With Thakur being all but ruled out of the upcoming match, Kohli might have to revisit his 4-1 bowling combination which can’t be cast in stone considering the lean nature of his team’s lower-order batting. It’s still not clear whether he picked up the injury during the first Test or not. While India were in a better position to win the first Test before heavens opened up on the final day, the first innings score of 278 was still below par as none among Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane (horrible mix-up) scored runs.Īs far as team combination is concerned, Shardul Thakur’s hamstring injury does again tilt the lower-order batting balance although the Mumbai seamer didn’t trouble the scorers in the only innings that he played.Īshwin, who was dropped from the playing XI in the drawn opening game in Nottingham because of Ravindra Jadeja’s superior skills with the willow, is back in the mix as Thakur seems to have done his hamstring some damage during the training session at the Lord’s on Monday.ĪLSO READ: India And England Docked Two Points For Slow Over-Rate Rahul completed his century, before Kohli fell.
Pujara fell early too, but Rahul and Virat Kohli put up a strong partnership. Karnataka 8/0 in 0.2 balls.India vs England Live Score, Ind vs Eng 2nd Test Match Latest Updates: ROhit Sharma and KL Rahul’s partnership was broken on 126-run mark when Jimmy Anderson removed Rohit Sharma with a peach of a delivery. (Writtick C 51, Ritwik RC 36, J Suchith 2/24). Karnataka 160/5 in 20 overs (Karun Nair 55 not out ).īengal 160/8 in 20 overs. Pandey, who till then was having an ordinary day, then came in and hit Mukesh Kumar for a six to set up a semi-final date with Vidarbha.Įarlier, Karun Nair had scored 55 off 29 balls to take Karnataka to 160 for 5 which gave them a chance to fight. He hit two huge sixes in the final over from Vidyadhar Patil and his partner Akash Deep hit a boundary to bring the equation of 19 from 6 balls to one run off the final delivery.Īkash Deep, who was recruited by RCB, instead of trying an aerial route went for a non-existent single with fielders circling him and to his horror, it went to one of India's finest ever fielders Pandey, who picked and threw down the stumps at the non-striker's end in one action. However former India U-25 all-rounder Ritwik showed some great temperament. Kaif Ahmed (20 off 26 balls) added 49 with Chatterjee before being bowled by left-arm spinner J Suchith (2/24 in 4 overs), who also accounted for Shahbaz Ahmed in the very next delivery. Skipper Sudeep Chatterjee couldn't clear the in-field off military medium bowler MB Darshan as the ball hit the toe-end of his bat. Goswami, who looked in good touch, went for a non-existent second run and bowler KC Cariappa (0/21 in 4 overs) affected a fine run-out. While Shreevats Goswami (22 off 10 balls) started with 20 off the first over of chase with three fours and a six off Vijay Kumar Vyshak (0/41 in 4 overs), his opening partner Abhishek Das with a career strike-rate of less than 90, tried to pull the very first delivery of the next over when all he needed to do was give his senior partner the strike.
The quarter-final match was testimony as to why Bengal's cricketers are not at all sought after when it comes to franchise interest.Ī lot of it had to do with a lack of sane cricketing sense and the manner in which some of the batters throw away their wickets.īarring Writtick Chatterjee (51 off 40 balls), who tried to anchor the innings, others paid the price of indiscreet shot selection. Surprisingly, Ritwik, who brought Bengal back in contention with 36 off 18 balls, did not take the strike in the Super Over. In a debatable decision, skipper Sudeep Chatterjee sent an off-colour Kaif Ahmed along with Ritwik Roy Chowdhury in the Super Over was baffling.Īhmed had barely scratched to score 20 off 26 balls. Karnataka scored the required six runs with four Super Over deliveries to spare. It was one of the best thrillers of the National T20 meet in recent times with both teams locked at 160 each after 20 overs. Manish Pandey first got a brilliant direct hit to take their match against Bengal into Super Over and then hit a massive six to steer Karnataka into the semi-finals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Thursday. Follow us on Image Source : TWITTER/BCCI DOMESTIC