Vasuki Kaushik of Karnataka captured seven for 41 against Punjab at Hubli in the opening fixture of Ranji Trophy 2023/24 to provide the 43^rd occasion of a Karnataka bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings in the annals of Ranji Trophy. Alll such occasions are tabulated below

No	W-R	Bowler	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	9-072	BS Chandrasekhar	Kerala	Dr Ambedkar Stadium, Bijapur	1969/70
2	8-022	RMH Binny	Haryana	Mayur Stadium, Faridabad	1982/83
3	8-032	R Vinay Kumar	Delhi	Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi	2009/10
4	8-041	A Kumble	Kerala	Municipal Stadium, Thalassery	1994/95
5	8-043	AR Bhat	Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
6	8-050	EAS Prasanna	Andhra	Union Gymkhana Ground, Belgaum	1970/71
7	8-055	DJ Johnson	Assam	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1993/94
8	8-058	A Kumble	Kerala	Municipal Stadium, Thalassery	1994/95
9	8-060	K Gowtham	Tamil Nadu	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	2019/20
10	8-070	AR Bhat	Kerala	Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga	1983/84
11	8-099	BK Garudachar	Madras	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1941/42
12	8-123	AR Bhat	Bombay	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1981/82
13	7-024	EAS Prasanna	Kerala	Nehru Stadium, Kottayam	1972/73
14	7-024	AR Bhat	Haryana	Mayur Stadium, Faridabad	1982/83
15	7-029	SB Joshi	Maharashtra	Rajinder Singh Institute Ground, Bangalore	2008/09
16	7-032	EAS Prasanna	Kerala	Municipal Stadium, Thalassery	1974/75
17	7-036	D Ganesh	Haryana	Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad	2002/03
18	7-037	BY Alva	Hyderabad	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad	1959/60
19	7-037	BKV Prasad	Kerala	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1993/94
20	7-041	AR Bhat	Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
21	7-041	V Kaushik	Punjab	KSCA Stadium, Hubballi	2023/24
22	7-042	D Kamath	Kerala	University Stadium, Trivandrum	1962/63
23	7-048	BY Alva	Madras	Government High School Ground, Dharwad	1959/60
24	7-053	GV Kumar	Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1977/78
25	7-054	K Gowtham	Jammu + Kashmir	Gandhhi Memorial S College Ground, Jammu	2019/20
26	7-055	BS Chandrasekhar	Andhra	Nehru Stadium, Shimoga	1974/75
27	7-057	AR Bhat	Baroda	Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara	1982/83
28	7-058	R Vinay Kumar	Orissa	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2012/13
29	7-060	EAS Prasanna	Hyderabad	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1968/69
30	7-060	SB Joshi	Hyderabad	Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad	1995/96
31	7-061	KG Suresh	Kerala	Fort Cochin Parade Maidan, Cochin	1968/69
32	7-070	EAS Prasanna	Hyderabad	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1978/79
33	7-072	K Gowtham	Railways	Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi	2017/18
34	7-073	AS Krishnaswamy	Travancore-0Cochin	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1951/52
35	7-076	BS Chandrasekhar	Delhi	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1973/74
36	7-078	V Subramanya	Kerala	Central Maidan, Mangalore	1959/60
37	7-081	NAK Sanath Kumar	Goa	Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga	1987/88
38	7-082	AR Bhat	Tamil Nadu	Mahatma Gandhi Stadium, Salem	1984/85
39	7-085	B Vijayakrishna	Andhra	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1982/83
40	7-092	EAS Prasanna	Rajasthan	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1965/66
41	7-093	J Srinath	Maharashtra	Nehru Stadium, Pune	1990/91
42	7-102	BS Chandrasekhar	Andhra	Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur	1973/74
43	7-108	K Gowtham	Assam	Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai	2016/17

AR Bhat, the present president of Karnataka, holds the record for most seven wicket hauls in an innings by a Karnataka bowler in the Ranji Trophy. He is followed by EAS Prasanna who has six such hauls to his credit. AR Bhat andEAS Prasanna are the only two Karnataka bowlers to capture seven wicket hauls on five or more occasions. BS Chandrashekhar and K Gowthan are the two bowlers with four such hauls.

