Tamil Nadu all out for 134 as Vinay Kumar takes 5/34

March 8, 2015

Mumbai, Mar 8: Skipper Vinay Kumar took five for 34 as defending champions Karnataka skittled out Tamil Nadu for 134 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament final, which saw 14 wickets tumble at the Wankhede stadium here today.

Vinay KumarThe holders wrapped up the Tamil Nadu first-innings in 62.4 overs, just 28 minutes after the tea session.

At stumps, Karnataka were struggling at 45 for four after 14 overs, trailing by 89 runs.

Tamil Nadu batsmen started the innings with a cautious approach and kept consuming balls.

Electing to field, Karnataka bowlers made the best use of the slightly green top wicket and made early inroads.

Vinay Kumar started the slide in the seventh over, when he trapped opener Murali Vijay leg before, leaving Tamil Nadu at 13 for one.

He struck again two overs later to get rid off Baba Aparajith (1) with an inswinging delivery, which sneaked through the young batsman's defences.

Dinesh Karthik scored 11 off 20 balls but was unlucky to be given caught behind as the ball had grazed his chest, further reducing the side to 34 for three.

Tamil Nadu kept losing wickets at regular intervals and the pressure kept mounting with the runs trickling in at a snail's pace.

Things didn't improve for Tamil Nadu as Vijay Shankar was plumb leg before to a Vinay Kumar delivery, leaving the side reeling at 49 for four.

Resuming at 60 for four, Tamil Nadu lost the rest of the side for just 74 runs.

Karnataka struck once again after lunch when Sreenath Aravind dismissed Ramaswamy Prasanna (6) to send half the side to the hut. Opener Abhinav Mukund, who provided some resistance with his 137-ball 35, too was sent back when Vinay Kumar castled him.

Things could have been much worse for Tamil Nadu had Manish Pandey not dropped Mukund at second slip in the second over of the innings.

The Tamil Nadu captain, however, couldn't capitalise on the reprieve.

Indrajith and Malolan Rangarajan did the repair job for the side and added 31 runs for the seventh wicket. Off-spinner Rangarajan (11) perished when he gloved a short-pitched ball from Abhimanyu Mithun to leave his side stumbling at 100 for seven.

Indrajith (27 off 75 balls) lost his patience and mistimed a pull shot to short mid-wicket. His 102 minutes at the crease yielded four boundaries.

Aswin Crist infused some life by striking some lusty blows. He struck two sixes and a four in his 20-ball 21.

Apart from Vinay Kumar's five-for, Mithun scalped three for 54, while H S Sharath and Aravind Shreenath picked up a wicket apiece.

In reply, Karnataka, too, faltered in their first innings, losing three wickets for 16, as Tamil Nadu sought to make a fightback.

Opener KL Rahul (1) retired hurt in the fourth over after taking a single. He had hurt himself while fielding. It signalled Karnataka's slide as they lost the other opener R Samarth in the next ball. Samarth struck three fours in his 17-ball 14 before being caught at second slip by Murali Vijay off Laxmipathy Balaji.

The title holders lost Shishir Bhavane in the next over, when Indrajith caught him at the third slip off Prasanth Parameswaran. Leading run scorer for this season with 912 runs, Robin Uthappa, failed to score a run. He was caught by Indrajith at third slip off Balaji in the sixth over.

Balaji struck again to dismiss Manish Pandey (6) in the 12th over leaving Karnataka tottering at 31 for four.

Karun Nair (9 not out) had night watchman Abhimanyu Mithun (14 not out) for company at the end of day's play.

Brief scores: Tamil Nadu (1st innings) 134 all out (Abhinav Mukund 35, Baba Indrajith 27, Aswin Crist 21; R Vinay Kumar 5 for 34, Abhimanyu Mithun 3 for 54)

Karnataka (1st innings) (R Samarth 14, Abhimanyu Mithun 14 not out, Karun Nair 9 not out).

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August 1,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 1: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are aiming to set up their preparatory camp for the 13th edition of the tournament from early August.

This year's IPL was slated to commence from March 29 but the tournament was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Recently, the IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel had confirmed that the 13th edition of the mega event will commence on September 19 in the UAE.

As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, CSK players have been asked to report to Chennai first, following which they will leave for Dubai via a charter flight only after approval from the Indian government.

The IPL Governing Council will meet on August 2 to finalise the schedule and other key arrangements for the tournament. Also, the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) around securing eight teams for 51 days across three venues will be formally established in that meeting.

CSK, who has the oldest squad in the IPL, are looking for a month's preparation before ahead of the tournament.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the side was the first team to start their training camp in March. Senior players like Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu had begun training their training in December 2019.

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April 22,2020

Dhaka, Apr 22: Star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has decided to auction the bat he used during the 2019 ODI World Cup to help raise money for the fight against deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Shakib, who is currently serving a two-year ban from all forms of cricket -- one of which is suspended -- for not reporting corrupt approaches, is the second Bangladeshi cricketer after wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim to auction a personal cricketing gear to raise money for the cause.

"I had said before that I want to put up a bat for auction. I have decided to auction the bat I used in the 2019 World Cup. It's a favourite bat of mine," Shakib said during a Facebook live session.

The 33-year-old all-rounder had a hugely successful World Cup in England last year, scoring 606 runs in eight matches at an average of 86.57, which included two centuries and five fifties.

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The money raised from the auction will go to the Shakib Al Hasan foundation.

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