A peep into the past – Karnataka’s first ever Ranji Trophy title win recalled – It’s 50 years todate since the triumph
It was the afternoon of March 26, 1974. All cricket lovers of Karnataka had their hearts and minds set on the finals of the Ranji Trophy Finals of the season between Rajasthan and Karnataka played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. March 26, 1974 would be the last day of the finals as the score board of the match suggested at the end of the second day of the match, with Karnataka in the driver’s seat, set to poise annexing the coveted trophy for the first time in the history of Ranji Trophy. Thus, a new Ranji Champion Team was born with Karnataka annexing the Trophy, making every cricket lover of Karnataka happy. Karnataka has beaten Rajasthan by 185 runs.
The first ever Ranji Trophy match was between Madras and Mysore at Madras on November, 04, 1934. This game was concluded in one day. Madras won the match by an innings and 23 runs.
Mysore were the finalists in Ranji Trophy on two occasions prior to its winning the trophy for the first time in 1973-74.
In the season 1941-42, Mysore met Bombay at Bombay. Bombay was victorious by an innings and 281 runs. Mysore was dismissed for a paltry 68 in its first innings. Bombay’s opening bowler JB Khot was unplayable as he bagged six wickets conceding 19 runs. CJ Ramdev was the highest scorer for Karnataka with 28 runs. Skipper Safi Darashah scored 18 runs. CJ Ramdev and Safi Darashah were the two batsmen who scored double digit runs for Mysore.
Mysore in its second innings folded up for 157 leaving Bombay winners by an innings. B Frank scored 61 runs. JB Khot and Bhale Rao shared the spoils with five wickets each conceding 40 and 46 runs respectively. JB Khot had match figures of eleven for 59 runs
Bombay had posted 504 runs in its first innings thanks to MS Hardikar {145} and GS Ramchand {106} who scored centuries. Deepak Das Gupta captured four wickets conceding 77 runs.
Mysore’s second entry as finalists of Ranji Trophy was in 1959-60 season. Again the opponent was Bombay and the result was again an innings victory.
Mysore was dismissed for 221 in its first innings. KS Viswanath was the top scorer with 51 runs. G Guard of Bombay captured five wickets conceding 66 runs.
Mysore following on was dismissed for 261 in its second innings. V Subramanya scored 103 runs. G Guard was again amongst the wickets with four for 69. G Guard had a match figures of nine for 135 runs. Bombay was victorious by an innings and 22 runs
Third time lucky
Karnataka won the coveted Ranji Trophy in 1973-74 when it became the finalist for the third time.
It was the afternoon of March 26, 1974. All cricket lovers of Karnataka had their hearts and minds set on the finals of the Ranji Trophy Finals of the season between Rajasthan and Karnataka played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. March 26, 1974 would be the last day of the finals as the score board of the match suggested at the end of the second day of the match, with Karnataka in the driver’s seat, set to poise annexing the coveted trophy for the first time in the history of Ranji Trophy. Thus, a new Ranji Champion Team was born with Karnataka annexing the Trophy, making every cricket lover of Karnataka happy. Karnataka has beaten Rajasthan by 185 runs.
Let us go through the matches of Karnataka played this season with some statistical highlights
First Match
Karnataka played its first match of this season in the league phase of the tournament against Kerala at Tumkur. This game was completed in two days. Karnataka won this game by an innings and 22 runs,. Kerala batted first and was dismissed for 132, Chandra had a big role to play in Kerala’s paltry show. He captured six wickets conceding 50 runs innings ably supported by Karnataka skipper Prasanna took three wickets conceding 16 runs.
Karnataka posted 329 for six and declored its innings closed. Valuable contributions came from B Vijaya Krishna {50} and Brijesh Patel {62}. Openers VS Vijayakumar and B Raghunath were associcated in a 78 runs partnership for the first wicket. All the eight batsmen who batted in Karnataka’s innings had reached double figures.
Batting second, Kerala put up another inept batting display and bundled out for 175 runs leaving Karnataka victorious by an innings and 22 runs. Chandra and Prasanna were wreckers-in-chief with 4 for 49 and 5 for 38 respectively. Chandra had match figures of ten for 99 while Prasanna returned with eight for 56
This game was played on 2nd and 3rd of November 2023, a day after Mysore state was renamed as Karnataka.
