Ranji Trophy: Karnataka thrash Mumbai by 5 wickets

Mumbai, Jan 5 (PTI) Putting up an all-round show, Karnataka defeated Mumbai by 5 wickets in ir Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game here on Sunday, inside two-and-half days.

This was Mumbai's second consecutive loss at home, following ir defeat against Railways.

It is also Karnataka's fourth outright win against Mumbai since 2013-14 season.

Chasing 126 for an outright win, Karnataka openers R Samarth (34; 2x4) and Devdutt Padikkal (50; 5x4, 2x6) gave team a solid start and visitors were racing towards target as y were 77/0 at lunch.

Samarth was batting on 27, while Paddikal was more aggressive one, being unbeaten on 50.

However, post lunch offie Shashank Attarde (4-52) pegged back visitors by taking two wickets.

He trapped Padikkal in front of wicket and n dismissed Abhishek Reddy (4) as Karnataka were 84-2.

It became 91/3 as Shams Mulani cleaned up Samarth.

Debutant Rohan Kadam (21) and skipper Karun Nair (10) brought side on cusp of a win when Attarde removed Kadam.

Karnataka needed eight more runs.

In same over, Attarde sent back Nair.

Shreyas Gopal (5 t out) and B R Sharath (4 t out) took side home without any furr dam.

Earlier, resuming day on 109/5, Attarde (10) joined overnight batsman Sarfaraz Khan (71 t out).

two added 25-runs for sixth wicket.

Sarfaraz was playing a responsible kck as he kept on increasing Mumbai's lead, but was falling short of partners.

Left-arm pacer Prateek Jain (4-11) grabbed all wickets in morning session as he ran through Mumbai's lower order.

Attarde's resistance came to an end, after he edged a short-pitched ball in slip cordon with Mumbai at 134/6.

From 134/6, Mumbai's innings ended at 149/9.

It was already anunced that Prithvi Shaw, who sustained a shoulder injury and was rushed to National Cricket Academy on Saturday, would t bat in second essay.

Jain gave a double blow to Mumbai in 48th over, when he dismissed Tushar Deshpande (6) and Deepak Shetty (0).

While Jain cleaned up Deshpande, he forced Shetty to nick.

Last man Royston Dias (0) lasted just six balls as he too was cleaned up by Jain.

For Mumbai, apart from Sarfaraz, or batsman stood tall.

Karnataka had bundled out Mumbai for 194 in first essay and n taken a slender 24-run lead.

41-time domestic champions next play Tamil Nadu in Chennai from January 11.

Nair praised his bowlers for restricting Mumbai in second innings and also said target was "gettable". He also said in low-scoring game, any lead is important.

He also praised Padikkal and Sharath for ir kcks.

Mumbai captain Suryakumar Yadav said y failed as a unit.

He also said that when he got out Shaw approached him to bat, but y did t take risk, as he even could t lift his plate.

"When I saw him (Shaw) it was t that good. Even after me getting out, he came upto me and manr, (saying) that I would love to bat. But we had a word with physio and coach and it was t looking that good. We did t want to get it more severe. physio had to take that call... when we he was having his lunch, he was t able to lift his plate," said Surya.

Surya also praised Rahane for taking responsibility and opening batting in second innings.

Meanwhile in Vadodara, Baroda thrashed Railways by 99 runs.

Brief Scores: Mumbai 194 and 149/9 (Sarfaraz Khan 71 t out, Shams Mulani 31; Prateek Jain 4-11) vs Karnataka 218 and 129/5 (Devdutt Padikkal 50, R Samarth 34; Shashank Attarde 4-52).

Karnataka 6 points, Mumbai 0 points.

At Vadodara: Baroda 201 and 98 vs Railways 99 and101 (Karn Sharma 38; L Meriwala 6-25, A Sheth 3-43).

Baroda won by 99 runs.

Baroda 6 points, Railways 0 points.