Baroda crush Karnataka to reach final
Baroda entered the Ranji Trophy final for the first time since 2002 after crushing fancied Karnataka by six wickets at the Reliance Stadium
03/01Result
2nd Semi-Final, Ranji Trophy Super League at Vadodara, Jan 3-4 2011
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![Karnataka]( "Karnataka")
107 & 88 -
![Baroda]( "Baroda")
153 & 44/3 (12.1 ov)
03/01Result
2nd Semi-Final, Ranji Trophy Super League at Vadodara, Jan 3-4 2011
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![Karnataka]( "Karnataka")
107 & 88 -
![Baroda]( "Baroda")
153 & 44/3 (12.1 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Karnataka , elected to bat first
Series result
Baroda advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days
3,4 January 2011 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
KARNATAKA 107 (44.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Stuart Binny27 (45)
- Chidhambaram Gautam28 (45)
- Murtuja Vahora5/34 (16)
- Bhargav Bhatt3/33 (15)
BARODA 153 (50 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Pinal Shah83 (114)
- Jaykishan Kolsawala18 (30)
- Sunil Joshi6/58 (20)
- Abhimanyu Mithun2/26 (11)
KARNATAKA 88 (32.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Robin Uthappa35 (56)
- KB Pawan15 (51)
- Swapnil Singh5/20 (11)
- Bhargav Bhatt5/30 (11.2)
BARODA 44/3 (12.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Connor Williams18 (29)
- Jaykishan Kolsawala*16 (28)
- Sunil Joshi1/10 (5)
- Sunil Raju2/23 (5.1)
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