Defending champions Karnataka will face an uphill task against the
formidable Tamil Nadu in the final of the Ranji Trophy cricket
tournament at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday March 08,2015
Tamil Nadu last played a final in 2011-12, which they lost to Rajasthan
Karnataka won the title last year, their seventh since their maiden one in 1973-74, Tamil Nadu had last won the trophy for only the second time in the tournament's history, way back in 1987-88
Holders Karnataka have been unbeaten for the last two years, and would start as favourites having defeated the same opponents by 285 runs in the season opener. Incidentally, it was Tamil Nadu's only defeat this season
It is expected to be an exciting contest between the two Southern teams with both sides having a few India players in their ranks
Tamil Nadu skipper Mukund is the leading run getter for his side with 810 runs, followed by stumper Karthik with 753 and Baba Indrajith with 668
Tamil Nadu have the likes of India Test opener Murali Vijay, Abhinav Mukund, Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar and twins Aparajith and Indrajith in their top six
Karnataka have a much superior all-round bowling attack, especially with the new ball. Vinay, Abhimanyu Mithun and left arm bowler Srinath Aravind, having claimed over 116 wickets among them
Karnataka batsmen have been among runs with Robin Uthappa being the top scorer in the Ranji season so far with 912 runs under his belt. Shreyas Gopal, Ravikumar Samarth and KL Rahul have also scored over 600 runs each.
Day One Sunday March 08,2015 @ Mumbai
Karnataka Skipper Vinay Kumar took 5/34 as defending champions Karnataka skittled out Tamil Nadu for 134 in 62.4 overs, just 28 minutes after the tea session on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament final, which saw 14 wickets tumble at the Wankhede stadium on Sunday
At stumps, Karnataka were struggling at 45/4 after 14 overs, trailing by 89 runs
Scorecard
Tamil Nadu (1st innings) 134 all out (Abhinav Mukund 35, Baba Indrajith 27, Aswin Crist 21; R Vinay Kumar 5 for 34, Abhimanyu Mithun 3 for 54)
Karnataka (1st innings) (R Samarth 14, Abhimanyu Mithun 14 not out, Karun Nair 9 not out)
Day Two Monday March 09,2015
Day Three Tuesday March 10,2015
Karun Nair (left) with K.L. Rahul on the third day of the Ranji Trophy final at Wankhede stadium on March 10, 2015
K.L. Rahul (188, 320b, 17x4, 3x6)and
Karun Nair who achieved the individual triple century (310 batting, 815m, 533b, 45x4, 1x6) to help Karnataka to 618 /7
Karun Nair became the first batsman in 68 years to score a triple century in a Ranji Trophy final. The first to do so was Baroda’s Gul Mohammad (319) against Holkar at the Central college ground, Baroda in the final of the 1946-47 season
Tamil Nadu last played a final in 2011-12, which they lost to Rajasthan
Karnataka won the title last year, their seventh since their maiden one in 1973-74, Tamil Nadu had last won the trophy for only the second time in the tournament's history, way back in 1987-88
Holders Karnataka have been unbeaten for the last two years, and would start as favourites having defeated the same opponents by 285 runs in the season opener. Incidentally, it was Tamil Nadu's only defeat this season
It is expected to be an exciting contest between the two Southern teams with both sides having a few India players in their ranks
Tamil Nadu skipper Mukund is the leading run getter for his side with 810 runs, followed by stumper Karthik with 753 and Baba Indrajith with 668
Tamil Nadu have the likes of India Test opener Murali Vijay, Abhinav Mukund, Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar and twins Aparajith and Indrajith in their top six
Karnataka have a much superior all-round bowling attack, especially with the new ball. Vinay, Abhimanyu Mithun and left arm bowler Srinath Aravind, having claimed over 116 wickets among them
Karnataka batsmen have been among runs with Robin Uthappa being the top scorer in the Ranji season so far with 912 runs under his belt. Shreyas Gopal, Ravikumar Samarth and KL Rahul have also scored over 600 runs each.
Day One Sunday March 08,2015 @ Mumbai
Karnataka Skipper Vinay Kumar took 5/34 as defending champions Karnataka skittled out Tamil Nadu for 134 in 62.4 overs, just 28 minutes after the tea session on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament final, which saw 14 wickets tumble at the Wankhede stadium on Sunday
At stumps, Karnataka were struggling at 45/4 after 14 overs, trailing by 89 runs
Scorecard
Tamil Nadu (1st innings) 134 all out (Abhinav Mukund 35, Baba Indrajith 27, Aswin Crist 21; R Vinay Kumar 5 for 34, Abhimanyu Mithun 3 for 54)
Karnataka (1st innings) (R Samarth 14, Abhimanyu Mithun 14 not out, Karun Nair 9 not out)
Day Two Monday March 09,2015
Tamil Nadu — 1st innings: 134.
