Ranji Trophy Highlights, Day 4 Quarterfinal updates: MP beats Andhra by 4 runs; Karnataka loses one wicket in 371-run chase

Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande put up an unbeaten 42-run partnership to extend Mumbai’s lead to 415 runs at the end of Day 4. 

A quite positive day for Karnataka, managing to bundle out Vidarbha for 196 before stitching up a 100-run opening partnership to maintain its chances of chasing the target down. 

Mayank brings up the 100-run partnership with a four through backward point. 

WICKET!! Sarvate breaks the stand!! Samarth plays down the wrong line and is cleaned up for 40.

Fifty for Mayank Agarwal!! Excellent start to the chase and his team will hope he can convert it into a big hundred to stand any chance of chasing this down. Karnataka needs 277 to win.

14th wicket of the match for Bhargav Bhatt! Removes the half centurion Mulani for 54. Mumbai leads by 373 runs. 

Fifty for Shams Mulani!! Just 95 balls to get to the landmark. His knock has ensured Baroda will have to bat out of its skin to win this from here.

Shardul Thakur goes for 10. Looked to play a short ball back over the bowlers head, only manages to hand a simple catch to mid on. Mumbai leads by 353 runs. Tanush Kotian in at 10.

Perfect start to the chase for Karnataka! Samarth and Mayank Agarwal bring up the 50-run partnership within 12 overs. Karnataka needs 314 more runs to win.

Bhargav Bhatt picks up his sixth wicket of the innings, trapping Suryansh Shedge in front for 10. Mumbai leads by 332 runs with three wickets in the bag.

Tamore falls for 114. Pithiya gets his first wicket of the innings. Mumbai leads by 320 runs with Shams Mulani and Suryansh Shedge at the crease.

Vyshak and Kaverappa clean up the last two wickets in a trice. Karnataka needs 371 runs to win and qualify for the semifinal. Six wicket haul for Vidwath Kaverappa.

Harsh Dubey, the third successive wicket to fall with an edge to the keeper. Karnataka’s bowlers are doing their job. Upto the batters now to chase this down. 

Vidarbha 184/8 in 55.4 overs

Hardik Tamore brings up his hundred off 192 balls. Crucial innings after opening the batting to help Mumbai build up a lead. Excellent partnership with Shaw to counter the Baroda spinners. 

MUM 236/5 in 63.3 overs

One brings two for Karnataka. The set better Sarwate edges one behind as well to depart for 29. Fourth wicket for Kaverappa.

Vidarbha leads by 343 runs. Karnataka will look to clean up the tail quickly now.

Ajinkya Rahane’s poor run continues. Inside edges Bhargav Bhatt back onto his stumps to depart for 0. Mumbai leads by 250 runs.

Karun Nair falls for 34. Edges a short of a length ball from Vyshak back to the keeper. Vidarbha leads by 343 runs.

One shot too many for Prithvi Shaw!! Looks to slog one over midwicket. Gets a leading edge which is pouched easily by Vishnu Solanki. Mumbai loses its fourth after a solid partnership. Mumbai leads by 248 runs.

MUM 212/4 in 54 overs

Shaw and Tamore continuing piling on the runs as Mumbai reaches 200 in the third innings. Lead swells to 236.

Chance!! Sarwate goes for the pull. The field was set for this shot but Dheeraj Gowda couldn’t get across from deep square leg to complete the catch. Kaverappa frustrated with the fielding effort.

Karun and Sarwate take the team to lunch. Quite a productive session for Karnataka, picking up five. Vidarbha leads by 304 runs. 

Khejroliya to bowl the 70th over. Field completely spread out for Ashwin Hebbar. Full and wide, Ashwin slashes at it, runs down to deep backward point. Single not taken.

Ashwin given out leg before!! Review taken! Height in question.

Its three reds!! Ashwin Hebbar’s cameo goes in vain as MP manages to win by 4 runs.

Ashwin Hebbar manages to take a single off the last ball off the over. Punches it to the left of mid-off and scampers across. Important single in the context of the game. 

Sixth wicket for Anubhav Agarwal!! Girinath edges one behind to the keeper with just 9 runs to chase. Lalith Mohan joins Ashwin Hebbar in the middle. Manages to get a single off his first ball.

Andhra 162/9 in 68.3 overs

Wicket number three for Kaverappa. Cleans up captain Akshay Wadkar to bring Karnataka right back into the contest. Aditya Sarwate joins Karun Nair in the middle. 

26-runs the partnership now between Ashwin Hebbar and Girinath Reddy. Andhra just 17 runs away now. 

Fifty for Prithvi Shaw!! Brings it up with a pickup shot through midwicket against Ninad Rathva. 200 run lead for Mumbai as well. 

Kaverappa picks up his second. Mohit Kale edges one back to the keeper to fall for 3.

Akshay Wadkar joins Karun Nair in the middle. Vidarbha leads by 279 runs.

Vyshak spurns a tough caught and bowled chance against Karun Nair. Came really low and managed to get his fingers to it. Karun survives on 8. Vidarbha leads by 278 runs.

Yash Rathod falls for a low score. Vyshak picks up his second. Mohit Kale joins Karun Nair in the middle. Vidarbha leads by 269 runs.

Fifty up for Hardik Tamore. Was asked to open the batting after Shaw’s injury and has played a crucial knock to extend the team’s lead. Mumbai leads by 145 runs. 

Shorey falls after his fifty. Vyshak gets one to seam back into the right hander. Takes Shorey’s edge when he prodded forward to defend. The inside edge rattles leg stump. Vidarbha leads by 266 runs.

Shayan: It’s slipping out of Andhra’s hands. KV Sasikanth is caught at second slip as Andhra loses its eighth wicket for 129.

WICKET!! 10 in the match for Bhargav Bhatt. Traps Musheer Khan in front for 33. Mumbai leads Baroda by 124 runs.

WICKET!! An outside edge and Hanuma Vihari is caught behind for 55. Anubhav Agarwal picks up his fourth wicket.

A huge, huge wicket for Madhya Pradesh. 52 more runs to get.

Anubhav Agarwal has brought MP back into the game. A huge appeal for LBW, Shoaib Mohammed Khan has reviewed, but the MP players are confident that it’s out.

Shayan: Huge breakthrough for Madhya Pradesh. Anubhav traps Karan Shinde leg before as Andhra loses its fifth wicket.

Lead up to three digits now for Mumbai. After Mohit’s wicket Musheer has been pragmatic and made his way to a quick 15-ball 22 to counter the spin attack from Baroda.

Fifty for Hanuma Vihari!!! Clutch innings from the former skipper, but the team will want him to carry on till the end. Andhra needs 58 runs to win.

First wicket for Karnataka! Kaverappa gets Taide to drive a length ball outside off. The edge flies to slip.

Huge appeals for LBW as Koushik gets one to jag into Shorey from length. Umpire says no. Was probably saved by the height. Short and wide next ball and Shorey takes full toll.

A short stay for the nightwatchman as Bhargav Bhatt removes Mohit Avasthi lbw for four. Mumbai leads by 58 runs. 

The following matches will be streamed live through the Jio Cinema app and website.

Vidarbha vs Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh vs Andhra

Mumbai vs Baroda

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