<p>The inclusion of a fit-again left-arm spinner Abrar Kazi in place of KP Appanna is the lone change in the 15-member Karnataka squad that will travel to Delhi for their final Group A match against hosts beginning December 30.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Appanna went wicketless in the 14 overs he bowled in Mumbai’s first innings in the previous match here while skipper R Vinay Kumar didn’t even bowl him in the second innings, preferring debutant all-rounder Shreyas Gopal’s leg-spin and part-time off-breaks of R Samarth, another debutant. <br /><br />Karnataka, who defeated Mumbai for their fourth consecutive win, have already booked their place in the knockouts while for Delhi, on 19 points, even a win with bonus point will not ensure them an automatic berth in the quarterfinals.<br /><br />Final league tie at Kotla<br /><br />Meanwhile, Delhi will be playing their final at the Ferozeshah Kotla and not Roshanara Ground, Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) vice-president Chetan Chauhan confirmed on Thursday.<br /><br />Delhi have played all their home games at Roshanara despite having an international venue like Kotla, triggering a controversy of sorts within the DDCA.<br /><br />They are now struggling to make the quarterfinals, lying fifth behind Punjab, Mumbai, Gujarat and Karnataka.<br /><br /><br />Karnataka squad: R Vinay Kumar (captain), CM Gautam (vice-captain, wk), KL Rahul, Samarth R, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair, Shreyas Gopal, Stuart Binny, A Mithun, HS Sharath, Abrar Kazi, Ganesh Satish, Mayank Agarwal, Amit Verma, Ronit More. Batting coach: J Arun Kumar; Bowling coach: Mansur Ali Khan; Manager: B Siddaramu; Physio: Vasanth M; Trainer: Shravan. Video analyst: Santhosh; Logistic manager: A Ramesh Rao.<br />The Cooch Behar U-19 Karnataka team for the match against Vidarbha to be played in Nagpur from December 29-January 1: Abhishek Reddy (captain), Abhishek AP, Rishab G M, Abhinav Manohar, Vishnu P, Sharath B R (wk), Suhas S, Aditya Somanna, KN Bharath, Prateek Jain, Shimon Luiz, Milind V R, Sonuak Biswas, Avinash D, Nischal D. Coaches: R Muralidhar and Vijay Madylkar; Physio: Sriranga; Manager: YB Basavaraj; Video analyst: Nandish.</p>
<p>The inclusion of a fit-again left-arm spinner Abrar Kazi in place of KP Appanna is the lone change in the 15-member Karnataka squad that will travel to Delhi for their final Group A match against hosts beginning December 30.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Appanna went wicketless in the 14 overs he bowled in Mumbai’s first innings in the previous match here while skipper R Vinay Kumar didn’t even bowl him in the second innings, preferring debutant all-rounder Shreyas Gopal’s leg-spin and part-time off-breaks of R Samarth, another debutant. <br /><br />Karnataka, who defeated Mumbai for their fourth consecutive win, have already booked their place in the knockouts while for Delhi, on 19 points, even a win with bonus point will not ensure them an automatic berth in the quarterfinals.<br /><br />Final league tie at Kotla<br /><br />Meanwhile, Delhi will be playing their final at the Ferozeshah Kotla and not Roshanara Ground, Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) vice-president Chetan Chauhan confirmed on Thursday.<br /><br />Delhi have played all their home games at Roshanara despite having an international venue like Kotla, triggering a controversy of sorts within the DDCA.<br /><br />They are now struggling to make the quarterfinals, lying fifth behind Punjab, Mumbai, Gujarat and Karnataka.<br /><br /><br />Karnataka squad: R Vinay Kumar (captain), CM Gautam (vice-captain, wk), KL Rahul, Samarth R, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair, Shreyas Gopal, Stuart Binny, A Mithun, HS Sharath, Abrar Kazi, Ganesh Satish, Mayank Agarwal, Amit Verma, Ronit More. Batting coach: J Arun Kumar; Bowling coach: Mansur Ali Khan; Manager: B Siddaramu; Physio: Vasanth M; Trainer: Shravan. Video analyst: Santhosh; Logistic manager: A Ramesh Rao.<br />The Cooch Behar U-19 Karnataka team for the match against Vidarbha to be played in Nagpur from December 29-January 1: Abhishek Reddy (captain), Abhishek AP, Rishab G M, Abhinav Manohar, Vishnu P, Sharath B R (wk), Suhas S, Aditya Somanna, KN Bharath, Prateek Jain, Shimon Luiz, Milind V R, Sonuak Biswas, Avinash D, Nischal D. Coaches: R Muralidhar and Vijay Madylkar; Physio: Sriranga; Manager: YB Basavaraj; Video analyst: Nandish.</p>
