Records galore in Karnataka-Bihar game of Vijay Hazare Trophy at Just Academy Ground
Karnataka posted 354 for 3 in this game to provide its third 350 plus runs team total in the tournament. It also provides Karnataka’s second highest team total in the tournament. The other two occasions are – 359 for 7 against Punjab at Ahmedabad on 25.11.14 and 353 for 6 against Odisha at Alur on 13.02.18
R Samarth scored 158 not out in this game to provide the 35th occasion of a Karnataka batsman scoring a century in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| Nov | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RV Uthappa | 169 | Goa | Porvorim | 14.02.13 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal | 162 | Andhra | Sec’bad | 07.11.14 |
| 3 | R Samarth | 158* | Bihar | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
| 4 | MK Pandey | 142* | Chhattisgarh | Bengaluru | 02.10.19 |
| 5 | MA Agarwal | 140 | Hyderabad | Delhi | 21.02.18 |
| 6 | RV Uthappa | 133 | Jharkhand | Kolkata | 14.03.14 |
| 7 | RV Uthappa | 132* | Gujarat | Kolkata | 11.03.14 |
| 8 | KL Rahul | 131 | Kerala | Bengaluru | 28.09.19 |
| 9 | MA Agarwal | 125 | Punjab | Ahmedabad | 25.11.14 |
| 10 | R Samarth | 125 | Hyderabad | Delhi | 21.02.18 |
| 11 | Ganesh Satish | 121* | Kerala | Chennai | 13.02.10 |
| 12 | RV Uthappa | 120 | Hyderabad | Bangalore | 24.02.12 |
| 13 | KK Nair | 120 | Gujarat | Kolkata | 11.03.14 |
| 14 | RV Uthappa | 117 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 14.02.10 |
| 15 | MA Agarwal | 116 | Goa | Alur (3) | 03.03.14 |
| 16 | DA Chougule | 111* | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 03.03.08 |
| 17 | KL Rahul | 110 | Hyderabad | Porvorim | 18.02.13 |
| 18 | B Chipli | 109* | Andhra | Chennai | 26.02.08 |
| 19 | CM Gautam | 109* | J + K | Bengaluru | 18.12.15 |
| 20 | MA Agarwal | 109 | Baroda | Bengaluru | 07.02.18 |
| 21 | KL Rahul | 107 | Punjab | Alur (2) | 11.02.18 |
| 22 | DT Patil | 106* | Kerala | Vizag | 19.02.09 |
| 23 | KL Rahul | 104* | U.Pradesh | Vizag | 26.02.13 |
| 24 | RV Uthappa | 104 | Andhra | Bengaluru | 26.02.12 |
| 25 | RV Uthappa | 104 | Kerala | Alur | 02.03.14 |
| 26 | D Padikkal | 103* | Saurashtra | Bengaluru | 12.10.19 |
| 27 | RV Uthappa | 103 | Andhra | Malappuram | 13.02.11 |
| 28 | RV Uthappa | 103 | Hyderabad | Porvorim | 18.02.13 |
| 29 | D Padikkal | 102* | Goa | Alur (3) | 16.10.19 |
| 30 | MA Agarwal | 102 | Odisha | Alur | 13.02.18 |
| 31 | R Samarth | 102 | Baroda | Bengaluru | 26.09.18 |
| 22 | MK Pandey | 101* | Tamil Nadu | Sec’bad | 10.11.14 |
| 33 | B Chipli | 100 | Hyderabad | Chennai | 27.02.08 |
| 34 | Ganesh Satish | 100 | Goa | Chennai | 10.02.10 |
| 35 | KK Nair | 100 | Odisha | Alur | 13.02.18 |
It also represents his third century in the tournament and also his highest individual score in the tournament.
| Nov | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | R Samarth | 158* | Bihar | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
| 2 | R Samarth | 125 | Hyderabad | Delhi | 21.02.18 |
| 3 | R Samarth | 102 | Baroda | Bengaluru | 26.09.18 |
R Samarth became the third batsman to score 150 plus runs in an innings in the tournament after RV Uthappa and MA Agarwal. The following table details them.
| Nov | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RV Uthappa | 169 | Goa | Porvorim | 14.02.13 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal | 162 | Andhra | Sec’bad | 07.11.14 |
| 3 | R Samarth | 158* | Bihar | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
R Samarth’s 158 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by a Karnataka captain in the tournament. He became the first Karnataka captain to score 150 plus runs in the tournament.
