Rajneesh Gurbani became the second bowler to claim a hat-trick in Ranji final after Tamil Nadu’s B Kalyanasundaram.
Gurbani became only the second bowler to claim a hat-trick in a Ranji Trophy final after Tamil Nadu's B Kalyanasundaram.
Rajneesh Gurbani's hat-trick victims include Vikas Mishra, Navdeep Saini and Dhruv Shorey.
The only game Karnataka lost this season was the semi-final and that too agonisingly by 5 runs.
Gurbani ended with career-best figures of 7 for 68 and a match-haul of 12 for 162.
Eden Gardens witnessed another cricket classic. Rajneesh Gurbani was nervous throughout the night. Karnataka were 87 runs away from final and Vidarbha 3 wickets.
Despite brilliant performances from Nair, Gautam and Vinay, Karnataka slumped to defeat against Vidarbha
Vidarbha staged a strong comeback against Kerala as they lead by 147 runs with 9 wickets in hand before stumps on Day Three.