Karnataka v Odisha - Ranji Trophy - Group B - Day 4 – Live Score and Update
Odisha 202 & 255 v Karnataka 213 & 179 - Odisha won by 65 runs
Tuesday saw Odisha secure a plausible victory against Karnataka by 65 runs in the Group B match of the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy, played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
This wicket was the best in the tournament so far, as it provided enough for the bowlers to trouble the batsmen, while the batsmen needed to use their skill in order to dominate the fielders.
It is this competition between the bat and ball that kept the game alive and fans interested till the final day as it was anybody’s game.
The cricketing authorities in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 should take notice of the playing conditions and try to imitate the same on other grounds to make the ongoing domestic season more competitive and result oriented.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karnataka-c801, requiring 245 to win the four-day game, ended Monday by posting 43 for the loss of only one wicket and had the final day all for their selves in order to subdue Odisha.
The side was in a driving seat and did not need too many risks to reach the target with plenty of overs in the day to go.
On the other hand, Odisha were in trouble as they knew that they needed to give a big bowling performance in order to halt the batting side from reaching the asking target.
With the game in the balance, all stake holders were set to witness a staggering finale to this outstanding competition between the two sides.
Karnataka fans needed RV Uthappa and Ganesh Satish to get their team off to a stable start, however, this dream was shattered into thousand pieces when with only 58 on the board, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ganesh-Satish-c58368 who scored 19, perished against Mohanty.
MK Pandey was then the next man to find himself trapped in front of stumps after he had batted six runs off his bat. At the time his demise, his side had scored 83.
Reaching 85 saw them lose another wicket when RV Uthappa was caught by Podder after hammering 45 runs.
This was now a problematic situation for the batting side as they had lost too many wickets before posting a score enough to guaranhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472ee their success.
Karnataka just couldn’t halt Odisha’s bowling onslaught as the bowlers kept penetrating through the defences, subsequently causing their demise on 179.
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