da dobrowin： Kerala were no match for Karnataka in the Ranji One-Day clash at Guru NanakCollege in Chennai today
Anand Vasu09-Dec-2000Kerala were no match for Karnataka in the Ranji One-Day clash at Guru NanakCollege in Chennai today. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, theKerala team could do nothing to change the course of the game as the better sidestamped its superiority on the game. Once more it was MP Sorab (36) and SunilOasis (33) who were the main contributors for Kerala. Medium pacer Dodda Ganeshwas among the wickets yet again, but the five wicket haul eluded him. He had tosettle for 4/19 off his 7.5 overs. All out for 141 in 40.5 overs, there waslittle hope for Kerala.When Karnataka came out to bat, they suffered two early setbacks as openers JArunkumar and Mithun Beerala were both dismissed after they had made nine runseach. However, that was hardly a problem, as GK Anilkumar made his secondsuccessive half century of the tournament. Tilak Naidu made an unbeaten 43, butit was Anilkumar’s 52 (69 balls, 6 fours) that was the top score of the match.Karnataka reached 142/4 in just 33.3 overs and thereby won the match by sixwickets. This leaves Karnataka with six points and in the running for the PSubbiah Pillai Trophy.