Nischal, Kumar steer Karnataka to big win over Tamil Nadu

BANGALORE: Karnataka rode on D Nischal’s 142-ball 102 (10x4) and Kranthi Kumar’s four for 21 to down Tamil Nadu by 68 runs and gain a bonus point in a Vinno Mankad Under-19 (South Zone) limited overs league match on Tuesday.
TN, electing to bowl first at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, were made to rue the decision as Nischal anchored Karnataka to a handsome 259 for 9 in the allotted 50 overs.
Then with Kumar finding good support from Prateek Jain (2-57) and Shreyas Gopal (2-20), the Karnataka bowlers dismissed TN for 191 to take home five points even as TN ended with a negative point.
Brief scores: At Chinnaswamy Stadium: Karnataka: 259/9 in 50 overs (Nischal D 102, Anurag Bajpai 30; Aswin Crist 2-66, Vignesh Kanna 2-57) bt Tamil Nadu: 191 all out in 47.1 overs (Bharath Shankar K 46, Shikhar Hukku 36, Selva S 32; Prateek Jain 2-57, Kranthi Kumar 4-21, Shreyas Gopal 2-20).
At BGS: Kerala: 213/9 in 50 overs (Ajay Kumar A 34, Sanju Vishwanath 27, NB Vishnu 60, FF Ahmad 41; CH Sneha Kishore 3-52, D Naren Reddy 3-34) lost to Andhra: 189/5 in 46 overs (Kona Bharath 49, K Karan Shindhe 52 n.o., G Shyamsundar 29; S Sivaraj 3-37). Kerala won by five runs on VJD method.
At Aditya Global Academy: Hyderabad: 379/6 in 50 overs (Rahul Singh 158, Abhishek Ashok 50, KSK Chaitanya 49 n.o.; Sagar Naik 3-86, Yogesh Bare 3-68) bt Goa: 204/6 in 50 overs (Mukund Bandokar 51, Srinivas Fadte 35; Tanmay Agarwal 2-18).