da heads bet： Goa were dismissed for 303 fifty-five minutes before lunch on thesecond day of their South Zone Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka atMargao
Waleed Hussain30-Nov-2000Goa were dismissed for 303 fifty-five minutes before lunch on thesecond day of their South Zone Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka atMargao. In reply Karnataka had moved to 158/4 but with an outrightvictory needed to progress to the knockouts, their position looksdistinctly shaky.Overnight batsmen Rohit Rane and A Bhagwat added 69 runs for theseventh wicket. After Bhagwat’s dismissal, Goa lost the last threewickets for 20 runs. Rohit Rane returned unbeaten on 44. Dodda Ganeshbagged six wickets for 87 runs and Mansoor Ali Khan picked up threefor 65.In reply, Karnataka lost opener Arun Kumar in the seventh over.Barrington Rowland and MR Beerala (36) added 60 runs for the secondwicket before Beerala was castled by Khalid in the 32nd over. SkipperVijay Bharadwaj (22) shared a 59 run partnership with Rowland.Karnataka batsmen made steady starts but could not convert them intobig innings. At close of play Karnataka were 158/4 with Rowlandunbeaten on 67.