KAR vs BGL 14th Match: Karnataka Win by 19 Runs as Shetty Shines
Karnataka beat Bengal by 19 runs.
Karnataka beat Bengal by 19 runs in 14th Match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- KAR Over 3.5 — Luvnith Sisodia out for 28 (12), lbw b ss ghosh by Sayan Ghosh. 48/1
- KAR Over 10 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Mukesh Kumar: 1 2 2 4 4 4
- KAR Over 15.2 — Karun Nair brings up a fifty off 34 balls
- KAR Over 18.6 — Sayan Ghosh completes a 3-wicket haul
- KAR Over 20 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Mohammad Shami: 2 4 4 6 1 W
- BGL Over 8.6 — Sudip Kumar Gharami brings up a fifty off 30 balls
- BGL Over 13.5 — Sudip Kumar Gharami out for 65 (42), c abhinav manohar b m kumar by Manvanth Kumar. 120/5
- BGL Over 17.1 — Shahbaz Ahamad brings up a fifty off 34 balls
- BGL Over 17.6 — Vyshak Vijaykumar completes a 3-wicket haul
- BGL Over 17.6 — Shahbaz Ahamad out for 56 (37), c pr dubey b v vijaykumar by Vyshak Vijaykumar. 153/7
- BGL Over 18.2 — Abhilash Shetty completes a 3-wicket haul
How the runs came
Karnataka were 101 after 10 overs and finished on 184/6. Bengal were 79 after 10 overs and finished on 165/9.
Phase by phase
| Phase | KAR | BGL |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 63/1 (RR 10.50) | 43/4 (RR 7.17) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 78/1 (RR 8.67) | 82/1 (RR 9.11) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 45/4 (RR 9.00) | 40/4 (RR 8.00) |
In the powerplay, Karnataka scored 20 more than Bengal.
Karnataka innings: over by over
Karnataka faced 28 dot balls (23%), hit 22 fours and 2 sixes, and got 10 extras. The best stand was 59 off 41 balls between Manish Pandey & Abhinav Manohar.
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (Luvnith Sisodia, 3.5), 103-2 (Smaran-R, 10.3), 162-3 (Manvanth Kumar, 17.2), 167-4 (Rithesh Bhatkal, 18.2), 169-5 (Shikhar shetty, 18.6), 186-6 (Abhilash Shetty, 19.6)
Bengal innings: over by over
Bengal faced 36 dot balls (30%), hit 10 fours and 10 sixes, and got 6 extras. The best stand was 96 off 59 balls between Sudip Kumar Gharami & Shahbaz Ahamad.
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Abishek Porel, 0.2), 0-2 (Abhimanyu Easwaran, 0.3), 24-3 (Karan Lal, 3.2), 24-4 (Rishabh Chaudhary, 3.6), 120-5 (Sudip Kumar Gharami, 13.5), 134-6 (Shakir Habib Gandhi, 15.5), 153-7 (Shahbaz Ahamad, 17.6), 159-8 (Pradipta Pramanik, 18.2), 162-9 (Mohammad Shami, 18.6)
Our view
Karnataka got off to a flying start, with Luvnith Sisodia smashing 28 off just 12 balls before getting out. Karun Nair then took charge and played a brilliant knock of 53 off 35 balls, keeping the scoring rate high throughout the innings. Manish Pandey and Abhinav Manohar also put together a useful 59-run partnership, while Karnataka picked up 17 runs in both the 10th and final overs. Despite Sayan Ghosh's four-wicket haul, Karnataka managed to post a strong total of 184/6.
Bengal's chase began in the worst possible way, as the team lost two wickets without scoring a run. Sudip Kumar Gharami and Shahbaz Ahamad brought Bengal back into the contest with a 96-run partnership, scoring 65 and 56 respectively. At 120/5, Bengal still had a chance, but the dismissal of Gharami proved to be a big setback. Vyshak Vijaykumar and Abhilash Shetty then struck at crucial moments, preventing Bengal from building another partnership. The lower order couldn't keep up with the required run rate, and Bengal finished on 165/9, falling 19 runs short.
Top performers
- Sudip Kumar Gharami — 65 (42 balls)
- Shahbaz Ahamad — 56 (37 balls)
- Karun Nair — 53 (35 balls)
- Abhilash Shetty — 4/26 (4 ov)
- Sayan Ghosh — 4/28 (4 ov)
- Vyshak Vijaykumar — 3/28 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Karnataka vs Bengal
