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News India Live, Digital Desk: Eight-time champions in the first semi-final of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Karnataka by Uttarakhand But he has tightened his grip completely. On the fourth day of this match being played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Karnataka team has come very close to entering the final. After scoring huge runs in the first innings, the Karnataka bowlers are now proving to be a threat to the Uttarakhand batsmen.
Uttarakhand blown away by the storm of Padikkal and Rahul
Karnataka in its first innings 736 runs Made a record score of. This is Karnataka’s third highest score in Ranji Trophy history. The foundation of this huge score is the star batsman of Team India. KL Rahul (141) and captain Devdutt Padikkal (232) Kept. Padikkal has given a strong message to the selectors by scoring the first double century of his first-class career. Apart from him, Ravichandran Smaran also did a brilliant job. 135 runs Played an innings of.
Danger of follow on: Half of Uttarakhand team returned to the pavilion
The Uttarakhand team, which came to chase the mountain-like target of 736 runs, got scattered like a pack of cards in the first innings. During the fourth day’s play, Uttarakhand lost 5 of its top order wickets for just 149 runs.
Vidyadhar Patil He bowled lethally and bowled out Uttarakhand’s openers cheaply.
famous krishna And Shreyas Gopal Also maintained the pressure by taking one wicket each. Young batsman Lakshya Raichandani (52)* struggled alone for Uttarakhand, but he did not get any support from the other end.
There may be a clash with Jammu and Kashmir in the final
On one hand, Karnataka has moved towards the finals, while on the other hand, Jammu and Kashmir has already secured its ticket to the finals by defeating Bengal in the second semi-final. If Karnataka wins this match (which is very likely), then we will be in the title match. Karnataka vs Jammu and Kashmir A clash will be seen.
Match Summary (Till Day 3):
Karnataka: 736/10 (Padikkal 232, KL Rahul 141, Smaran 135)
Uttarakhand: 149/5 (Lakshya Raichandani 52*, Vidyadhar Patil 2/26)