Second Match
Karnataka’s second match in the league phase of the tournament was against the formidable Hyderabad. Batting first Hyderabad posted 354 in its first innings thanks to a brilliant 151 by Syed Abid Ali. Next best score was Abbas Ali Baig’s 45. Chandra took five wickets conceding 122 runs. VS Vijaya Kumar was amongst the wickets with 3 for 57 removing the last three batsmen while Prasana captured two wickets conceding 109 runs.
Hyderabad got the first innings lead of 15 runs in this match, as they dismissed Karnataka for 339. Brijesh Patel’s 122 could not help Karnataka in its bid to gain the first innings lead. GR Vishwanath’s run out for 15 was another factor in Karnataka not gaining the first innings lead.
Mumtaz Hussain was the most successful bowler for Hyderabad with a bag of four for 69. He also pouched two catches to dismiss Vijaya Krihna for 10 and Brijesh Patel for 122 of the bowler Abid Ali
In its second innings, Hyderabad made 103 for 4, at the close of play on the last day of the match. The match ended in a tame draw. Hyderabad declared winners on the first innings lead.
SMH Kirmani kept wickets in this match. Brijesh Patel bowled 4 overs of which one was a maiden over. He got the wicket of MV Narasimha Rao caught by Vijayakrishna for 30. It was Brijesh’s second wicket in Ranji Trophy. His first wicket was that of VS Patel of Andhra whom he had caught by Chandra for 9 in 1972-73 season. Brijesh Patel has taken three wickets in his entire Rsnji Trophy career.
Third Match
Karnataka’s third match of the season was against Tamil Nadu at Bangalore. Batting first Tamil Nadu was dismissed for 170. Opening batsman V Krishnaswamy was the top scorer with 87 contributing more than 50 percent of the team’s total. Chandra returned with figures of four 73.
Karnataka in its turn to bat, posted 399 for eight wickets and declared its innings closed thanks to GR Viswanath who made a splendid 140. Tamil Nadu spinner – VV Kumar and S Venkataraghavan – had no effect on Vishy in this game. They conceded 134 and 144 runs respectively for their two and three wickets. Karataka openers VS Vijaya Kumar {69} and Sanjay Desai {54} scored half centuries. Thus Karnataka’s first three batsmen scored fifties in this game – VS Vijayakumar {69}, Sanjay Desai {54} and GR Viswanath {140}. One more half centry by B Vijay Krishna {64} gave Karnataka its fourth fifty in this innings.
Tamil Nadu in its second innings fared better to post 315 runs thanks to useful contributions from Opener V Sivaramakrishnan {53}, TE Srinivasn {72 not out} and skipper S Venkataraghavan {52}. Chandra and Prasanna were amongst the wickets with four for 89 and four for 105 respectively. B Vijaya Krishna pouched three catches in this innings. He had earlier scored a half century {64} in Karnataka’s innings. B Vijaya Krishna pouched five catches in this match
Set a target of 87 runs for a victory, Karnataka made 53 for 3 at the close of the match. Match petered into a tame draw. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu earned five and three points respectively from this game
Fourth Match
Karnataka met Andhra in its last league match at Guntur to win the match by an innings and 44 runs. Andhra batting first, was bundled out for 129 with Chandra playing havoc by capturing six wickets conceding 46 runs.
Karnataka posted a mammoth 414 for 9 wickets and declared its innings closed. Useful contribut ions came from the blades of GR Viswanath {76}, BP Patel {56} and R Sudhakar Rao {100*}. Sudhakara Rao scored his first century in Ranji Trophy which was also his first century in first class matches. He was at the crease for 187 minutes and his knock contained fourteen boundary fours. GR Viswanath and BP Patel posted 103 runs for the third wicket. Meherbaba was the most successful bowler for Andhra with a bag of three wickets conceding 117 runs.
Andhra in its second innings was dismissed for 241. Skipper Opening batsman B Ramprasad’s 122 went in vain. Chandra was again amogst the wicket with 7 for 102. Chandra retuned with the figures of thirteen for 148 runs in this match. It was his second ten wicket haul in the match. He had captured 10 for 99 against Kerala at Tumkur. AV Jayaprakash pouched three catches in Andhra’s second innings.
