Karnataka Beats Railways To Clinch Vijay Hazare Trophy Sunday March 16,2014

Karnataka completed a historic treble at the domestic level by emerging champions in the 2013-14 Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 4-wicket win over Railways in yet another low-scoring affair at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday March 16,2014

Karnataka have also won the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy and the Irani Cup  and with the Vijay Hazare Trophy title on Sunday, they completed a rare treble of winning three major domestic titles in 2013-14

Karnataka skipper R Vinay Kumar receives the trophy from CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya in Kolkata on Sunday March 16,2014

Scorecard

Railways: 157 in 47.4 overs
Karnataka 158/6 in 43 overs  
Karnataka won by 4 wickets

Karnataka's Treble in 2013-14

Ranji Trophy
Karnataka didn't lose even a single game in the season - winning seven and drawing four - en route their seventh title, with a win over Maharashtra in the final sealing the season in Karnataka's favour.
The team's seven-wicket win was their sixth on the trot and ended the 15-year wait for a Ranji title.
Fifteen centuries came from the Karnataka bats while Abhimanyu Mithun was the chief-destructor with 41 wickets, followed by skipper Vinay Kumar with 29.

Irani Cup
Vinay Kumar led from the front against Rest of India to win the fifth Irani Cup for his state. Fourth 10-wicket match-haul in first class cricket was the perfect birthday gift the skipper gave himself. The win was Karnataka's eighth in nine matches and made them the first Ranji Trophy winners in the last nine seasons to claim the Irani Cup.

Vijay Hazare Trophy
The treble was completed in the one-day arena at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata against Railways who were storming towards victory by reducing the Ranji and Irani champions to 47 for 5, chasing 158. But Karun Nair and KL Rahul turned it around through a 66-run partnership, with Nair's 53 winning Karnataka their maiden title in the one-day format.

Opener Robin Uthappa failed in the final, but his 536 runs, including three centuries at over 85, in the tournament played a crucial role. Skipper Vinay Kumar led the way in bowling, finishing with 28 wickets, including three five-wicket hauls.