In the Ranji Trophy Elite ‘C’ group match that will take place here in Karnataka on Tuesday, Karnataka will play Goa with the goal of scoring as many points as possible. Karnataka comes into this match on the heels of a triumph against Pondicherry in an innings that took place at Bengaluru. At the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, a powerful Karnataka side won the match in only three days’ time.
On the other hand, Goa’s past two games have both resulted in a tie for the team. Goa came really close to gaining the lead in the first innings during their match against Jharkhand that took place a few days ago in Jamshedpur. Half-centuries by the team’s captain, Darshan Misal, and wicketkeeper-batter Eknath Kerkar helped the team go within 24 runs of Jharkhand’s total of 386, but in the end, they fell short by 24 runs.
Goa was able to hang on for a tie despite Jharkhand’s early declaration of victory in an effort to secure an overall victory.
Karnataka was successful in destroying Pondicherry with very little effort. As the home squad bowled out the visiting team for 170 and 127 runs, the pacers Vidwath Kaverappa, Vyshak Vijaykumar, and Ronit More went down the batting order for Pondicherry.Because the opening batsman R. Samarth scored an impressive 137, Karnataka only had to bat once.
The group will keep their fingers crossed that young upstart Vishal Onat can deliver. Onat has played in two first-class matches and has a total of 33, 14 and 4 points to his credit. Manish Pandey, who has a lot of experience, is also overdue for a significant win. Pandey did show some flashes of form by scoring 45 off 78 balls when playing against Pondicherry.
Shreyas Gopal
An all-rounder, was only given the opportunity to bowl two overs in that match. His coach, P. V. Shashikanth, said that Shreyas would be put into play if a match went into the fourth day. In the event that Karnataka breezes past Goa, Shreyas may have another easy few days out in the field.