Fails to prevent Karnataka from winning Vijay Hazare Trophy
Kolkata, March 16 (PTI): Nagaland’s Rongsen Jonathan top scored for Railways as his gritty 46 from 57 balls helped Railways recover from being 83 for 7 to 157 all out in 47.4 overs after they were asked to bat on the Eden green top.
Kolkata, March 16 (PTI): Nagaland’s Rongsen Jonathan top scored for Railways as his gritty 46 from 57 balls helped Railways recover from being 83 for 7 to 157 all out in 47.4 overs after they were asked to bat on the Eden green top.
It was a pathetic display from the Railways top and middle-order batsmen until Jonathan's positive intent put them past 150. First, he stitched a crucial 38-run eighth wicket stand from 60 balls with Amit Mishra, while with Anureet he added a brisk 34 from 35 balls to give the much-needed push to their total.
Despite the small total to defend, the Railways pacer duo of Anureet Singh and Krishna Kant Upadhyay did not give up their hope as they ripped apart the Karnataka top order bowling in tandem for 14 overs.
With this win, Karnataka completed a historic treble at domestic level by emerging champions in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with the four-wicket win over Railways. Chasing 158, the Ranji and Irani Trophy champions had a jittery start after they lost five wickets in 26 runs to be 47 for 5 in the 12th over but sensible batting by youngsters Karun Nair (53 not out) and Lokesh Rahul (38) set up the chase with a 66-run partnership. With this
Brief Scores: Railways: 157 in 47.4 overs (Rongsen Jonathan 46, Arindam Ghosh 33; Abhimanyu Mithun 4/19, Abar Kazi 2/27, Robin Uthappa 2/19).
Karnataka 158/6 in 43 overs (Karun Nair 53 not out, Lokesh Rahul 38; Krishna Kant Upadhyay 3/30, Anureet Singh 2/41).
