Abhijith wants the best of both worlds: "All I wanna see is a Umesh yadav fifer and a Karnataka win "
Abhishek Jain: "I have a brute feeling that this match will go down to the wire, read 150-8 by end of day's play.." -- Channelising the Shastri in you? Yeah, could be a tight one.
Sandesh: "Looking forward to see how Agarwal approaches this. He is in the form of his life but need to see how he handles the pressure. Hoping for a cracker, all work at office put on hold."
Laxmiprasad: "I feel Vinay Kumar should have taken the new ball right after 80 overs. Every run on these kind of pitches are difficult to get. Average 4th Innings score of Eden Gardens pitch is 151. Won't be easy for Karnataka but the form they have been this season, they will be able to do it."
sandesh: "Sit back and enjoy a master class from Karun Nair .. this has to be his game ."
11.52am Karnataka will need 198 to progress to the Ranji Trophy final. This won't be easy. Vidarbha can dare to dream courtesy a defiant second-innings batting effort, led by Ganesh Satish and Aditya Sarvate. Now for their bowlers to lead the way. This is a fabulous opportunity for Umesh Yadav to hit some form and get into some serious bowling rhythm ahead of his departure to South Africa with the Indian Test side. Join us in about 40 minutes for the chase.
AA Sarwate lbw b Vinay Kumar 55 (119m 92b 5x4 1x6) SR: 59.78
END OF OVER:84 | 1 Run | VIDAR: 313/9
- Rajneesh Gurbani7 (27b)
- Aditya Sarwate55 (91b)
- Abhimanyu Mithun18-3-47-1
- Krishnappa Gowtham3-0-12-0
Vikrant Naik: "Being born in Nagpur, have been following the (mis)fortunes of Vidarbha since I was a kid. The likes of gandhe and Chandorkar were good but never final materials. Feel so proud today. "
Karnataka have taken the second new ball
Maunil : "It feels so good to see a underdog story!! This should be the defining moment for Umesh yadav to show why he has been a regular in the national team for some time now."
END OF OVER:83 | 5 Runs | VIDAR: 312/9
- Rajneesh Gurbani7 (25b)
- Aditya Sarwate54 (87b)
- Krishnappa Gowtham3-0-12-0
- Abhimanyu Mithun17-3-46-1
K Gowtham, the offspinner, will bowl his first over of the day, his third of the innings
END OF OVER:82 | 1 Run | VIDAR: 307/9
- Rajneesh Gurbani7 (23b)
- Aditya Sarwate49 (83b)
- Abhimanyu Mithun17-3-46-1
- Sreenath Aravind23-5-56-2
Sanjay Heggere: "Karnataka have to bat extremely well to cross the line. Batting last in a knock out game at Eden Gardens pitch sounds scary. Anxious Karnataka supporter from Canada"
Mithun into the attack
END OF OVER:81 | 1 Run | VIDAR: 306/9
- Rajneesh Gurbani7 (19b)
- Aditya Sarwate48 (81b)
- Sreenath Aravind23-5-56-2
- Shreyas Gopal8-1-35-1
Zaeb: "Is the new ball taken?" -- Nah, not yet
Anoop Rathore: "Chasing 200 in 4th Innings of a Semi Final is always a tricky total , Best chance for Umesh Yadav also to make his contention for the 1st test by taking 6-7 Wickets."
