<p>The hosts, who had been brilliant right throughout the contest, were made to sweat a bit by Gupta (103, 230b, 14x4) but the hosts maintained their composure to register a superb win at the RSI ground.<br /><br />Needing 155 runs and with just four wickets left to make Karnataka bat again, the visitors were up against a mighty task of saving the match but began rather promisingly. Resuming the day at 150 for six, Gupta and Shirag Desai added a further 72 runs before the latter departed to ZA Sayyed.<br /><br />Baroda did stitch together small partnerships but the task ahead of them was so enormous that they eventually folded up for 287 in 150.3 overs.<br /><br />J Suchith was the pick of the bowlers for Karnataka with figures of three for 43 while RG More, Sayyed and Shreyas Gopal scalped two apiece.<br /><br />Brief scores: Baroda: 137 all out in 72.5 overs and 287 (O/n: 150/6 in 66 overs) all out in 150.3 overs (Saurabh Wakaskar 84, Hardik Pandya 25, Sahil Gupta 103, Priyansh Kandoi 26 n.o.; RG More 2-66, ZA Sayyed 2-38, J Suchith 3-43, Shreyas Gopal 2-43).</p>
<p>The hosts, who had been brilliant right throughout the contest, were made to sweat a bit by Gupta (103, 230b, 14x4) but the hosts maintained their composure to register a superb win at the RSI ground.<br /><br />Needing 155 runs and with just four wickets left to make Karnataka bat again, the visitors were up against a mighty task of saving the match but began rather promisingly. Resuming the day at 150 for six, Gupta and Shirag Desai added a further 72 runs before the latter departed to ZA Sayyed.<br /><br />Baroda did stitch together small partnerships but the task ahead of them was so enormous that they eventually folded up for 287 in 150.3 overs.<br /><br />J Suchith was the pick of the bowlers for Karnataka with figures of three for 43 while RG More, Sayyed and Shreyas Gopal scalped two apiece.<br /><br />Brief scores: Baroda: 137 all out in 72.5 overs and 287 (O/n: 150/6 in 66 overs) all out in 150.3 overs (Saurabh Wakaskar 84, Hardik Pandya 25, Sahil Gupta 103, Priyansh Kandoi 26 n.o.; RG More 2-66, ZA Sayyed 2-38, J Suchith 3-43, Shreyas Gopal 2-43).</p>
