Ranji Trophy 2015-16: Karnataka seal 92-run win over Rajasthan

Jaipur: Pranay Sharma scored a century but could not prevent Rajasthan from slumping to a 92-run defeat against Karnataka on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Group A cricket match. This victory has given Karnataka six points. Chasing 358, Rajasthan were bundled out for 265 despite Pranay (114) and Dishant Yagnik (71 not out) chipping in with crucial runs. Resuming on 42 for three, Rajasthan got off to a determined start with overnight batsmen — Pranay and Tanveer-Ul-Haq — adding 60 runs in the morning before Stuart Binny dismissed the latter for 19. UPDATES: Rajasthan vs Karnataka, Ranji Trophy 2015-16 Group A

Tanveer’s wicket triggered a mini collapse as Rajat Bhatia and Puneet Yadav fell inside the next two overs with the home team reeling at 116 for six. However, Pranay, who went on to complete his second first-class century, along with Yagnik, fought back to keep the hosts’ chances alive with a 98-run partnership for the fourth wicket. But Pranay’s dismissal off David Mathias’ bowling put a check on Rajasthan’s run rate and then they eventually got all out, even as Yagnik remained unbeaten at the other end.

Add Cricket Country as a Preferred Source

Brief scores:

Karnataka 281 in 94 overs (Mayank Agarwal 66, Ravikumar Samarth 65; Aniket Choudhary 5 for 77) & 318 for five decl. in 63 overs (Abhiskek Reddy 69, Robin Uthappa 160; Rajat Bhatia 2 for 44) beat Rajasthan 242 in 91.4 overs (Rajat Bhatia 99, Puneet Yadav 28; Vinay Kumar 3 for 42, Sreenath Aravind 3 for 42) & 265 in 82 overs (Pranay Sharma 114, Dishant Yagnik 71*; David Mathias 3 for 53) by 92 runs.