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Ranji Trophy 2018-19 Semi-Finals Day 2, Live Score and Updates: Pujara Key as Karnataka Look to Put Pressure

Cricketnext Staff | Updated: January 25, 2019, 1:51 PM IST

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14:43(IST)

OUT! Oops, we jinxed it for Patel. Gopal bowls a short one, Patel looks to pull but gloves it onto the pads of the keeper Sharath who manages to hold onto the chance. Patel is distraught but he has to walk back to the hut for 85. That's also Tea. 74 runs in the session in 27 overs.

14:41(IST)

The stand between Pujara and Patel has silenced the Karnataka players completely at the moment. They are just waiting for mistakes but instead are making them themselves. A short ball is pulled to the fence by Patel which takes him to 85. Saurashtra 137/2, trail by 138 runs.

14:28(IST)

Shreyas Gopal has come on for a bowl. Should be interesting to see if Pujara takes him on or continues to bat steadily as he does usually. Patel is getting the boundaries which has kept things moving for them.

14:25(IST)
14:20(IST)

Pujara is now starting to get into his own, dancing down the track to the spinners while staying back and punching the pacers in the gaps to rotate the strike.

14:00(IST)

FIFTY! Eight fifty for Snell Patel in his FC Career. His teammates like his effort and give him a warm applause. Patel raises his bat to acknowledge the appreciation but is back putting his head down, knowing he has work left.

13:46(IST)

Drinks! Saurashtra are 80/2 at the moment and will know that this is a crucial passage of play. V Kumar is given the ball and will be expected to strike for Karnataka.

13:28(IST)

The hero of the game for Vidarbha is Umesh Yadav. The pitch at Wayanad assists pacers, and there's nobody in India who can use such tracks like Umesh. Kerala were always going to be in trouble and that's exactly what happened. Seven in the first innings, five in the second. Umesh's presence will be a massive boost for Vidarbha as the try to defend their title.

13:22(IST)

At the start of the season, Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal had said they wanted to show that the previous year wasn't a 'fluke'. Boy, have they done that! They'll play the winner of Karnataka v Saurashtra now.

Kerala had a dream run too. Under Dev Whatmore, they're a side that's rapidly on the rise. They can be proud of their campaign too, despite the loss today.

13:17(IST)

And it's all over in Wayanad! Vidarbha beat Kerala by an innings and 11 runs to qualify for the final. Umesh Yadav the star with the ball in the second innings too , picking five wickets. 

13:10(IST)

Maybe the umpire just wanted to give Pujara a birthday present? He's turning 31 today. That's the sort of luck you want on your birthday. Could be a huge moment in the game though.

13:06(IST)

Drama! Karnataka think they have Pujara caught behind and celebrate. But the umpire stays unmoved. Pujara stays unmoved as well. Abhimanyu Mithun the bowler cannot believe it. Neither can Pandey/Nair. Well they have reason to be disappointed - replays show that was off the edge! Pujara extremely lucky there.

13:00(IST)

Yash Thakur gets his fourth as well! Kerala nine down. Vidarbha one wicket away from victory!

12:49(IST)

Kerala lose their eight wicket. Umesh Yadav gets Basil Thampi for his fourth wicket of the innings (11th of the match). Kerala need 27 more runs to avoid an innings defeat.

12:42(IST)

Back after the break. Cheteshwar Pujara has walked in to join Patel.Karnataka have to get him out early, else they could be in for a long long time.

12:05(IST)

Lunch: OUT! Jadeja falls at the stroke of lunch.He is out caught by Sharath of the bowling of Ronit More and Karnataka have something to smile about at the lunch interval. Saurashtra 63/2, trail by 212 runs.

12:00(IST)

WICKET! Lunch on Day Two, Kerala have lost their seventh wicket. Rahul is out bowled by Thakur by one that does not get up at all. Nothing you can do about it. The trail is still 36 runs.

11:53(IST)

NOT OUT. Mithun slants one down the leg side, Jadeja fails to clip it. The keeper collects and goes up for a catch but nothing from the umpire. Saurashtra steady at 60/1, trail by 215 runs.

11:47(IST)

Is that out? Yes! Thakur has Manoharan caught in the slip cordon. He is out for 5. It was a length ball, fielder at first slip lost control of the ball but Ramaswamy held onto the catch. Kerala 65/6, trail by 37 runs.

11:46(IST)

WICKET! Another wicket for Vidarbha as Taide scores a direct hit at the striker's end to get rid of Sachin Baby who is out for a duck. Kerala in tatters again at 65/5. Trail by 37 runs.

11:40(IST)

OUT! What a catch and Umesh Yadav has ten wickets in the game now, three in this backing his seven in the first innings. Azharudeen looks to flick one but the fielder at square leg, Taide throws himself to his right and plucks out a stunner. Kerala 60/4, trail by 42 runs.

11:34(IST)

OUT! A loud, loud appeal from Yash Thakur for an lbw decision against Arun Karthik. The umpire takes his time but gives it out. That's a big blow for Kerala who are now 59/3, trail by 43 runs.

