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If the on-time begin at 9.30 a.m. raised hopes of a full day’s cricket, it proved misleading at greatest as a heavy downpour 20 minutes earlier than tea and one other spherical of pitter-patter rain an hour later ushered within the shut. With simply two days left and extra gray skies forecast, the competition will most certainly be diminished to a battle for the first-innings lead.
But amidst the gloom and doom, Karun Nair stood tall, conjuring his twenty fifth First Class ton (174 n.o., 267b, 14×4, 3×6) to carry Karnataka collectively. From an in a single day rating of 86, Karun reached his century in 163 balls, earlier than turning expansive and getting his subsequent 50 runs in solely 74 balls.
Karun, the truth is, misplaced his accomplice from day one, Shreyas Gopal, early within the morning for 57 (109b, 6×4, 1×6), and watched all-rounder Yashovardhan Parantap fall to a reckless heave that was snapped up at mid-off.
But in pacer V. Vyshak, he discovered an ready ally, and the duo got here collectively for a 60-run partnership. Vyshak (31, 53b, 4×4) even outscored his senior colleague, showcasing a couple of elegant photographs sq. of the wicket on the off-side.
However, as soon as he departed — leg-before to left-arm spinner Darshan Misal whereas making an attempt a sweep — on the stroke of lunch, Karun took over the mantle with simply the 2 tail-enders Abhilash Shetty and Vidwath Kaverappa for firm.
In one Arjun Tendulkar over, he smashed 17 runs, together with two sixes over square-leg and a boundary, to go previous 150.
But some muddled considering from Kaverappa, as he tried a non-existent double handy the strike again to Karun and ended up working himself out, introduced the innings to a stuttering finish.
The scores:
Karnataka — 1st innings: Nikin Jose c Khutkar b Arjun 3, Mayank Agarwal c Kauthankar b Koushik 28, Okay.L. Shrijith c Dubhashi b Arjun 0, Karun Nair (not out) 174, R. Smaran c Tejrana b Koushik 3, Abhinav Manohar c Koushik b Arjun 37, Shreyas Gopal c Kauthankar b Vijesh 57, Yashovardhan Parantap c Vijesh b Koushik 14, V. Vyshak lbw b Misal 31, Abhilash Shetty c Tejrana b Misal 2, Vidwath Kaverappa run out 0; Extras: (b-5, lb-9, nb-6, w-2): 22; Total (in 110.1 overs): 371.
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-26, 3-47, 4-65, 5-128, 6-245, 7-271, 8-331, 9-342.
Goa bowling: Arjun 29-6-100-3, Koushik 27.1-11-35-3, Vijesh 20-3-86-1, Misal 18-0-74-2, Redkar 9-0-35-0, Suyash 4-0-8-0, Lalit Yadav 3-0-19-0.
Goa — 1st innings: Manthan Khutkar c Shrijith b Abhilash 9, Suyash Prabhudessai (batting) 11, Abhinav Tejrana (batting) 8; Total (for one wkt. in 13 overs): 28.
Fall of wicket: 1-9.
Karnataka bowling: Kaverappa 6-1-11-0, Abhilash 5-2-9-1, Parantap 1-0-3-0, Vyshak 1-0-5-0.
