A match haul of seven wickets by Rishi Bopanna (3/50 & 4/48) and good batting by opener S.J. Nikin Jose (79,11×4) and skipper Kishan S. Bedare (69,8×4,1×6), helped Karnataka defeat Rajasthan by five-wickets in its concluding Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy match played at J.K. Tyre Stadium, Rajsamand, from Feb.14 to 18. SCORES Rajasthan: 202 in…

Karnataka gained the vital first innings points in the drawn four-day match in Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy 2019-2020 tie against Maharashtra played at the Reliance Cricket Ground here yesterday. Batting first, Maharashtra scored 367 in their first essay. R.R. Nikan top scored with 148. In reply, Karnataka, helped by some good performance by opener and…

Mysuru lad S.J. Nikin Jose, representing Karnataka in the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy U-23 tournament match against Maharashtra, scored an unbeaten century 117 n.o, and with his unfinished second wicket partnership of 149-runs, helped Karnataka to end day two of the four-day match on a comfortable note by scoring 235/1 in 65 overs, in reply…

A match haul of ten wickets (4/65 & 6/27) by left-arm spinner Shiva Singh, enabled Uttar Pradesh to register a innings and 2-runs win over hosts Karnataka on the final day of the four-day Col. C.K. Nayadu Trophy 2019-20 match played at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja (SDNR) Wadiyar Platinum Jubilee University Grounds here yesterday. Trailing…

Inspiring batting performances by skipper Karan Sharma (160, 256b, 21×4, 2×6), Sameer Choudhary (67), Vineet Panwar (61 n.o, 112b, 5×4, 2×6), Jasmer Dhankhar (48, 125b,4×4, 2×6), enabled Uttar Pradesh to score 434 in 140 overs in their first innings and at close of play took control of the proceedings by reducing hosts Karnataka to 75/4…

A skipper’s knock of 155 n.o. (250b, 20×4, 2×6) by Karan Sharma  and his vital fourth wicket partnership of 142-runs with Sameer Choudhary (67,11×4) enabled Uttar Pradesh (UP) to end the first day of their four-day Col. C.K. Nayadu Trophy 2019-20 match against hosts Karnataka on a comfortable note by scoring 285/4 in 90 overs,…

Mysuru Zone’s Kishan S. Bedare will lead Karnataka in the Elite Group ‘A’ Col. C.K. Nayadu Trophy for 2019-20 for                  under-23 years’ match against Uttar Pradesh from Jan.29 to Feb. 1 at SDNR Wadiyar Platinum Jubilee University Grounds, Mysuru. Mysuru Zone’s Thushar Harikrishna is also part of the 15-member squad announced by the KSCA. The…

A century by Ramandeep Singh (134) and an unbeaten knock of 76  by Abhinav Sharma, helped Punjab to gain the vital first innings points in the drawn four-day game played against Karnataka at Patiala on Thursday. Put into bat, Karnataka scored 345 in 97.3 overs. Bhandage scored a well compiled century 127 and he was…