Rohan Kadam

KN Bharath scored an unbeaten 122 to help Karnataka snatch the 1st innings lead against Uttar Pradesh on Day 2 of their U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy quarters.

With Shahrukh Khan on strike, five runs and one ball separated Tamil Nadu from retaining the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy on Monday. Karnataka continuously pulled off great escapes throughout the tournament and Manish Pandey would have hoped for another.

Mumbai based indie band Colaba Point has released their latest album titled 'Future Flashbacks'. The album produced by the band itself features 10 tracks with their hit single 'Himalayan Sky'.

Pacer Lukman Meriwala wreaked havoc with a career-best figures of 5 for 21 as Baroda beat Karnataka by 14 runs in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy encounter on Saturday.

The Manish Pandey-led Gulbarga Mystics bounced back from their opening fixture defeat to edge past Shivamogga Strikers by three wickets in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament here on Tuesday.

The season for Karnataka cricketers will get under way on Wednesday with the month-long Dr. (Capt) K Thimmappiah memorial tournament. The event will feature 16 teams split into four groups with the hosts fielding four teams. Among the new entrants will be the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, the only overseas side in the fray.

Himanshu Asnora cracked an unbeaten ton as visitors UPCA recovered from a top order collapse to post 211 against Karnataka on the first day of their four-day U-19 Cooch Behar quarterfinal tie.

Two of the most hard-working shuttlers of Nagpur, Gaurav Rege and Raghavendra Chati, notched up exciting wins to advance to the U-19 boys singles third round in the Maharashtra State Junior Badminton Championship at Raigad on Wednesday.

Karnataka left-arm spinner J Suchith may have returned his career-best match figures (10 for 210), but it was Maharashtra who marched into the final of the Cooch Behar U-19 tournament.

Shubham Ranjane slammed a century to put Maharashtra in a position of strength against Karnataka on the second day of their four-day U-19 Cooch Behar semifinal tie.

Former champions Karnataka will field a star-studded batting-heavy team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament beginning next month. Seasoned batsman Manish Pandey, who missed the previous edition of the competition due to injury, will lead the 20-member squad.

City shuttlers maintained their impressive display in the ongoing Maharashtra State Junior Badminton Championship at Raigad on Thursday.

Karnataka began their Super League campaign of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament in style by defeating domestic giants Mumbai by nine wickets in a Group B match on Friday.

Maharashtra marched into the final of the Cooch Behar U-19 tournament by virtue of the first innings lead as the four-day semifinal tie ended in a tame draw.

Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed an unbeaten 85 off 57 balls as Karnataka dished out a clinical all-round performance to beat Maharashtra by eight wickets and lift the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Thursday.

The Karnataka senior selection committee on Sunday named a 20-member squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament that gets under way on January 10. With Manish Pandey ruled out of the competition with a tennis elbow, the defending champions will be led by Karun Nair.

Karnataka defeated Vidarbha by four runs in a thrilling semifinal to enter the summit clash of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy national T20 tournament here on Saturday.

Knocking on the doors of the selection committee, speaking with the bat and ball, sometimes with both. It's not uncommon for players to turn to other states for exposure after a long, futile wait.

Bengaluru Blasters pulled off a great escape, not once but twice, in their encounter against Ballari Tuskers here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday night.

Cricket, especially the T20 format, is a game of margins. The nerve-racking quarterfinal clash between Karnataka and Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy was a perfect example.

Centuries from Milind Ramesh (132, 224b, 19x4) and Samarth Ooty (107, 192b, 14x4) put hosts Karnataka in a dominating position against Tripura on the first day of their four-day Group B U-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy cricket tournament at the Alur grounds here on Monday.

So far there was no upsets as all the seeded players advanced without any discomfort.The matches were completed before the scheduled time as there were so many walkovers as several outstation players did not turn up.