No	W-0R	Bowler	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	8-043	AR Bhat	Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
2	8-070	AR Bhat	Kerala	Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga	1983/84
3	8-123	AR Bhat	Bombay	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1981/82
4	7-024	AR Bhat	Haryana	Mayur Stadium, Faridabad	1982/83
5	7-041	AR Bhat	Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
6	7-057	AR Bhat	Baroda	Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara	1982/83
7	7-082	AR Bhat	Tamil Nadu	Mahatma Gandhi Stadium, Salem	1984/85
1	8-050	EAS Prasanna	Andhra	Union Gymkhana Ground, Belgaum	1970/71
2	7-024	EAS Prasanna	Kerala	Nehru Stadium, Kottayam	1972/73
3	7-032	EAS Prasanna	Kerala	Municipal Stadium, Thalassery	1974/75
4	7-060	EAS Prasanna	Hyderabad	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1968/69
5	7-070	EAS Prasanna	Hyderabad	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1978/79
6	7-092	EAS Prasanna	Rajasthan	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1965/66
1	9-072	BS Chandrasekhar	Kerala	Dr Ambedkar Stadium, Bijapur	1969/70
2	7-055	BS Chandrasekhar	Andhra	Nehru Stadium, Shimoga	1974/75
3	7-076	BS Chandrasekhar	Delhi	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1973/74
4	7-102	BS Chandrasekhar	Andhra	Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur	1973/74
1	8-060	K Gowtham	Tamil Nadu	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	2019/20
2	7-054	K Gowtham	Jammu + Kashmir	Gandhi Memorial S College Ground, Jammu	2019/20
3	7-072	K Gowtham	Railways	Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi	2017/18
4	7-108	K Gowtham	Assam	Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai	2016/17

AR Bhat is the only Karnataka bowler to capture eight wicket hauls on three oocasions. On each of these three matches, the undersigned was a scorer-statistician.

No	W-0R	Bowler	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	8-043	AR Bhat	Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
2	8-070	AR Bhat	Kerala	Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga	1983/84
3	8-123	AR Bhat	Bombay	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1981/82

JS Saxena owns the record for most eight wicket hauls in the Ranji Trophy with five such hauls to his credit. AR Bhat of  Karnataka and B Mahendra Kumar of Hyderabad have captured eight wickts in an innings on three occasions.

No	W-R	Bowler	Teams	Ground	Season
1	8-043	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
2	8-070	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Kerala	Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga	1983/84
3	8-123	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Bombay	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1981/82
1	8-045	B Mahendra Kumar	Hyderabad v Andhra	Police Parade Ground, Anantapur	1962/63
2	8-046	B Mahendra Kumar	Andhra v Kerala	University Stadium, Trivandrum	1967/68
3	8-118	B Mahendra Kumar	Andhra v Mysore	Union Gymkhana Ground, Belgaum	1970/71
1	8-036	JS Saxena	Kerala v Services	St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba	2022/23
2	8-045	JS Saxena	Kerala v Andhra	St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba	2018/19
3	8-058	JS Saxena	Madhya Pradesh v Railways	Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior	2015/16
4	8-085	JS Saxena	Kerala v Rajasthan	St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba	2017/18
5	8-096	JS Saxena	Madhya Pradesh v Railways	Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior	2015/16

AR Bhat, B Mahendra Kumar and JS Saxena are the three bowlers in the history of Ranji Trophy to capture eight wickets in an innings on three occasions representing a single team

No	W-R	Bowler	Teams	Ground	Season
1	8-043	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
2	8-070	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Kerala	Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga	1983/84
3	8-123	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Bombay	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1981/82
1	8-045	B Mahendra Kumar	Hyderabad v Andhra	Police Parade Ground, Anantapur	1962/63
2	8-046	B Mahendra Kumar	Andhra v Kerala	University Stadium, Trivandrum	1967/68
3	8-118	B Mahendra Kumar	Andhra v Mysore	Union Gymkhana Ground, Belgaum	1970/71
1	8-036	JS Saxena	Kerala v Services	St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba	2022/23
2	8-045	JS Saxena	Kerala v Andhra	St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba	2018/19
3	8-085	JS Saxena	Kerala v Rajasthan	St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba	2017/18