Karnataka vs Baroda, Round 9, Elite Group A and B - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Shreyas Gopal to Soyeb Sopariya, out Bowled!! Gopal has his revenge instantly and that's the end of that. The googly, most tailenders don't really have the skill to pick it and Sopariya can't either as he plays down the wrong line entirely. The furniture is disturbed. Soyeb Sopariya b Shreyas Gopal 6(25) [4s-1]

Shreyas Gopal to Soyeb Sopariya, FOUR, this went off the bat like a bullet train! Quite full and outside off, Sopariya thumped the drive aerially, splitting short cover and mid-off precisely

Gowtham to Babashafi Pathan, SIX, you expect no.11 to have fun and Pathan does just that. Sees it tossed up and swings merrily over mid-on. It goes all the way!! First six of the day

Gowtham to Ahmadnoor Pathan, out Caught by Pavan Deshpande!! Exceptional presence of mind from Deshpande! He was stationed at long-on and moved across to his left for the catch but realized that the momentum could take him past the ropes. Instantly parried it in the air, went past the ropes and then came back in to take the catch on the second attempt. Superbly done and that's the end of Pathan's vigil. He had no option tbut to play his shots and had stepped out to loft this down the ground. Nearly got a maximum but Deshpande had other ideas. Down to the last man now. Ahmadnoor Pathan c Pavan Deshpande b Gowtham 45(83) [4s-8]

Mithun to Ahmadnoor Pathan, FOUR, predicted the short ball and backed away early but Mithun followed him well, Pathan still managed to pull this away to the deep mid-wicket fence

Mithun to Ahmadnoor Pathan, FOUR, Pathan continues to play his shots. Cheeky this time, as he hung back and just ramped this shorter length delivery over the slip cordon. Was well in control. Three fours in a row now for Pathan

R More to Ahmadnoor Pathan, FOUR, launched straight back! Slightly fuller in length this time and Pathan swings through the line, making a good connection as well. One bounce to the fence

R More to Ahmadnoor Pathan, FOUR, the field had come up to prevent the single and Pathan picks up a boundary in the process. Short and wide, he just went hard on the cut stroke, slicing it well fine of the deep backward point fielder

Gowtham to Ahmadnoor Pathan, out B Bhatt Run Out!! This wicket sums up the morning for Baroda. Atrocious! As if losing wickets already aren't enough, they have thrown one to a run out. This was tapped gently towards point by Pathan and there was a hesitation while going for the single. Gopal is too quick and fires in a flat throw to Srinivas Sharath who does the rest. B Bhatt put in the dive but was still short. B Bhatt run out (Sharath/Shreyas Gopal) 0(6)

R More to Ahmadnoor Pathan, FOUR, nicely played! Pathan has been a stark contrast to his mates today, batting with solidity and maturity. Hung back to the short ball this time and controlled the pull nicely through mid-wicket. Called for two as soon as he hit this but eventually, it had the legs to reach the fence

Gowtham to Viraj Bhosale, out Bowled!! Cleaned him up. Gowtham has his second. With no turn yet on this surface bar the first ball he bowled, not sure why Bhosale went searching for the off break. This was the non-turner and it sneaked past the outside edge to disturb the timber behind him. Viraj Bhosale b Gowtham 3(9)

R More to Ahmadnoor Pathan, FOUR, shot! Overcooked from More and Pathan gets on the front foot to stroke this straight back past the bowler with a sublime drive. Gorgeous!

Gowtham to Parth Kohli, out Caught by R More!! Disastrous batting from Kohli. He has outdone Rajput in terms of playing a worse shot to get out. Dances down the track pre-determined, wants to loft this down the ground but miscues this high towards mid-off where More accepts the catch with glee. No idea what mindset Baroda batsmen have come in with today. Absolute shambles! Parth Kohli c R More b Gowtham 0(2)

Gowtham to Ahmadnoor Pathan, FOUR, slightly short and a bit of width, Pathan makes room and cuts it through the gap between backward point and gully

Mithun to Abhimanyu Rajput, out Caught by Sharath!! Triple strike by Mithun! All three in the same over and Karnataka are bossing things here at the Chinnaswamy. Must say that this was a pathetic stroke from Rajput who went chasing at one that was slightly wide. Didn't move his feet and just slashed hard, only to get a feather through to the keeper. Abhimanyu Rajput c Sharath b Mithun 0(2)

Mithun to Krunal Pandya, out Caught by (sub)Praveen Dubey!! Golden duck for Krunal and Baroda are falling apart here. Was a testing short ball from Mithun and Pandya was in no position as he went for a half-hearted pull shot. Neither went too hard at it, nor did he try to roll his wrists to keep the stroke down. Eventually got it aerially to the left of square leg who moved across quickly to pouch the catch. Krunal Pandya c (sub)Praveen Dubey b Mithun 0(1)

Mithun to Hooda, out Caught by Pavan Deshpande!! Edged and gone! Mithun's probing lines get rewarded finaly. Kept plugging away around the off stump channel and Hooda couldn't resist poking at this one. It held a bit off the deck and forced the outside edge that went through low to first slip where Deshpande made no mistake. Hooda c Pavan Deshpande b Mithun 20(39) [4s-3]

Gowtham to Hooda, FOUR, deft touch from Hooda who sits back and plays the late cut at the very last moment to get it wide of backward point

Gowtham to Hooda, FOUR, good intent from Hooda, uses his feet to get to the pitch and launces this back over the bowler's head

Mithun to Hooda, FOUR, overpitched and Hooda drives nicely off the front foot, getting it past the diving cover fielder and away to the fence

Prasidh to Vishnu Solanki, out Caught by Samarth R!! Prasidh has his second! Another probing delivery, just around the off stump and the extra bounce that he generates due to his height has undone Solanki here. He was totally flummoxed by the bounce and could only fend meekly. Like Devdhar, Solanki also gets a thick edge off the bat handle and third slip takes this in front of second slip. Vishnu Solanki c Samarth R b Prasidh 0(17)

Prasidh to Devdhar, out Caught by Samarth R!! Gone this time! Prasidh has been on fire and deserved this wicket. Gets this to climb awkwardly from a shorter length and it took Devdhar totally by surprise. He tried to fend but it was too quick for him and the ball flew off the bat handle towards third slip. Dolly of a catch. Just the kind of start Karnataka were seeking. Devdhar c Samarth R b Prasidh 3(13)

Mithun to Ahmadnoor Pathan, FOUR, soft hands from Pathan as he opens the bat face very late and hence, the edge isn't aerial and also goes through gap between slips and gully. Controlled stuff from Pathan, using Mithun's pace nicely