D Padikkal scored 97 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a Karnataka batsman scoring a ninety in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| Nov | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MK Pandey | 99* | Mumbai | Vadodara | 21.11.14 |
| 2 | R Samarth | 98 | H. Pradesh | Bengaluru | 06.10.18 |
| 3 | D Padikkal | 97 | Bihar | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
| 4 | MK Pandey | 95 | Goa | Chennai | 10.02.10 |
| 5 | MK Pandey | 94* | Gujarat | Alur | 14.12.15 |
| 6 | D Padikkal | 92 | Chhattisgarh | Bengaluru | 23.10.19 |
| 7 | Ganesh Satish | 90 | Kerala | Bangalore | 21.02.12 |
| 8 | Ganesh Satish | 90 | Hyderabad | Bangalore | 24.02.12 |
| 9 | MA Agarwal | 90 | Saurashtra | Delhi | 27.02.18 |
| 10 | KL Rahul | 90 | Puducherry | Bengaluru | 20.10.19 |
R Samarth-D Padikkal added 153 runs for the first wicket and R Samarth-KV Siddarth added 171 runs for the second wicket to provide the 42nd and 43rd occasion of Karnataka batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament.
R Samarth-D Padikkal added 153 runs for the first wicket to provide the 42nd and 12th occasion of Karnataka batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament for the first wicket
| Nov | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul, RV Uthappa | 206 | 1st | Hyd | Porvorim | 18.02.13 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal, KK Nair | 190 | 1st | Odi | Alur | 13.02.18 |
| 3 | RV Uthappa, MA Agarwal | 162 | 1st | Pun | Ahmedabad | 25.11.14 |
| 4 | MA Agarwal, KK Nair | 155 | 1st | Mah | Delhi | 24.02.18 |
| 5 | KL Rahul, D Padikkal | 155 | 1st | Chh | Bengaluru | 23.10.19 |
| 6 | R Samarth, D Padikkal | 153 | 1st | Bih | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
| 7 | RV Uthappa, MA Agarwal | 137 | 1st | Jha | Kolkata | 14.03.14 |
| 8 | KL Rahul, D Padikkal | 137 | 1st | Mum | Bengaluru | 10.10.19 |
| 9 | CM Gautam, RV Uthappa | 126 | 1st | And | Vizag | 15.02.09 |
| 10 | R Samarth, BR Sharath | 115 | 1st | Pun | Bengaluru | 8.10.18 |
| 11 | KL Rahul, RV Uthappa | 112 | 1st | Ker | Vasco | 15.02.13 |
| 12 | MA Agarwal, KL Rahul | 112 | 1st | Hyd | Hyd-RGS | 11.11.14 |
R Samarth-KV Siddarth added 171 runs for the second wicket to provide the tenth occasion of Karnataka batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament for the second wicket.
| Nov | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MA Agarwal, R Samarth | 242 | 2nd | Hyd | Delhi | 21.02.18 |
| 2 | RV Uthappa, Ganesh Satish | 214 | 2nd | Goa | Porvorim | 14.02.13 |
| 3 | R Samarth, KV Siddarth | 171 | 2nd | Bihar | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
| 4 | RV Uthappa, Ganesh Satish | 144 | 2nd | Hyd | Bangalore | 24.02.12 |
| 5 | RV Uthappa, KL Rahul | 128 | 2nd | Jha | Kolkata | 14.03.14 |
| 6 | RV Uthappa, SN Raju | 124* | 2nd | And | Malappuram | 13.02.11 |
| 7 | KL Rahul, Ganesh Satish | 119 | 2nd | U P | Vizag | 26.02.13 |
| 8 | RV Uthappa, Ganesh Satish | 117 | 2nd | And | Bengaluru | 26.02.12 |
| 9 | KL Rahul, MA Agarwal | 112* | 2nd | T N | Bengaluru | 25.10.19 |
| 10 | MA Agarwal, KK Nair | 100 | 2nd | Asm | Bengaluru | 8.02.18 |
R Samarth-D Padikkal added 153 runs for the first wicket to provide the 42nd and sixth occasion of Karnataka batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in the tournament for the first wicket
| Nov | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul, RV Uthappa | 206 | 1st | Hyd | Porvorim | 18.02.13 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal, KK Nair | 190 | 1st | Odi | Alur | 13.02.18 |
| 3 | RV Uthappa, MA Agarwal | 162 | 1st | Pun | Ahmedabad | 25.11.14 |
| 4 | MA Agarwal, KK Nair | 155 | 1st | Mah | Delhi | 24.02.18 |
| 5 | KL Rahul, D Padikkal | 155 | 1st | Chh | Bengaluru | 23.10.19 |
| 6 | R Samarth, D Padikkal | 153 | 1st | Bih | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
R Samarth-KV Siddarth added 171 runs for the second wicket to provide the third occasion of Karnataka batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in the tournament for the second wicket.
