side, the burly paceman caused the Kerala batsmen a lot of trouble, being ably assisted by Rajneesh Gurbani (3/38).Vishnu Vinod, the top-scorer with 37, went for his shots and added 25 runs with No. 11 batsman MD Nidheesh (7) to take Kerala past 100 before Gurbani dismissed the latter. In reply, skipper Faiz Fazal (75) and Sanjay (19) provided Vidarbha a solid start before the latter was castled by Nidheesh. Veteran Wasim Jaffer, who joined Fazal, helped the reigning champions consolidate with an 80-run stand. Jaffer (34) departed to a catch by KB Arun Karthick off Nidheesh’s bowling.
Brief scores: Kerala: 105 all out (Umesh Yadav 7/48) vs Vidarbha: 171/5 in 45 overs (Faiz Fazal 75, Wasim Jaffer 34)Karnataka recover after top-order collapse
Bengaluru: There were three attractive half-centuries but a top and lower-middle order collapse saw hosts Karnataka manage a below-par 264/9 against Saurashtra on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal. After being reduced to 30/4 within the first hour, half-centuries from skipper Manish Pandey (62), Shreyas Gopal (87) and wicketkeeper S Sharath (74*) took Karnataka to 232/5 before they again lost wickets in a heap, four for 26 runs. Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat (4/50) blew away the top-order and off-spinner spinner Kamlesh Makvana (3/73) nearly polished off the lower-half. Skipper Pandey and Gopal shared 106 runs for the fifth wicket stand. Pandey smashed four boundaries and three sixes. After Unadkat cleaned up Pandey through the gate, Gopal joined Sharath and the duo added 96 crucial runs to lend some respectability to Karnataka’s total. Saurashtra, however, fought back towards close of play by dismissing Vinay Kumar, K Gowtham and Abhimanyu Mithun cheaply. Off-spinner Makvana took three crucial wickets before stumps were drawn. — PTI
Brief scores: Karnataka: 264/9 in 90 overs (Shreyas Gopal 87, Manish Pandey 62, Srinivas Sharath 74*; Jaydev Unadkat 4/50, Kamlesh Makvana 3/73)
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