Mumbai opted to bat, hoping to make optimum use of the house situations. However issues went haywire as a batting debacle and a disciplined present by Karnataka bowlers led to the 42-time champion facet folding up for a paltry 120 within the quarterfinal of the Ranji Trophy.
As Venkatesh Prasad, president of the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation, watched the proceedings on the MCA-BKC floor on Friday, the seasoned Mayank Agarwal ensured that the workforce ended the day at 110 for two.
Gaining an higher hand after limiting Mumbai to a below-par whole, Mayank Agarwal (54 batting, 81b, 8×4, 1×6) and Ok.L. Rahul added 50 runs for the opening wicket. Each regarded to capitalise on the beginning earlier than Rahul was caught at covers by Tanush Kotian off a Mohit Avasthi supply.
Issues slowed down thereafter as captain Devdutt Padikkal couldn’t prolong his keep past 27 balls and was finally caught behind off a Suryansh Shedge supply.
Nevertheless, with Mayank scoring one more fifty and Karun Nair surviving a assessment, there have been no additional slip-ups.
Whereas Karnataka couldn’t have requested for a greater begin to its knockout marketing campaign, not one of the Mumbai batters, barring Akhil Herwadkar (60, 138b, 9×4), might present resilience on a floor that had a tinge of inexperienced and supplied uneven bounce.
With Sarfaraz Khan dominated out resulting from a viral fever, Mumbai’s batting was closely reliant on Yashasvi Jaiswal and Siddhesh Lad. However when it mattered essentially the most, none of them might ship.
Whereas Jaiswal regarded edgy earlier than being caught behind off a transferring Vidyadhar Patil supply, Vidwath Kaverappa tightened the noose additional by dismissing Musheer Khan and Lad in fast succession. Because the Karnataka quick bowlers breathed fireplace, a jittery Musheer supplied a regulation catch to Rahul at first slip.
Herwadkar, who batted for 255 minutes, made essentially the most of a reprieve to convey up his second fifty of the season, and aimed to rebuild with Shedge, earlier than the latter was caught behind off a Prasidh Krishna supply.
Prasidh got here near a hat-trick, dismissing Akash Anand and Shams Mulani, however finally missed out. Nevertheless, his fiery spell put Mumbai on the mat.
Scoreboard
Mumbai — 1st innings: Yashavi Jaiswal c Kruthik b Vidyadhar 5, Akhil Herwadkar lbw b Shreyas 60, Musheer Khan c Rahul b Kaverappa 1, Siddhesh Lad c Smaran b Kaverappa 12, Suryansh Shedge c Kruthik b Prasidh 10, Akash Anand c Mayank b Prasidh 2, Shams Mulani c Padikkal b Prasidh 0, Shardul Thakur c Shreyas b Kaverappa 16, Tanush Kotian c Rahul b Shreyas 0, Tushar Deshpande c Shikhar b Shreyas 0, Mohit Avasthi (not out) 0; Extras: (lb-12, b-1, wd-1) 14; Complete (In 48.1 overs) 120.
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-12, 3-39, 4-70, 5-78, 6-78, 7-107, 8-115, 9-119.
Karnataka bowling: Kaverappa 14-3-38-3, Vidyadhar 14-3-36-1, Prasidh 14-5-21-3, Shreyas 4-1-4-3, Shikhar 2-0-8-0.
Karnataka — 1st innings: Ok.L. Rahul c Kotian b Avasthi 28, Mayank Agarwal (batting) 54, Devdutt Padikkal c Akash b Shedge 17, Karun Nair (batting) 3; Extras: (lb-7, nb-1) 8; Complete: (For two wkts. in 26 overs) 110.
Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-88.
Mumbai bowling: Shardul 4-0-38-0, Avasthi 9-2-21-1, Deshpande 5-2-13-0, Shedge 4-0-16-1, Mulani 4-0-15-0.
Toss: Mumbai
Printed on Feb 06, 2026