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Preview: Ranji Trophy final – Karnataka vs Maharashtra

28 Jan 2014, 12:10 pm

Summary

Statistical view of the two teams’ journey to the grand finale

Karnataka and Maharashtra have made the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy final on the back of some impressive performances in the season. Both teams have secured six outright victories each on their way to the big game in Hyderabad.

Here’s a statistical view of the two teams’ journey to the grand finale.

This is how two teams made their way to the Final.

Karnataka

Start Date	Opponents	Venue	Result
07-11-2013	Jharkhand	Mysore	Drawn
14-11-2013	Gujarat	Bangalore	Drawn
21-11-2013	Vidarbha	Nagpur	Drawn
28-11-2013	Odisha	Cuttack	Karnataka won by 4 wickets
06-12-2013	Haryana	Rohtak	Karnataka won by 3 wickets
14-12-2013	Punjab	Hubli	Karnataka won by 10 wickets
22-12-2013	Mumbai	Bangalore	Karnataka won by 160 runs
30-12-2013	Delhi	Delhi	Karnataka won by 8 wickets
08-01-2014	Uttar Pradesh (QF)	Bangalore	Karnataka won by 92 runs
18-01-2014	Punjab (SF)	Mohali	Drawn

Maharashtra

Start Date	Opponents	Venue	Result
27-10-2013	Tripura	Pune	Maharashtra won by 9 wickets
14-11-2013	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Drawn
21-11-2013	Goa	Pune	Drawn
28-11-2013	Andhra	Cuddapah	Drawn
06-12-2013	J&K	Pune	Maharashtra won by 9 wickets
14-12-2013	Kerala	Thalassery	Drawn
22-12-2013	Himachal Pradesh	Pune	Maharashtra won by 10 wickets
30-12-2013	Assam	Guwahati	Maharashtra won by 128 runs
08-01-2014	Mumbai (QF)	Mumbai	Maharashtra won by 8 wickets
18-01-2014	Bengal (SF)	Indore	Maharashtra won by 10 wickets

QF= Quarter-final

SF= Semi-final

This is how two teams have performed in this season:

Batting:

	Mts	Runs scored	Wkts lost	Runs/ wkt	Run-Rate
Karnataka	10	4879	129	37.82	3.28
Maharashtra	10	5335	107	49.85	3.59

Bowling:

	Mts	Runs conceded	Wkts taken	Runs/ wkt	Run-Rate
Karnataka	10	4448	164	27.12	3.00
Maharashtra	10	5057	174	29.06	2.94

Note: Maharashtra’s batting average of 49.85 is the highest for any side in Ranji Trophy 2013-14. Their run-rate is the second best after Himachal Pradesh (3.84)

Leading batsmen in the season- Karnataka

	Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50
KL Rahul	9	873	158	67.15	2	4
MK Pandey	10	665	161	47.50	3	3
KK Nair	5	430	151*	61.42	3	0
CM Gautam	10	429	100	30.64	1	2
MA Agarwal	8	380	90	34.54	0	3
STR Binny	6	321	114	40.12	1	1
RV Uthappa	4	266	100	44.33	1	1
Ganesh Satish	6	231	75*	33.00	0	2
R Vinay Kumar	7	214	105*	42.80	1	1

Leading batsmen in the season- Maharashtra

	Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50
KM Jadhav	10	1074	204	89.50	5	2
HH Khadiwale	10	980	262	65.33	3	4
SD Atitkar	10	628	168	57.09	1	2
AR Bawne	10	581	138*	64.55	1	5
VH Zol	8	517	200*	51.70	1	2
RH Motwani	10	378	107	42.00	1	2
CG Khurana	7	278	48	30.88	0	0
AA Darekar	10	215	52	26.87	0	1

Leading bowlers in the season- Karnataka

	Mts	Wkts	Best	Avg	5WI	10WM
A Mithun	9	36	6-52	23.83	2	1
HS Sharath	7	32	5-57	19.31	2	0
R Vinay Kumar	7	22	5-27	23.59	1	0
S Gopal	4	18	5-59	16.66	1	0
RG More	3	12	5-20	18.75	1	0
STR Binny	6	11	3-43	37.18	0	0
KP Appanna	5	11	4-75	42.72	0	0

Leading bowlers in the season- Maharashtra

	Mts	Wkts	Best	Avg	5WI	10WM
AA Darekar	10	32	6-53	28.40	1	1
SM Fallah	8	31	7-58	27.58	1	1
SS Mundhe	8	30	5-123	26.43	1	0
AA Sanklecha	6	22	4-57	28.18	0	0
Domnic Joseph	5	17	4-82	23.23	0	0
CG Khurana	7	15	4-105	31.13	0	0
SA Chaudhari	2	11	7-52	14.81	1	1

Past History

Maharashtra won first two matches played between these two sides. The next three matches were drawn. The last five games have all been won by Karnataka – three by innings margin.

Summary of results: