Climate persisted to mar the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy Elite Staff-C opener between Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka as unhealthy gentle and rain introduced an early finish to day 3 on the Holkar Stadium right here on Sunday.
After Saturday was once deserted with out a ball being bowled, transparent skies, wonderful sunshine and a small vacation crowd welcomed the avid gamers. However of the scheduled 98 overs, handiest 57 might be bowled as gentle worsened with 20 mins left for tea earlier than two rounds of rain ushered within the shut. At stumps, Madhya Pradesh was once 425 for 8 in its first innings.
So long as avid gamers have been at the box, the hosts have been firmly in keep an eye on. Skipper Shubham Sharma, who had retired harm on day one on 40, returned on the fall of Venkatesh Iyer’s wicket and went directly to notch up his 9th First Magnificence ton (143 batting, 243b, 13×4, 2×6).
The 30-year-old exhibited the entire elementary tenets of long-format batting — tidy in his defence, taking part in with reference to his frame and at all times to the pitch of the ball.
Karnataka, in reality, opened complaints strongly as speedster V. Vyshak had Venkatesh stuck at gully in the second one over of the day. Harpreet Singh Bhatia, who started on 75, hung round for some time earlier than V. Koushik castled him (266/6).
Then again, Shubham and Saransh Jain (51, 128b, 4×4) blunted the Karnataka assault. Vyshak and Koushik operated in tandem within the searing warmth for greater than 90 mins and bowled admirably tight strains. However a step forward was once elusive.
Karnataka dearly neglected lead pacer Prasidh Krishna, who didn’t take the sector. The 28-year-old, who made his go back from a quadriceps damage within the Duleep Trophy ultimate month, had walked off the park on day one after bowling simply 8 overs, apparently in discomfort on was once a rather soggy and slippery outfield.
Shubham and Jain placed on 131 runs for the 7th wicket, a partnership which possibly will make certain that Karnataka will get not more than some degree from the sport.
The rankings:
Madhya Pradesh – 1st innings: Yash Dubey c Sateri b Hardik 20, Himanshu Mantri lbw b Prasidh 0, Subhransu Senapati c Sateri b Vyshak 28, Shubham Sharma (batting) 143, Harpreet Singh Bhatia b Koushik 91, Rajat Patidar c sub b Koushik 31, Venkatesh Iyer c Smaran b Vyshak 26, Saransh Jain c Sateri b Nikin 51, Kumar Kartikeya c Nikin b Hardik 13, Avesh Khan (batting) 2
Extras (b-13, lb-5, w-1, nb-1): 20; General (for 8 wkts. in 140 overs): 425.
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-37, 3-65, 4-184, 5-233, 6-266, 7-397, 8-416.
Karnataka bowling: Koushik 36-10-78-2, Prasidh 8-1-20-1, Vyshak 30-6-83-2, Hardik 24-3-79-2, Shreyas 30-4-116-0, Nikin 11-2-26-1, Padikkal 1-0-5-0.