Karnataka retain title with innings win
Vijay Shankar and Dinesh Karthik scored centuries but Tamil Nadu's middle-order batsmen could not avoid the ignominy of suffering an innings defeat in the Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka in Mumbai
08/03Result
Final, Ranji Trophy at Mumbai, Mar 8-12 2015
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![Tamil Nadu]( "Tamil Nadu")
134 & 411 (107.5 ov) -
![Karnataka]( "Karnataka")
Player of the Match
08/03Result
Final, Ranji Trophy at Mumbai, Mar 8-12 2015
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![Tamil Nadu]( "Tamil Nadu")
134 & 411 (107.5 ov) -
![Karnataka]( "Karnataka")
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Injured Rahul likely to miss Irani Cup
KL Rahul, the Karnataka opener who batted through pain in the ongoing Ranji Trophy final, has been virtually ruled out of the Irani Cup tie against Rest of India, to be played in Bangalore from March 17
Rampant Karnataka close in on innings win
Karnataka piled on more misery on Tamil Nadu and piled up more records for the statisticians as they ended day three of the Ranji Trophy final with a distinct chance of an innings win
Day 3
Karun's historic triple punctures TN
Karun Nair's unbeaten 310 and KL Rahul's 188 powered Karnataka to 618 for 7 and a lead of 484 runs over Tamil Nadu
Day 2
Rahul, Karun tons flatten Tamil Nadu
Karnataka had Tamil Nadu on the mat on the second day after unbeaten centuries from KL Rahul and Karun Nair took their score to 323 for 5, the lead now 189
Day 1
TN hit back after folding for 134
Karnataka elected to bowl first on a greenish track and bundled out Tamil Nadu for 134 in the first innings, before losing four top-order batsmen for just 45 runs
Others
No shame in losing to Karnataka - Abhinav
Following his team's innings-and-217-run defeat to Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy final, Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund said there was no shame in the side's defeat to Karnataka
TN coach defends preparing turning tracks at home
Tamil Nadu coach WV Raman has defended his team's decision to prepare spinning wickets for their home matches in the Ranji Trophy, saying they were not left with much of a choice
Vinay rues missed opportunity by batsmen
Karnataka captain Vinay Kumar rued the opportunity missed by his top-order batsmen after dismissing Tamil Nadu for 134 in the Ranji Trophy final in Mumbai
'The first time I have batted so long' - Karun
Karun entered the match on the back of a patchy season, having garnered just 381 runs from 15 innings. He has virtually doubled the tally with his unbeaten 310
When brothers collide
A pair of brothers recalls how it felt to face off in the Ranji Trophy final, the last time Karnataka and Tamil Nadu met in the big match, in 1996
Karthik gets a fresh grip on familiar goals
After a stop-start performance in the early stages of the domestic season, Dinesh Karthik has pitched in with important innings for Tamil Nadu, and despite all the talk of his return to international cricket, his focus for now is the Ranji Trophy
Karun breaks second season jinx
Before Monday, Karun Nair had almost joined the list of players who failed to replicate a successful first season in the second
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Ranji Trophy
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| TN | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| MUM | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| MP | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| BRODA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| RLYS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| BENG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| J + K | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| DELHI | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| MAHA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| ODSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| PNJB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| SAU | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ASSAM | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| AP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| HP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| JHK | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| KER | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| GOA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |