Twin hundreds and a mammoth 224-run opening partnership are not often overshadowed, but skipper Karun Nair’s blitz (88 n.o., 44b, 9×4, 5×6) was an assault of such magnitude on the senses that it dwarfed Dhruv Shorey and Yash Rathod’s centuries as Vidarbha beat Maharashtra by 69 runs at the Kotambi Stadium here on Thursday to … Read more
A couple of kids were screaming their lungs out for Devdutt Padikkal (86, 113b, 8×4, 1×6), their voices echoing across the empty Kotambi Stadium, and the left-hander repaid the faith by helping Karnataka beat defending champion Haryana by five wickets in the semifinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Wednesday. Building on his ton … Read more
The Vijay Hazare Trophy heads towards the semifinal stage with four teams left in the reckoning. The semifinal matches will be held at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Wednesday (January 15) and Thursday (January 16). Defending champion Haryana beat Gujarat by two wickets and will be pitted against Karnataka registered a five-run win over Baroda in … Read more