Karnataka ease past Mumbai, make Ranji Trophy semis

Karnataka's K Gowtham (right) and Sreenath Arvind

Nagpur, December 10: Karnataka inflicted an innings and 20 runs defeat on Mumbai with more than a day to spare in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final here to move into the semi-finals in convincing fashion.

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಇನ್ನಿಂಗ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ೨೦ ರನ್ ಗಳಿಂದ ಪಂದ್ಯ ಗೆದ್ದಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮುಂಬೈ ಅನ್ನು ಈ ಸಾಲಿನ ರಣಜಿ ಟ್ರೋಫಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರದಬ್ಬಿದೆ.

Karnataka win the QF by an innings and 20 runs. Knock Mumbai out of #RanjiTrophy 2017/18. #ChampionStuff #KARvMUM
— Karnataka Ranji Team (@RanjiKarnataka) December 10, 2017

Karnataka, who took a huge 397-run first innings lead over Mumbai by scoring a massive 570 after bundling out the latter for a paltry 173, bowled out the 41-time champions for 377 in 114.5 overs in the second innings to complete a comprehensive victory on day four of the five-day game at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha.

Surya Kumar Yadav made a defiant 108 off 180 balls with 16 fours and one six. But he was run out in the pre-lunch session to open the doors for Karnataka to press ahead and complete the rout.

Congratulations to @Vinay_Kumar_R & the entire Karnataka team for making it to the semi-finals of the #RanjiTrophy. This win for Karnataka was only the 5th innings win against @MumbaiCricAssoc . #KARvMUM pic.twitter.com/TRRFv3blU9
— Arun Gopalakrishnan (@statanalyst) December 10, 2017

Akash Parkar made 65 off 186 balls, laced with 11 fours, besides adding 98 runs for the fourth wicket with Yadav after the two batsmen commenced the day with Mumbai on 120 for three. Parkar also added 52 runs with Siddhesh Lad for the fifth wicket before being dismissed by off-spinner K Gowtham.

Captain Vinay Kumar, who bagged a hat-trick in his six-wicket haul in the first innings, got two crucial wickets - those of crisis man Lad (31) and rival captain Aditya Tare (0) - before off-spinner Gowtham scythed through the lower order to finish with a haul of six for 104.

Three brilliant deliveries, three big wickets and Mumbai were straightaway on the backfoot owing to a @Vinay_Kumar_R special. WATCH the Karnataka captain's morning magic in @paytm #RanjiTrophy #QF4 #KARvMUM here - https://t.co/erPa0OOd0Y
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) December 7, 2017

There was some resistance towards the end when debutant Shivam Dube, who bats left-handed but bowls with his right, clouted four sixes and 7 fours in making a brisk 71 in 91 balls and brought Mumbai close to avoiding the innings loss.

Dube, who also bagged a five-wicket haul in the Karnataka innings, was finally caught at long-on while trying to launch the bowler for his second six in the same over. He had smacked leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal for three other sixes and added 44 runs for the tenth wicket with last man and fellow-debutant Shivam Malhotra (0 in 18 balls) for company before falling to signal an end to his and Mumbai's fight.