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Darshan Nalkande's 5-Wicket Haul Restricts Karnataka to 280 in Vijay Hazare Semi

Vidarbha seamer Darshan Nalkande starred with a five-wicket haul to bowl out Karnataka for 280 in the first semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Karnataka's innings was built around a 76 from Karun Nair and a 54 from Krishnan Shrijith, who shared a 113-run partnership. Nalkande's crucial spells broke key stands, including dismissing set batters Nair and Shrijith. Vidarbha's other bowlers, including Yash Thakur who took two wickets, provided good support to restrict the total.

Key Points: Nalkande's 5/48 Leads Vidarbha in Vijay Hazare Trophy Semi-Final

  • Darshan Nalkande takes 5/48
  • Karnataka posts 280 all out
  • Karun Nair scores 76
  • Vidarbha bowlers keep pressure
  • Crucial 113-run partnership broken
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Darshan Nalkande shines with 5/48 as Vidarbha restricts Karnataka to 280 in first semi-final

Vidarbha seamer Darshan Nalkande takes 5/48 to bowl out Karnataka for 280 in the first Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final in Bengaluru.

"Nalkande produced a brilliant bowling performance, claiming a five-wicket haul - Match Report"

Bengaluru, January 15

Vidarbha seamer Darshan Nalkande produced a brilliant bowling performance, claiming a five-wicket haul to restrict Karnataka to 280 in the first semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Karnataka's innings got off to a shaky start as their openers failed to settle. Captain Mayank Agarwal was the first to fall, managing 9 runs. Soon after his partner's dismissal, the in-form Devdutt Padikkal followed him, as he was dismissed by Yash Thakur for 4. Karnataka were 20/2 in 6.2 overs.

Karun Nair and Dhruv Prabhakar then attempted to rebuild the innings, adding 54 runs together. Prabhakar scored 28 before becoming Darshan Nalkande's first victim of the match.

After Prabhakar's dismissal, Nair found solid support from Krishnan Shrijith, with the pair putting together a crucial 113-run partnership that steadied Karnataka's innings. Nair anchored the stand and played a composed knock, scoring 76 off 90 balls, including eight fours and a six, before being dismissed by Nalkande.

Shrijith followed soon after, having scored 54 off 53 deliveries with seven boundaries. He was dismissed by Yash Kadam.

Shreyas Gopal and Abhinav Manohar then added 55 runs to push the total forward. However, Nalkande returned to break the partnership, dismissing Gopal for his third wicket. He went on to remove Vidyadhar Patil and later picked up Abhinav Manohar to complete his five-wicket haul.

Nalkande finished with impressive figures of 5/48 from his ten overs.

Vijaykumar Vyshak was the last batter to be dismissed, scoring 17 off 11 balls before falling to Yash Thakur.

Among the other bowlers, Thakur picked up 2/64, while Nachiket Bhute returned figures of 1/46 and Yash Kadam claimed 1/39, as Vidarbha managed to keep Karnataka in check.

- ANI

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Priya S
Karnataka's top order collapse is worrying. Agarwal and Padikkal out so cheaply in home conditions? The middle order did well to recover to 280, but on that Chinnaswamy pitch, it might be 20-30 runs short. Hope the bowlers step up.
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Rohit P
Karun Nair played a captain's knock under pressure. 76 runs when the team was 20/2. He deserves credit for the recovery. But once he and Shrijith fell, the innings lost its way. Nalkande was just too good at the death.
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Michael C
As a neutral fan, this is why domestic cricket is so exciting! A seamer running through a strong batting lineup. Nalkande's figures are fantastic. Great to see talent coming from beyond the traditional cricketing hubs.
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Shreya B
Respectfully, I think Karnataka missed a trick by not accelerating a bit more in the middle overs. The partnership was solid but the run rate was just okay. In a knockout game, you need that extra 10-15 runs which could be the difference. Still, a good fightback from 20/2.
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Karthik V
Vidarbha is such a strong unit in domestic tournaments! They have this fighting spirit. Nalkande, Thakur, Kadam... a very balanced bowling attack. Chasing 281 won't be easy, but they have the batting for it. Exciting second innings coming up! 💪

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