At the end of the league phase of the tournament, Hyderabad and Karnataka garnered 26 points each with run quotient of 2.332 and 1.948 and had qualified for the knock out stage of the tournament.
The points table at the end of the league phase read thus
| Pos | Teama | P | W | L | WFI | LFI | ND | BP | Pts | Quot |
| 1 | Hyderabad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 2.332 |
| 2 | Karnataka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1.948 |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1.699 |
| 4 | Andhra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05 | 0.533 |
| 5 | Kerala | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 03 | 0.295 |
Quarter final
Karnataka met Delhi at Bangalore in the fourth quarter final of the tournament. Karnataka won this game by 223 runs and moved to the semi final stage of the tournament. Karnataka batted first and posted 338 runs thanks to Brijesh Patel who scored 166 runs. Brijesh Patel occupied the crease for 264 minutes and his innings contained twenty one boundary fours. GR Viswanath was going great guns and but a run out cut short his innings. The pair added 117 runs. Karnataka lost three wickets – its fourth, fifth and sixth wicket – with the addition of two runs – from 163 to 165. R Sudhakar Rao, B Vijaykrishna and AV Jayaprakash were dismissed for zeroes of the bowling of Saxena who claimed these three wickets. Brijesh Patel was a witness to see the fall of these wickets. He and SMH Kirmani steadied the Karnataka innings with a seventh wicket partnership of 77 runs. Another fruitful partnership of 58 runs between Brijesh Patel and K Laxman for the eighth wicket ensured Karnataka reach 300 runs. With skipper EAS Prasanna scoring 27, Karnataka innings folded at 338. For Delhi, Saxena was the most successful bowler with three for 58. Madanlal and BS Bedi captured two wickets each conceding 88 ans 92 runs respectively.
Delhi was dismissed all out for 206. T Gyaneshwar scored 57 not out. Next best score was opening batsmen Venkat Sunderam’s 32. Delhi had lost half of its side before reaching three figures with the score board reading five for 91. Delhi found Chandra unplayable as he finished with a bag of seven for 76. He was ably supported by skipper EAS Prasanna who bagged three wickets conceding 74 runs. Chandra and Prasanna shared the Delhi’s first innings wickets
Karnataka consolidated its first innings lead of 132 by scoring 265 runs and set a target of 398 for Delhi to win the match. Karnataka was dismissed for 265 runs in its second innings. R Sudhakar Rao’s 65 coupled with stumper Kirmani’s 38 enabled Karnataka to post this formidable score in the second innings. BS Bedi bowled splendidly to capture five for 114, while P Oberoi returned with four for 29.
Set a daunting task of scoring 398 runs for an outright win in the fourth innings of the match, Delhi found it an impossible task to accomplish the feat. Delhi was dismissed for 174, leaving Karnataka victorious by 223 runs. None of its batsmen could stay at the crease to accomplish the feat as they found Karnataka spin twins – Chandra and Prasanna – too hot to handle. Prasanna and Chandra returned with four for 80 and Chandra with 3 for 38. Chandra retuned with match figures of ten for 114 – his third ten wicket haul in the season. Opener Vinay Lamba top scored with 48 runs, while the other opener Venkat Sunderam scored the next best score of 31 in Delhi’s second innings.
R Sudhakar Rao was brilliant in the field pouching five catches in the match – two in the first innings and three in the second innings.
Semi Final
Karnataka ended the Bombay’s supremacy in this game. Bombay was knocked out of the championship after a hold of 15 years. Karnataka gained the first innings lead in this game. Karnataka batting first posted a moderate total of 385. GR Vishwanath and Brijesh Patel scored centuries – 162 and 106 – respectively. Karnataka innings contained two century partnerships. Sanjay Desai and GR Viswanath posted 105 runs for the second wicket and GR Viswanath-Brijesh Patel added 166 runs for the third wicket. GR Viswanath was at the crease for 356 minutes and his essay contained 20 boundary fours. Brijesh Patel occupied the crease for 174 minutes. His knock contained a boundary six and seventeen boundary fours. The third wicket partnership between GR Viswanath and Brijesh Patel was the highest partnership for the third wicket in the entire season. Shivalkar and Tandon were the most successful bowlers for Bombay. They claimed four wickets each conceding 94 and 125 runs respectively.
