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Deodhar Trophy: India 'B' defeat Karnataka to lift the title

A fine batting effort helps India B annex the Deodhar Trophy beating Karnataka by six wickets

By Unnikrishnan
India 'B' players pose with the Deodhar Trophy

Dharamshala, March 8: A combined batting effort helped India B beat Karnataka by six wickets in the Deodhar Trophy final at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday (March 8).

Chasing 279/8, India B got off to a flying start as openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (58) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (69) forged an 84-run partnership before Gaikwad was dismissed.

Hanuma Vihari (21), skipper Shreyas Iyer (61) and Manoj Tiwary (59) also contributed handsomely for the cause and India B chased down the target in 48.2 overs.

For Karnataka, Shreyas Gopal took two wickets for 55 runs.

WATCH: INDIA 'B' CELEBRATE TITLE WIN

Earlier, opting to bat, Ravikumar Samarth (107) and middle-order batsmen CM Gautam (76) helped Karnataka score 279 in their allotted 50 overs.

Apart from them, Shreyas also contributed at the end. Shreyas played 22 balls and scored a crucial 38 runs which included four boundaries and one six.

For India B, Khaleel Ahmed took three wickets while India pacer Umesh Yadav scalped two.

Brief scores: Karnataka: 279/8 (Ravikumar Samarth 107, C M Gautam 76; K Khaleel Ahmed 3/49) lost to India B: 281/4 (Shreyas Iyer 61, Abhimanyu Easwaran 69, Manoj Tiwary 59 not out; Shreyas Gopal 2/55).

Story first published: Friday, March 9, 2018, 8:55 [IST]
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