Karnataka secure quarterfinal berth

Bengaluru: Karnataka defeated Madhya Pradesh by seven wickets to book their quarterfinal berth at the Senior women’s one-day trophy in Ranchi on Wednesday. Batting first, Madhya Pradesh were restricted to 166/9 with Chandu V and Shreyanka Patil scalping three and two wickets respectively. Karnataka lost three wickets before reaching the target in the 37th over with Veda Krishnamurthy unbeaten on 44.Karnataka will take on Delhi for a berth in the semifinal in Ranchi on Friday.
Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh: 166/9 in 50 overs (Manjiri Gawade 40, Chandu V 3-28, Shreyanka Patil 2-53) lost to Karnataka: 168/3 in 36.3 overs (Vrinda Dinesh 29, Shishira A Gowda 41, G Divya 27, Veda Krishnamurthy 44 n.o).
K’taka concede lead:
In a high-scoring drawn encounter, Karnataka conceded the first innings lead against Vidarbha in the Col CK Nayudu Trophy U-25 cricket tournament in Nagpur on Wednesday. Responding to Vidarbha's massive first innings total of 619/9 decl, Karnataka were bowled out for 559 in 171.1 overs. Skipper Kishan Bedare (103, 199b, 12x4, 3x6) and Manoj Bhandage (160, 170b, 17x4, 8x6) scored a century each. Vidyadhar Patil chipped in with 74.After five matches, Karnataka, with 23 points, are on top of the table in Group D with three wins and two draws
Brief scores: Vidarbha: 619/9 decl drew with Karnataka: 559 all out in 171.1 overs (Vishal Onat 44, KV Aneesh 56, Kishan Bedare 103, Manoj Bhandage 160, Kruthik Krishna 30, Vidhyadhar Patil 74; Harsh Dubey 5-182, Darshan Nalkande 2-61).