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33-year-old Karun Nair was the talk of the town among cricket fans after he was ignored by selectors from the Champions Trophy 2025 squad. The right-handed batter ended the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 stint with 779 runs and an average of 389.5 with four centuries. In the finals, Nair was out after scoring 27 runs from 31 balls with four hits to the fence.
The incident occurred on the final ball of the 15th over with Prasidh Krishna bowling to his former Karnataka teammate. Krishna beat Nair for pace as the ball came back in to knock off-stump back. It was a sad end to the innings, as Vidarbha’s skipper had been leading the run-scoring charts with his tremendous batting.
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Prasidh Krishna gets the crucial wicket of Karun Nair 🙌#VijayHazareTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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It was Vidarbha who won the toss and put Karnataka into bat. Yash Thakur struck early to get rid of Devdutt Padikkal for just eight runs. The left-handed batter was caught by Dhruv Shorey to give the bowling side a great start. Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal and KV Aneesh batted well to add 44 runs for the second wicket.
Smaran Ravichandran’s ton helps Karnataka reach massive score
Karnataka lost KV Aneesh and Mayank Agarwal in a space of 15 balls as both were dismissed by Nachiket Bhute. Aneesh was out for 23 runs when he was caught by Yash Kadam. Skipper Mayank Agarwal was out after scoring 31 to the same fielder and bowler combination to leave their side at 67/3.
Smaran Ravichandran and Krishnan Srijith then rebuilt the innings by adding 160 runs for the fourth wicket. The pair began cautiously before starting to exert their authority over the bowlers. Srijith was dismissed against the run of play as he was out for 78 runs from 74 balls with nine fours and a six.
The best batter for Karnataka was Smarana Ravichandran, with 101 off 92 balls with the help of seven boundaries and three sixes. It was a huge moment for the 21-year-old, who was given a loud round of applause by his teammates. Abhinav Manohar then scored 79 runs from just 42 balls with ten fours and four sixes to help his side reach 348 for the loss, six wickets from their 50 overs.