A match-winning bowling performance by left-arm spinner J. Suchith (six for 66) and good support from off-spinner Zeeshan Ali (three for 44) helped host Karnataka register an exciting six-run win over Rajasthan and secure six points on the final day of the four-day C.K. Nayudu Trophy under-23 cricket match here on Thursday.
Resuming at six for no loss, Rajasthan was bowled out for 169 in 71 overs.
A.S. Lamba remained not out with a well-compiled 62 while S.A. Chouhan chipped in with 39.
Suchith finished with a match-haul of 12 for 181 — six for 115 in the first innings and six for 66 in the second essay.
Akshay, Rahul score unbeaten centuiresAt Chennai, skipper Akshay Kodoth and P. Rahul scored unbeaten centuries for Kerala in the second innings against Tamil Nadu that ended in a draw.
The duo added 194 runs in 73.1 overs for the third wicket before Kerala declared with 296 runs on the board.
Kerala took three points from the game after having taken the first innings lead on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu got one point.
Remarkable winAt Mohali, Uttar Pradesh pulled off a remarkable five-wicket victory over Punjab on Thursday.
Having conceded a 111-run first innings lead, skipper Akshdeep Nath’s unbeaten 69 helped UP reach 249 for five to win by five wickets.
Bengal beats TripuraAt Kalyani, Bengal scored an eight-wicket victory against Tripura while in Cuttack Himachal Pradesh thrashed Odisha by an innings and 54 runs.
In another match, Baroda defeated Saurashtra by four wickets at Vadodara.
The scores:
At Mysuru: Karnataka 305 in 99.5 overs & 169 in 62.1 overs bt Rajasthan 299 in 104.5 overs & 169 in 71 overs (A.S. Lamba 62 n.o., S.A. Chouhan 39, J. Suchith six for 66, Zeeshan Ali three for 44).
Points:Karnataka 6; Rajasthan 0 .
At Chennai: Kerala 330 & 296 for two decl. in 100 overs (Vishnu Vinod 74, Akshay Kodoth 102 n.o., P. Rahul 103 n.o.) drew with Tamil Nadu 307 & 36 for no loss in 20 overs.
Kerala 3; TN 1 .
At Mohali: Punjab 293 & 133 lost to Uttar Pradesh 182 & 249 for five in 83.1 overs (Almas Shaukat 70, Akshdeep Nath 69 n.o.). UP 6; Punjab 0 .
At Kalyani: Bengal 429 for nine decl. & 45 for two in 11.5 overs bt Tripura 225 & 246 in 78.5 overs (S. Debnath 113 n.o., D. Bhattacharjee 49, A.P. Singh three for 35, P. Chakraborty three for 60).
Bengal 6; Tripura 0 .
At Cuttack: Himachal Pradesh 539 for nine decl. bt Odisha 283 & 202 in 78.1 overs (A. Saha 67, P. Das 66, V. Galetiya three for 66, R.K. Singh four for 43). HP 7; Odisha 0 .
At Vadodara: Baroda 353 & 126 for four in 34.5 overs (H. Pandya 79 n.o.) bt Saurashtra 114 & 362 in 122.3 overs (P. Solanki four for 105).
Baroda 6; Saurashtra 0 .
At Ranchi: Jharkhand 305 & 250 for four in 84 overs (Pappu Singh 109 n.o., Babul Kumar 84) drew with Haryana 527.
Haryana 3; Jharkhand 1 .
At New Delhi: Mumbai 343 & 13 for no loss in four overs drew with Delhi 359 in 124 overs (Jaideep Chauhan 101, Pradeep Malik 98 n.o.).
Delhi 3; Mumbai 1 .
At Patiala: Railways 303 drew with Andhra 379 for nine in 129 overs (C.R. Gnaneshwar 53, T. Vamsi Krishna 55, S. Thakran three for 76, A. Bawa three for 91).
Andhra 3; Railways 1 .
At Raipur: Chhattisgarh 610 for eight decl. drew with Hyderabad 294 in 78.3 overs (Himalay 114, Akash Bhandari 68, M. Shahnawaz five for 94) & 177 for three in 63 overs (Akash Annabathula 96, V.V. Reddy 41).
Chhattisgarh 3; Hyderabad 1 .
At Margao: J&K 418 & 148 for two in 49 overs (Jatin Wadhwan 79, Pranav Gupta 58 n.o.) drew with Goa 448 in 154.4 overs (Samar Dubhasi 50, Rohit Sharma four for 104, Syed Mujtaba Rizvi four for 95).
Goa 3; J&K 1 .