Bombay started its innings cautiously with its openers SM Gavaskar and RD Parkar adding 49 runs for the first wicket. SM Gavaskar was the first to leave for a well compiled 30. He was bowled by Prasanna. Here are the words of praise for the delivery which bowled SM Gavaskar
Ramachandra Guha later wrote: “Pras fed him on his favourite on-drive, and then bowled a ball of full-length which, just as the batsman was making to drive, swerved abruptly in its flight to take the off-bail. I can still see Gavaskar clapping his hand against the bat as he left the ground, in acknowledgement of Prasanna’s wizardry.”
Mihir Bose was not present at the ground, but he, too, mentioned it: “Those who saw the semi-final with Bombay talked for days about the ball from Prasanna, a floater that beat a well-set Gavaskar’s forward-defensive stroke and bowled him.”
Hyderabad off-spinner Venkatraman Ramnarayan (later a renowned columnist and cricket writer), recollected in his blog: “Prasanna’s floater that removed Gavaskar’s off-bail was the magical delivery of the match.”
Till this day Prasanna remembers the ball as his “fondest memory.”
Then ensued a third wicket partnership of 121 runs between AL Wadekar and AV Mankad which threatened to take away the match from Karnataka. But AL Wadekar’s unfortunate run out for 62 was fortune for home team as it tightened the grips.
This is how some of the writers have described Wadekar’s run out.
It happened very quickly. Mankad played Prasanna to point. Wadekar called for the single, but Mankad sent him back. Wadekar — an impeccable judge of the short run — had an eternity to get back. But Wadekar turned… and slipped.
Ramachandra Guha, present at the ground, described the dismissal vividly: “Sudhakar Rao advanced quickly from point. Ajit turned, slipped, and just failed to make the ground. And Prasanna, who had been waiting for this moment for the better part of a lifetime, was over the bails to take Sudhakar’s throw.”
Soon Mankad was swallowed by AV Jayaprakash at square leg of Prasanna for 84. Mankad fell a prey into the trap laid by Prasanna by bowling on the leg stump which made him to sweep into the square leg position. One such sweep ballooned and landed safely in the hands of waiting AV Jayaprakash stationed at square leg for the very purpose.
Bombay’s first five wickets fell for 251 and the next five wickets fell for the addition of 56 runs. Bombay was dismissed all out for 307 runs. Prasanna and Chandra returned with five for 117 and four for 145 respectively. Prasanna’s bowling figures read 63.0-21-117-5 – a marathon effort by a skipper
Karnataka in its second innings posted a total of 279 for 8 wickets and declared. Brijesh Patel scored his second fifty of match – 61 and Sudhakara Rao chipped in with 53. Tandon was again amogst the wickets with four for 114
Bombay in its second innings set a target of 358 runs scored 84 for no loss at the end of close of stumps at the end of the match
It was a token declaration, for there was no way Bombay was going to get 358. To make things worse, Gavaskar retired ill after scoring 16, but Parkar and Naik played out time. Bombay were out of Ranji Trophy — after 15 years.
Finals
Karnataka had to travel to Jaipur for the finals to play Rajasthan led by Hanumanth Singh. This match was played from 23 to 26 of March 1974. Karnataka was dismissed all out for 276 runs in its first innings. VS Vijayalumar {66}, B Vijaya Krishna {71} and AV Jayaprakash {55} were the main scorers for Karnataka after it had lost four wickets for 99 runs. Opening batsman Vijaykumar who made 66 left soon to make it five for 147. But an useful partnership of 76 runs for the sixth wicket between Vijayakrishna and AV Jayaprakash saw Karnataka go past 200 and lost its sixth wicket at 223. For Rajasthan, CG Shaktawat, SA Durani and CG Joshi captured three wickets each conceding 78, 70 and 53 runs respectively.
Rajasthan found VS Vijayakumar and EAS Prasanna too hot to handle and was skittled out for 176. Skipper Hanumanth Singh put up a valiant fight by scoring 83 runs. Vijaykumar took four for 09 and Prasanna captured four for 56. Vijayakumar gave an all round display with the willow and leather in this game. He had scored 66 runs with the willow in Karnataka’s first innings. Kirmani excelled behind the stumps by pouching three catches in Rajasthan’s innings. Rajasthan which had scored 166 for 6 at one stage lost its four wickets for the addition of ten runs to be dismissed all out for 176.
