Ranji Trophy wrap: Defending champions Karnataka thump Tamil Nadu

In Bangalore, defending Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka launched their campaign in style with a 285-run victory against Tamil Nadu on the fourth and concluding day. Chasing a victory target of 368, Tamil Nadu collapsed to 82 all out in just 34.3 overs with Karnataka seamers Arvind Sreenath (4 for 9) and skipper Vinay Kumar (3 for 20) doing the bulk of the damage. [caption id=“attachment_1843717” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File photo of Karnataka Ranji Trophy captain Vinay Kumar. Reuters[/caption] Overnight 247 for seven, Karnataka added 104 more runs in quick time on the fourth morning with Manish Pandey (56, 89b, 6x4, 1x6) and Stuart Binny (77, 68b, 6x4, 4x6) putting on 118 for the fifth wicket as the hosts declared their second innings at 351 for 5. Pandey and Binny heaped further misery on the listless Tamil Nadu bowling which had little to offer by way of any threat and Karnataka, who had taken a 16-run first innings lead, all but sewed up the game. The Tamil Nadu chase was a non-starter from the outset as wickets tumbled in a heap with left-arm paceman Arvind, who finished with match figures of 8 for 61, and Vinay Kumar ripping through the line-up. Opener Abhinav Mukund was the top-scorer with 16, but his exit in the 10th over, triggered the collapse. In Mumbai, Jammu and Kashmir upset domestic cricket giants Mumbai with a historic four-wicket win by chasing down 237 runs on the last day of the match here at the Wankhede Stadium Wednesday. It was J&K’s first win over the 40-time champions in the tournament’s 79-year history. Opener Shubham Khajuria led the innings again, with a composed 78, and the win was secured by an unbeaten 41 from Hardeep Singh. Captain Parvez Rasool also contributed with a valuable 32. J&K resumed on 58 for one and lost Bandeep Singh in the fourth over of the day. But the visitors were steadied by Rasool and Hardeep and sealed the victory despite losing four more wickets. Khajuria was named Man of the Match for his 50 in the second innings and 107 in the first. You can read a full recap here . Brief scores: At Mumbai: Jammu & Kashmir vs Mumbai - 254 & 237/6 (Shubham Khajuria 78, Hardeep Singh 41; Vishal Dabholkar 2/66, Iqbal Abdullah 1/24) beat Mumbai 236 and 254. At Bengaluru: Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu - Karnataka 290 and 351 for 5 decl. (Robin Uthappa 76, Mayank Agarwal 80, Manish Pandey 56 n.o., Karun Nair 35, Stuart Binny 77, Malolan Rangarajan 2 for 96) beat Tamil Nadu 274 and 82 all out in 34.3 overs (Arvind Sreenath 4 for 9, Vinay Kumar 3 for 20) by 285 runs. Points: Karnataka 6, Tamil Nadu 0. At Visakhapatnam: Hyderabad vs Andhra - Hyderabad 1st innings 522 allout (Chama Milind 95, Dwaraka Ravi Teja 96; Duvvarapu Sivkumar 4/84) draw Andhra 1st innings 369 and 215/2 (Srikar Bharat 130, Mohammed Kaif 46; Chama Milind 1/25, Ravi Kiran Quadri 1/45). At Vadodara: Bengal vs Baroda - Bengal 1st innings 455 all-out and 246/9 (Laxmi Shukla 105, Subhajit Banerjee 44; Deepak Hooda 3/39, Gagandeep Singh 2/52) draw Baroda 1st innings 354. At Delhi: Delhi vs Saurashtra - Delhi 1st innings 442 allout and 19/1 beat Saurashtra 1st innings 217 and 240 (Sheldon Jackson 51, Sagar Jogiyani 48; Navdeep Saini 3/27, Sumit Narwal 3/41). At Wayanad: Goa vs Kerala - Goa 1st innings 367 all-out and 179/1 (Sagun Kamat 103, Swapnil Asnodkar 69; Nizar Niyas 1/17) draw Kerala 1st innings 393. At Pune: Maharastra vs Odisha - Odisha 1st innings 311 all-out and 178/5(Nataraj Behera 74, Biplab Samantray 31; Akshay Dharekar 3/32) draw Mahrastra first innings 371. At Patiala: Punjab vs Haryana - Punjab 1st innings 273 all out and 330/6 decl beat Haryana 1st innings 283 all out and 200 (Sachin Rana 86; Joginder Sharma 36; Sandeep Sharma 3/30, Rajwinder Singh 3/34) At Delhi: Madhya Pradesh vs Railways - Madhya Pradesh 1st innings 181 and 310 (Rameez Khan 78, Harpreet Singh 69; Krishnakant Upadhyay 4/71, Anureet Singh 3/72) draw Railways 1st innings 280 and 43/3. At Jaipur: Rajasthan vs Gujarat - Gujarat 1st innings 340 and 266/7 decl draw Rajasthan 1st innings 195 and 271/8 (Robin Bist 124, Ashok Maneria 41; Ishwar Chaudhury 4/71, Rush Kalaria 2/35). At Delhi: Services vs Himachal Pradesh - Services 1st innings 226 all out and 224 (Rajat paliwal 43; Yashpal Singh 36; Rishi Dhawan 4/70, Bipul; Sharma 3/42) lost to Himachal Pradesh 1st innings 479. IANS