Maharashtra v Karnataka - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy - Group B – Day 4 – Live Score and Update
Karnataka 572 and 92 v Maharashtra 99 and 561 - Karnataka won by 8 wickets
On Tuesday, Karnataka secured a well deserved eight-run win against Maharashtra, successfully chasing down 89 runs at Subrata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 Sahara Stadium, Pune.
Karnataka had taken the lead early on, as they first amassed a massive score of 572 runs, followed by an exuberant bowling performance, where they bowled-out their opponents for 99 runs.
Failing to avoid a follow-on, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Maharashtra-c811 made a good recovery by bolstering 315 runs for the loss of two wickets, in their second innings, by stumps on the third day of play.
With the final day awaiting their return, AR Bawne and RH Motwani came out to bat their side to domination.
This batting pair was instrumental in putting the shackles on the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karnataka-c801 bowlers, as they took the score to 351, before Karnataka’s Sharath trashed the party by dismissing Motwani, who perished after belting a knock of 21 runs off 54 deliveries.
Bawne and PJ Bhati then continued the batting onslaught, as they led their side towards 385 runs, before this pair also met its end on the wicket of the latter, who succumbed after bolstering a knock of 24 runs.
Bawne was unbeatable today, as he continued his outstanding form, smacking away the bowlers all around the park, while from the other end he was supported by KM Jadhav.
This partnership took the side towards 430 runs, before KM http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jadhav-c65258 was caught by Sharath after hammering 34 runs off 64 deliveries.
RA Tripathi was another exciting batsman to watch, as he hammered a fiery knock of 29 off 39 before losing his wicket to Sharath. By this time, Maharashtra had posted 483 runs on the board.
The arrival of SS Mundhe was a breath of fresh air for Bawne, as he launched a blatant attack against the bowlers, while Mundhe held his end.
This partnership led the side towards 533, before Mundhe was dismissed by Mithun after hammering 28 runs.
With Bawne unbeaten on an astounding knock of 155, Maharashtra were bowled-out for 561, giving their opponents a small target to chase.
Karnataka, for the loss of two wickets, won the match in 11.4 overs.
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