Ranji Trophy Final Highlights, Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir: Shubham Pundir, Yawer Hassan Shine As J&K Post 284/2 On Day 1 vs Karnataka

Welcome back for Karnataka's reply. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal open up with their blades for Karnataka. Auqib Nabi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

... SECOND INNINGS ...

The stage is set for Karnataka - It was a tough fielding effort for Karnataka, but fast bowler Prasidh Krishna stood out by taking 5 wickets, while Vyshak Vijaykumar, Vidyadhar Patil, Shreyas Gopal, and Shikhar Shetty picked up one wicket each. Now, all eyes are on Karnataka's star-studded batting lineup. Having scored a massive 736 runs in their semi-final match, big names like Devdutt Padikkal, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, and KL Rahul are more than capable of a strong reply. The match remains perfectly balanced!

A strong finish from J&K! The team carried their gritty performance into the second day. Though they lost the centurion Pundir and Abdul Samad (61) to sit at 327/4 by the end of the first session, the middle order kept the pressure on. Kanhaiya Wadhawan and captain Paras Dogra both scored a crucial 70 before falling as they finished Day 2 at a commanding 527/6. At the start of Day 3, Sahil Lotra added a powerful 72 late in the game to finish the innings on a high note.

Jammu & Kashmir's dominant batting - Jammu & Kashmir put on a brilliant batting display, piling up a massive total of 584 runs. Despite losing opener Qamran Iqbal early, the team showed incredible depth, with every batter down to number seven scoring at least a half-century. Yawer Khan (88) and Shubham Pundir, who scored a magnificent 121, anchored the innings and comfortably guided the team to a strong 284/2 by the close of Day 1.

OUT! RUN OUT! A direct-hit and that will be the end of J&K. Serves it full and on middle. Sunil Kumar nudges it with soft hands to mid-wicket, straight to the fielder but Kumar stutters for a single and Singh rushes across but is sent back. Devdutt Padikkal from short mid-wicket hits the stumps at the bowler's end. Singh is well short. Jammu and Kashmir end with 584 on the board.

SIX! Excellent from Singh! This is much better from him. Not that short, on middle and leg. Singh steps across and inside the line as he whacks it flat and over square leg for a six.

FOUR! That was really awkward from Singh but it all counts! A bumper, around off. Singh gets on his knee almost to slog it away but hangs his bat out and rolls his wrists across as the ball rolls past the keeper to fine leg.

Short of a good length, around off. Singh whips it across to deep square leg and denies the run.

Pushes it full and outside off. Sunil Kumar knocks it through point for a single.

Sunil Kumar is the last man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Vijaykumar Vyshak gets his first wicket. A bumper into the surface, outside off. Lotra bends his knee slightly and tries to drag his pull shot across but gets a top edge to deep square leg where Vidyadhar Patil holds onto it. Sahil Lotra goes for a well-made 72 (138).

Bangs it short, outside off. Lotra offers no shot to it.

Singh skips down but leaves it alone as Patil drops in a shorter delivery, outside off.

Short, down leg. Singh ducks under it.

Nipping in around the hips. Singh backsaway and tucks it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Nicely played! Vidyadhar Patil overpitches it up, just around off. Singh offers a full swing of the bat as he hits it past mid off for a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Singh shoulders arms to it.

In the slot, full and on middle. Singh drives it fimrly to cover.

CLOSE! Dishes out a length delivery, around the sixth stump line and gets it to shape away. Lotra stays back to drive it away but misses.