Karnataka — 1st innings: Ravikumar Samarth c M. Vijay b Balaji
14, K.L. Rahul batting 131, Shishir Bhavane c Indrajith b Parameswaran
0, Robin Uthappa c Indrajith b Balaji 0, Manish Pandey c Aparajith b
Balaji 6, Karun Nair batting 130, Abhimanyu Mithun lbw b Rangarajan 39;
Extras (lb-2, nb-1): 3; Total (for five wkts. in 99 overs): 323.
Day Three Tuesday March 10,2015
Karun Nair (left) with K.L. Rahul on the third day of the Ranji Trophy final at Wankhede stadium on March 10, 2015
Karun Nair who achieved the individual triple century (310 batting, 815m, 533b, 45x4, 1x6) to help Karnataka to 618 /7
Karun Nair became the first batsman in 68 years to score a triple century in a Ranji Trophy final. The first to do so was Baroda’s Gul Mohammad (319) against Holkar at the Central college ground, Baroda in the final of the 1946-47 season
List of triple century makers:
443 not out: Bhausaheb Nimbalkar, Maharashtra v Kathiawar, Poona Club, 1948/49
377: Sanjay Manjrekar, Bombay v Hyderabad, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay 1990/91
366: M.V., Sridhar, Hyderabad v Andhra, Gymkhana ground, Secunderabad,1993/94
359 not out: Vijay Merchant, Bombay v Maharashtra, Brabourne Stadium, Bombay,1943/44
353: V.V.S. Laxman, Hyderabad v Karnataka, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore,1999/00
352:Cheteshwar Pujara, Saurashtra v Karnataka, Saurashtra University Ground, Rajkot,2012/13
340: Sunil Gavaskar, Bombay v Bengal, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, 1981/82
337: K.L. Rahul, Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, 2014/15
331:Ravindra Jadeja, Saurashtra v Railways, Khandheri Cricket Stadium, Rajkot, 2012/13
327: Kedar Jadhav, Maharashtra v Uttar Pradesh, Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Gahunje, 2012/13
323: Ajit Wadekar, Bombay v Mysore, Brabourne Stadium, Bombay, 1966/67
323: Devangh Gandhi, Bengal v Assam, NEF Railway Stadium, Guwahati, 1998/99
319: Gul Mohammad, Baroda v Holkar, Central College Ground, Baroda, 1946/47
316 not out: Vijay Hazare, Maharashtra v Baroda, Poona Club, 1939/40
314 not out: Wasim Jaffer,Mumbai v Saurashtra, Municipal Stadium, Rajkot, 1996/97
314: Ravindra Jadeja, Saurashtra v Orissa, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 2011/12
313: W.V. Raman, Tamil Nadu v Goa, Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground, Panaji, 1988/89
312: Raman Lamba, Delhi v Himachal Pradesh, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, 1994/95
312: Sunny Singh, Haryana v Madhya Pradesh, Emerald School Ground, Indore, 2009/10
309 not out: Rohit Sharma, Mumbai v Gujarat, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 2009/10
308 not out: Dinesh Mongia, Punjab v Jammu and Kashmir, Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar, 2000/01
308: K. Sikar Bharat, Andhra v Goa, Sarma College ground, Ongole, 2014/15
306 not out: Sreekumar Nair, Kerala v Services, Fort Maidan, Palakkad, 2007/08
305 not out: Pankaj Dharmani, Punjab v Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab Agricultural University ground, Ludhiana, 1999/00
303 not out: Abdul Azeem: Hyderabad v Tamil Nadu, Gymkhana ground, Secunderabad, 1986/87
303 not out: Ravindra Jadeja: Saurashtra v Gujarat, Lalabhai Contractor stadium, Surat, 2012/13
302 not out: A. Kripal Singh, Tamil Nadu v Goa, Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground, Panaji, 1988/89
302 not out : Cheteshwar Pujara: Saurashtra v Orissa, Khandheri, Rajkot, 2008/09
301 not out: V.V.S. Laxman, Hyderabad v Bihar, Keenan, Jamshedpur, 1997/98
301: Wasim Jaffer, Mumbai v Saurashtra, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, 2008/09
301 not out: Aakash Chopra, Rajasthan v Maharashtra, Golf Club Ground, Nasik, 2010/11
300 not out: Shiv Sundar Das, Orissa v Jammu and Kashmir, Barabati, Cuttack, 2006/07
300 not out: Abhinav Mukund: Tamil Nadu v Maharashtra, Golf Club Ground, Nasik, 2008/09
300 not out: Taruwar Kohli, Punjab v Jharkhand, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 2012/13
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