For Karnataka, it was a case of so-near yet-so-far as half an hour madness cost them a Ranji Trophy semi-final against Vidarbha. The pace bowling unit will have young M Prasidh Krishna trying to make a mark, having already taken 14 wickets in company of Gopal, who has 13 wickets. His pace bowling partner will be T Pradeep, who has nine wickets this season. Prerak Mankad (202 runs and 3 wickets) and Chirag Jani (152 runs and 10 wickets) have made telling contributions apart from left-arm spinner Dharmendra Jadeja (16 wickets). A bowling action similar to his illustrious senior left-arm tweaker, Jadeja's tight bowling in the middle overs has been another big plus for Saurashtra.

Source: dna February 26, 2018 16:43 UTC