Karnataka continue winning run

Karnataka edged out Hyderabad by 13 runs to notch up their fourth successive win in the South Zone Under-19 one-day tournament for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy at the Aditya Global Academy ground here on Wednesday.

Karnataka are leading the table with 18 points while Andhra (15) are second. The final league match between the two unbeaten sides on Friday will decide the champions.
Electing to bat, Karnataka made 264 for the loss of eight wickets in their 50 overs. Suchith J top-scored for the hosts with an unbeaten 52 (37b, 6x4, 1x6).

Nischal D scored 46, while Anurag Bajpai (29), Abhishek Reddy (27) and Shreyas Gopal (27) too chipped in with useful contributions. CU Milind was the most successful bowler for Hyderabad with figures of 3 for 56.

 Though Hyderabad made a spirited chase they were bowled out for 251 in the final over. Vamshivardhan Reddy hit a fine half-century (60, 50b, 3x4, 3x6).

Tamnay Agarwal and Rohit Rayudu too excelled scoring 47 each. Prateek Jain claimed 3-44 for Karnataka while KN Bharath and Shreyas Gopal took two wickets apiece.
Dharam Naren Reddy’s 8-25 paved the way for Andhra’s thumping 123-run win over Goa in another match.

On Tuesday, Karnataka, riding on Nischal D’s hundred (102, 142b, 10x4), had outplayed Tamil Nadu by 68 runs to win with a bonus point.

Brief scores: At Aditya Global Academy: Karnataka: 264/8 in 50 overs (Nischal D 46, Anurag Bajpai 29, Shreyas Gopal 27, Abhishek Reddy 27, Suchith J 52 n.o.; C U Milind  3-56) bt Hyderabad: 251 all out in 49.2 overs (Tamnay Agarwal 47, Rohit Rayudu 47, Vamshivardhan Reddy 60; Prateek Jain 3-44, Bharath K N 2-47, Shreyas Gopal 2-39). Karnataka: 4 points; Hyderabad: 0.
At Chinnaswamy: Kerala: 271/6 in 50 overs (Sanju Vishwanath 147 n.o., S Subin 41; J Koushik 3-48, Vignesh Kannan 2-26) bt Tamil Nadu: 268/8 in 50 overs (K Bharath Shankar 70, C Hari Nishanth 36, B Aparajith 44, Shahurukh Khan 30, J Kaushik 32). Kerala: 4; Tamil Nadu: 0.
At BGS: Andhra: 233/4 in 47 overs (Gurramkonda Jayavardhan 49, Kirdant Karan Shinde 41, Ricky Bhui 67 n.o., G N Shyam Sundar 57 n.o.; Lakshy Garg 2-37) bt Goa: 110 all out in 43.4 overs (Snehal Kathankar 34, Mukund Bandodkar 33; Dharam Naren Reddy 8-25). Andhra: 5; Goa: -1.
On Tuesday: At Chinnaswamy: Karnataka: 259/9 in 50 overs (Nischal D 102, Anurag Bajpai 30) bt Tamil Nadu: 191 all out in 47.1 overs (Bharath Shankar K 46, Shikhar Hukku 36, Selva S 32; Prateek Jain 2-57, Kranthi Kumar 4-21, Shreyas Gopal 2-20). Karnataka: 5; Tamil Nadu -1.
At BGS: Kerala: 213/9 in 50 overs (N B Vishnu 60, F F Ahmad 41; C H Sneha Kishore 3-52, D Naren Reddy 3-34) lt to Andhra: 189/5 in 46 overs (Kona Bharath 49, K Karan Shindhe 52 n.o., G Shyamsundar 29; S Sivaraj 3-37) Andhra won by VJD method by 5 runs. Andhra: 4; Kerala: 0.
At Aditya Global Academy: Hyderabad: 379/6 in 50 overs (Rahul Singh 158, Abhishek Ashok 50, Chaitanya K S K 49 n.o.; Sagar Naik 3-86, Yogesh Bare 3-68) bt Goa: 204/6 in 50 overs (Mukund Banodkar 51, Srinivas Fadte 35; Tanmay Agarwal 2-18). Hyderabad: 5; Goa: -1.