da bet7： Karnataka completed an 84-run victory over hosts Tamil Nadu in theCooch Behar Trophy South Zone league at the IIT-Chemplast ground inChennai today
Sankhya Krishnan28-Sep-2000Karnataka completed an 84-run victory over hosts Tamil Nadu in theCooch Behar Trophy South Zone league at the IIT-Chemplast ground inChennai today. Set a target of 223 in 43 overs, Tamil Nadu collapsedfor the second time in the match, being bowled out for 138 with justover six overs to spare. Off spinners Mulewa Dharmichand (4/64) andChandrasekhar Raghu and left arm seamer Steve Lazarus did all thedamage between them. The win, worth eight points, lifted Karnataka toeleven points after two matches while Tamil Nadu have three pointsfrom the same number of games.In the morning, Karnataka extended their overnight 95/2 to 188 beforebeing dismissed after lunch. Opener HT Sudhir Rao’s 68 (217 balls, 4fours) was the backbone of the innings but a devastating spell byTamil Nadu skipper S Vidyuth saw the last six wickets tumble for 31,five of them to the left arm spinner’s account. Vidyuth who opened theattack yesterday bowled a marathon spell of 41 overs to finish with5/66.Middle order bat Vishal Kudawla made a bright 42 off 45 ballsincluding a four and a six apiece but chasing the runs was alwaysgoing to be an uphill task. Kudawla’s fall at 88 opened up a dramaticslide with five wickets falling for 16. Tamil Nadu’s hopes of battlingout a draw that would yield three valuable points depended on the lastpair of wicketkeeper KKD Karthik and DT Kumaran which came together at104. They added 34 runs off 31 balls before Dharmichand terminated theproceedings in the 37th over, dismissing Kartik for a flamboyant 39(26 balls, seven fours).