Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka, South Zone - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

T Natarajan to Aravind, FOUR, a rare bad ball from Natarajan. Lenght delivery outside off and Aravind gets under it. Makes room and hits it over the leaping cover fiedler and into the fence

T Natarajan to Stallin Hoover, out Caught by V Shankar!! Consistant line from Natarajan has got him hsi first wicket. Full and across the right-hander, Stallin Hoover fails to gets enough bat under the ball. Ends up chipping it to cover fielder. Shankar is not going to drop those. Stallin Hoover c V Shankar b T Natarajan 16(17) [4s-1]

K Vignesh to Gowtham K, out Caught by Mukund at long on!! This was a high full toss and gets Gowtham in a tangle as he looks to go over the long-on fence. Gets it high on the bat and Mukund gets under the ball to take a simple catch. Gowtham walks back disappointed. Gowtham K c Mukund b K Vignesh 16(7) [4s-2 6s-1]

K Vignesh to Gowtham K, FOUR, slower delivery outside off, Gowtham gets under the ball and lifts it over mid-off. The ball bounces just once and into the fence

K Vignesh to Gowtham K, FOUR, short delivery at the body. Gowtham swivels across and hooks it wide of fine leg fielder, who had not more than five yards to move to his left. Just lands inside the boundary rope

Harish Kumar to Gowtham K, SIX, Gowtham doesn't need any sighters. Gets under this full delivery and clubs it over the long-on fielder. This was struck powerfully and flat

Harish Kumar to Stallin Hoover, out Anirudha Joshi Run Out!! Unlucky for Anirudha Joshi. Stallin Hoover walks down the wicket and drills it hard straight back at the bowler. The ball bursts through Harish Kumar's hands and hits the stumps on the non-striker's end. Joshi is out of his crease and has to make his walk back. Anirudha Joshi run out (Harish Kumar) 16(12) [6s-1]

Rahil to Anirudha Joshi, SIX, that's a huge hit! Gets under the ball and clubs it high and over the sightscreen for a maximum

Rahil to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, Stallin Hoover makes room and cuts it behind square. Times it well to get to his first boundary

Rahil to Vinay, out Caught by Mukund!! Skipper too fails to make an impression on this game. Shortish delivery just outside off. Wasn't there to be cut. Vinay Kumar slices the cut uppishly to backward point. Mukund takes an easy catch. Vinay c Mukund b Rahil 1(2)

Murugan Ashwin to Samarth R, out Caught by Mukund!! Half the side is back in the hut now for Karnataka. Samarth comes down the track to a lofted delivery and chips it off the toe end, straight to long-off. Mukund takes a simple catch in front of the boundary ropes. Samarth R c Mukund b Murugan Ashwin 40(33) [4s-2 6s-1]

V Shankar to Samarth R, FOUR, top shot!! Short and wide outside off, Samarth gets on top of the bounce and cuts it past backward point. No chance for third man either as the ball rockets to the fence

Murugan Ashwin to Gautam, out Caught by K Vignesh!! Poor shot from CM Gautam. Gets inside the line and tries to paddle. The ball takes the top edge and lobs to short fine leg. Vignesh takes the easiest of catches. Smiles all round the Tamil Nadu camp. Gautam c K Vignesh b Murugan Ashwin 16(17) [6s-1]

V Shankar to Gautam, SIX, this is even better. Short again from Vijay Shankar. Gautam gets inside the line and pulls it over the deep backward square leg fence. Gets it off the middle of the bat to take it deep into the stands

Harish Kumar to Samarth R, SIX, wow!! Excellent improvisation from Samarth. Clears his front foot and goes inside out. Times it well and gets it well over the deep extra cover fence for a six

Harish Kumar to Samarth R, FOUR, last over of the powerplay and Samarth wants to make it count. Comes down the track to a full delivery and chips it over mid-off for a boundary

Rahil to Nair, out Caught by Sathish!! Rahil Shah strikes in his first over. Nair tries to play the inside out shot and perishes. Just a bit of turn for Rahil Shah, which is enough to take the outside towards point. Sathish runs forward and takes a tumbling catch. Nair c Sathish b Rahil 14(10) [4s-3]

T Natarajan to Nair, FOUR, make that three in a row. Nair is showing his class here. Pick the gap for the third time and cuts it past backward point for his third boundary

T Natarajan to Nair, FOUR, and again, short and wide outside off. Nair gives no time for the fielder's to stop that cut

T Natarajan to Nair, FOUR, boundary for Karun Nair. Short and wide outside off, Nair gets close to the ball and cuts it between backward point and cover-point to find the gap to perfection

T Natarajan to Taha, out Caught by Sathish!! Second wicket goes down in the form of Taha. Natarajan angles it well outside off. Taha tries to reach out and go over the top. Gets it off the toe end and skies it to point. Sathish settles under it and takes a clean catch. Karnataka are in a spot of bother here. Taha c Sathish b T Natarajan 5(6)

K Vignesh to M Agarwal, out Caught by D Karthik!! Tamil Nadu draw first blood. It's the big wicket of Mayank Agarwal. This one comes in and held its line to leave the right hander. Might have brushed the back thigh on its way. Dinesh Karthik and Vignesh were sure of an outside edge and go up for a appeal. The umpire rules him out. Mayank Agarwal is not happy with the decision as there was day light between bat and ball. M Agarwal c D Karthik b K Vignesh 0(1)