Karnataka pulled off one of the vital beautiful wins within the ongoing season of the Ranji Trophy towards Punjab on the IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in Mohali on Sunday.
With 250 runs to chase on the ultimate day, the percentages had been stacked towards the visiting aspect.
However skipper Devdutt Padikkal turned the knight in shining armour for Karnataka as he smashed a swashbuckling 85-ball 120 to assist his aspect cross the end line and qualify for the knockouts in a dramatic trend. His innings noticed him smash 5 sixes and 6 fours.
Karnataka, with the five-wicket win, completed second in Group B with 27 factors, behind chief Madhya Pradesh. The quarterfinal will see Padikkal’s aspect lock horns towards an unbeaten Mumbai.
Quarterfinal line-up
QF 1: Jharkhand vs Uttarakhand
QF 2: Madhya Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir
QF 3: Bengal vs Andhra
QF 4: Mumbai vs Karnataka
Revealed on Feb 01, 2026