11:29(IST)

WICKET! Umesh has another wicket, he has Vinod caught in the slip cordon. That was a good length ball which bounced a bit more. Kerala 59/2, trail by 43 runs.

11:17(IST)

OUT! More does the job for Karnataka, he gets Desai to edge one to the fielder this time. He is out for 25. Vishvaraj Jadeja is the new man in. Saurashtra 43/1, trail by 232 runs.

11:11(IST)


Arun Karthik has played his shots and got the Kerala side off to a decent start. Time for a new bowler in Yash Thakur. He starts with a full toss and is spanked to the cover fence. Kerala 53/1, trail by 53 runs.

11:07(IST)

Karnataka are looking to tempt Saurashtra openers into a fall shot but so far, neither of the two have been tempted into it. This has been a good start for them. They are 33/0, trail by 242 runs.
 

10:54(IST)

OUT! First strike for Umesh Yadav, he has Jalaj Saxena caught behind. It was a back of a length ball, reared up on the batsman. Keeper juggled but held onto it. Kerala 28/1

10:45(IST)

Leading edge! Umesh lures Saxena into playing one across the line, the leading edge just evades Umesh going to his left to take it. He is bowling with a lot of venom at the moment.

10:38(IST)

FOUR! Patel gets going with a boundary square of the wicket of the bowling of Vinay Kumar. This is a decent start for Saurashta.

10:31(IST)

SIX! Karthik has come out with a positive mindset. Gurbani goes full and he is just lofted over his head for a biggie. That is someway to signal your intentions. Kerala 10/0, trail by 92 runs.

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Ranji Trophy 2018-19 Semi-Finals Day 2, Live Score and Updates: Pujara Key as Karnataka Look to Put Pressure

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Catch live updates and live cricket score from Day 2 of the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy 2018/19.

Day 1 Report:

Karnataka vs Saurashtra in Bangalore

Three Karnataka batsmen scored half-centuries but Jaydev Unadkat's four-wicket haul restricted Karnataka to 264 for 9 at stumps on the first day at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.

Karnataka were reeling at 30 for 4 at one stage before half-centuries from number 5, 6 and 7 - Manish Pandey (62), Shreyas Gopal (87) and S Sharath (74*) - bailed Karnataka out. Unadkat ended with 4 for 50 while off-spinner Kamlesh Makvana got 3 for 73.

The first half of the day was all about Jaydev Unadkat running through the Karnataka top order. The pitch had some juice early in the day and the Saurashtra captain got the ball to talk, bowling with zip and accounting for R Samarth, Mayank Agarwal and K Siddharth leaving Karnataka 19 for 3.

Samarth and Siddharth were trapped leg before by balls that came in, while Agarwal fished at one that angled away and edged behind after a 30-ball 2. Chetan Sakariya had Karun Nair nicking behind on 9 to leave Karnataka reeling at 30 for 4.

Saurashtra had their tails up but Pandey and Shreyas Gopal arrested the slide. Pandey counter-attacked, like he had done in the quarter-final against Rajasthan, and made 62 off 67 with four fours and three sixes.

Unadkat broke the 106-run stand after the lunch break, bowling Pandey from around the stumps and leaving Karnataka in trouble again at 136 for 5. Yet again, Karnataka had a rescue act with Gopal and S Sharath adding 96 for the sixth wicket.

Gopal was fortunate to be dropped early on 33, but used the chance to settle in against the spinners. Sharath too gave him good company as Karnataka ended the second session losing just one wicket.

Saurashtra got on top again in the third session, courtesy Kamlesh Makvana's triple strikes. The off-spinner's wickets were also a result of some poor shots.

Gopal first pulled and missed a not-so-short ball to fall on 87. K Gowtham was dropped on 0 at mid-off but failed to use his reprieve and edged to slip for 2. Abhimanyu Mithun then slogged to mid-off, leaving Sharath watching helplessly from the other end.

Kerala vs Vidarbha in Wayanad

Umesh Yadav's seven-wicket burst put Vidarbha well on top, despite a late fightback by Kerala with the ball.

Opting to field, Vidarbha smashed out Kerala for just 106 in 28.4 overs with Umesh picking 7 for 48 from 12 overs. Vidarbha ended on 171 for 5, a lead of 65 runs, with skipper Faiz Fazal scoring 75.

Only three Kerala batsmen - Sachin Baby (22), Vishnu Vinod (37*) and Basil Thampi (10) - got double-digit scores. Rajneesh Gurbani, the other pacer, bagged the three remaining wickets as Vidarbha had Kerala under the mat on a green track.

Batting became easier when Vidarbha came out to bat. Faiz Fazal, the captain, led the way with a half-century. The ageless run-machine Wasim Jaffer scored 34 runs, completing 1000 in the season. He became the first batsman to score 1000 or more runs in two different Ranji seasons, the first being in 2008-09.

Vidarbha were cruising at 170 for 2 before Fazal's dismissal triggered a bit of a collapse. They lost three wickets for 1 run, giving Kerala some hope going into the second day.
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