| Nov | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MA Agarwal, R Samarth | 242 | 2nd | Hyd | Delhi | 21.02.18 |
| 2 | RV Uthappa, Ganesh Satish | 214 | 2nd | Goa | Porvorim | 14.02.13 |
| 3 | R Samarth, KV Siddarth | 171 | 2nd | Bih | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
Bihar was dismissed all out for 87 to become the fourth team to be dismissed all out for less than 100 runs against Karnataka in the tournament.
| Nov | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Kerala | 49 | 22.0 | 1 | Kar | Bengaluru | 17.12.15 |
| 2 | Goa | 54 | 20.3 | 1 | Kar | Bengaluru | 20.02.12 |
| 3 | Bihar | 87 | 27.2 | 2 | Kar | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
| 4 | Andhra | 97 | 30.3 | 1 | Kara | Bengaluru | 27.02.14 |
Prasidh Krishna returned with figures of 6.1-3-17-4 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of a Karnataka bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the tournament.
Prasid Krishna’s four wicket haul in this game provides his fifth four plus wicket haul in the tournament. He became the third Karnataka bowler to capture four plus wicket haul on five or more occasions after K Gowtham {05} and R Vinay Kumar {09} The following table lists the performances of these three bowlers.
| Nov | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | K Gowtham | 10.0 | 1 | 58 | 4 | Jharkhand | Kolkata | 25.02.17 |
| 2 | K Gowtham | 8.0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | Hyderabad | Kolkata | 04.03.17 |
| 3 | K Gowtham | 9.0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | Baroda | Bengaluru | 07.02.18 |
| 4 | K Gowtham | 5.0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | H. Pradesh | Bengaluru | 06.10.18 |
| 5 | K Gowtham | 7.5 | 0 | 43 | 5 | Jharkhand | Bengaluru | 26.09.19 |
| 1 | M Prasidh Krishna | 7.0 | 4 | 15 | 4 | J + K | Kalyani | 03.03.17 |
| 2 | M Prasidh Krishna | 8.2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | Assam | Bengaluru | 08.02.18 |
| 3 | M Prasidh Krishna | 9.1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | Railways | Alur | 16.02.18 |
| 4 | M Prasidh Krishna | 8.2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | Saurashtra | Bengaluru | 12.10.19 |
| 5 | M Prasidh Krishna | 6.1 | 3 | 17 | 4 | Bihar | Bengaluru | 22.02.21 |
| 1 | R Vinay Kumar | 10.0 | 1 | 46 | 4 | Goa | Chennai | 29.02.08 |
| 2 | R Vinay Kumar | 10.0 | 1 | 45 | 4 | Haryana | Vadodara | 23.02.10 |
| 3 | R Vinay Kumar | 8.1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | Goa | Malappuram | 10.02.11 |
| 4 | R Vinay Kumar | 9.0 | 1 | 38 | 4 | Andhra | Margao | 20.02.13 |
| 5 | R Vinay Kumar | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | Hyderabad | Bengaluru | 28.02.14 |
| 6 | R Vinay Kumar | 10.2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | Kerala | Alur | 02.03.14 |
| 7 | R Vinay Kumar | 12.0 | 0 | 85 | 5 | Gujarat | Kolkata | 11.03.14 |
| 8 | R Vinay Kumar | 12.0 | 0 | 75 | 4 | Jharkhand | Kolkata | 14.03.14 |
| 9 | R Vinay Kumar | 10.0 | 1 | 45 | 4 | Railways | Bengaluru | 10.12.15 |
Karnataka won this game by 267 runs to provide the highest margin of victory by runs in the tournament. The previous best was 207 runs win by Karnataka against J & K at Bengaluru on 18.12.15.