Ranji Trophy, 2018
Karnataka vs Saurashtra, 2nd SEMI-FINAL Match Preview
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will play as the host for the second Semi-final of Ranji Trophy 2018-19 and the two teams contesting here are Karnataka and Saurashtra.
Karnataka made their way into the Semi-finals after outclassing Rajasthan in the quarterfinals by 6 wickets which was played at this very venue. Veteran Vinay Kumar’s resounding performance with both bat and ball helped them reach this juncture. He scored a valiant 83 in the first innings and claimed 2 wickets which made their way easy to clinch the game by 6 wickets.
Saurashtra celebrated a magnificent win to secure a semi-final spot after they recorded a mammoth 372 runs chase against UP. Things started with skipper Jaydev Unadkat’s fifer in the first innings but it wasn’t enough for Saurashtra to achieve the first innings score of UP which was 385 runs.
Saurashtra was bundled out for 208 in their first innings which means they were reeling with a deficit of 177 runs. Theyb had to deliver with the ball in the second innings and they did the same by dismissing UP for 194 in the second innings courtesy Dharemndrasinh Jadeja’s 4 wicket hall.
They chased down 372 with 6 wickets in hand, led by Harvik Desai’s magnificent 116 at the top and Cheteshwar Pujara’s unbeaten 67.
Venue- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Matchday- January 24, Thursday at 09:30 AM IST
Read on for KAR vs SAU team news and KAR vs SAU dream11 prediction.
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The probable KAR vs SAU playing 11 is listed below.
Karnataka:
Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Ravikumar Samarth, Abhimanyu Mithun, Shreyas Gopal, Sharath BR, Karun Nair, Ronit More, Vinay Kumar, Manish Pandey, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dega Nischal.
Saurashtra:
Prerak Mankad, Harvik Desai, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Makvana, Jaydev Unadkat, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sheldon Jackson, Aarpit Vasavada, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Snell Patel.
Saurashtra:
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