Karnataka scored 212 in its second innings and set a target of 313 runs for Rajasthan to win the game outright. Karnataka lost its six wickets for 83 runs in the second innings and a 114 runs partnership between AV Jayaprakash {64} and Syed Kirmani {60} saved Karnataka from blushes. AV Jayaprakash scored his second half century of the match. He had made 55 in the first innings.
Rajasthan faired badly again in its second innings and was dismissed all out for 127 leaving Karnataka victorious by 185 runs. Chandra and Prasanna with a bag of five for 45 and three for 56 were the wreckers-in-chief. Parthasarathy Sharma scored 51 for Rajasthan. Kirmani had a good match as he shone with the willow by scoring 26 and 60 and also excelled behind the wicket taking five catches in the match – three in the first and two in the second. The four day match ended with a day and a couple of hours to spare.
Statistical highlights
Brijesh Patel and GR Viswanath are the two batsmen who scored 500 plus runs in the season. Brijesh Patel aggregated 618 runs, while GR Viswanath totaled 584 runs.
RANJI TROPHY 1973/74 AVERAGES
BATTING AND FIELDING FOR KARNATAKA
| Name | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | Ct | St |
| S Arunkumar | 1 | 01 | 1 | 020 | 020* | – | 0 | 0 | 00 | 0 |
| BS Chandrasekhar | 7 | 07 | 3 | 022 | 012 | 05.50 | 0 | 0 | 02 | 0 |
| S Desai | 5 | 09 | 0 | 192 | 054 | 21.33 | 0 | 1 | 09 | 0 |
| AV Jayaprakash | 7 | 10 | 2 | 261 | 064* | 32.62 | 0 | 2 | 07 | 0 |
| SMH Kirmani | 6 | 09 | 3 | 228 | 060 | 38.00 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| K Lakshman | 7 | 09 | 2 | 059 | 020* | 08.42 | 0 | 0 | 06 | 0 |
| BP Patel | 7 | 11 | 1 | 618 | 168 | 61.80 | 3 | 3 | 05 | 0 |
| EAS Prasanna | 7 | 08 | 0 | 070 | 027 | 08.75 | 0 | 0 | 05 | 0 |
| B Raghunath | 2 | 02 | 0 | 060 | 032 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 |
| R Sudhakar Rao | 7 | 10 | 1 | 346 | 100* | 38.44 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| B Vijayakrishna | 7 | 11 | 2 | 283 | 071 | 31.44 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| VS Vijay Kumar | 7 | 11 | 0 | 389 | 069 | 35.36 | 0 | 2 | 03 | 0 |
| GR Viswanath | 7 | 11 | 0 | 584 | 162 | 53.09 | 2 | 2 | 05 | 0 |
RANJI TROPHY 1973/74 AVERAGES
BOWLING FOR KARNATAKA
| Name | Balls | M | Runs | W | BBI | Ave | 5 | 10 |
| S Arunkumar | 0078 | 02 | 042 | 00 | – | – | – | – |
| BS Chandrasekhar | 1616 | 36 | 926 | 55 | 7-76 | 16.83 | 5 | 3 |
| AV Jayaprakash | 0576 | 19 | 280 | 06 | 2-23 | 46.66 | 0 | 0 |
| K Lakshman | 0702 | 50 | 176 | 07 | 2-10 | 25.14 | 0 | 0 |
| BP Patel | 0048 | 01 | 026 | 01 | 1-14 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EAS Prasanna | 2027 | 93 | 777 | 39 | 5-38 | 19.92 | 3 | 0 |
| R Sudhakar Rao | 0030 | 01 | 009 | 00 | – | – | – | – |
| B Vijayakrishna | 0156 | 06 | 066 | 00 | – | – | – | – |
| VS Vijay Kumar | 0622 | 24 | 245 | 12 | 4-9 | 20.41 | 0 | 0 |
| GR Viswanath | 042 | 03 | 014 | 00 | – | – | – | – |
CENTURIONS FOR KARNATAKA
| No | Score | Player | Opposition | Ground |
| 1 | 168 | BP Patel | Delhi | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 2 | 162 | GR Viswanath | Bombay | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 3 | 140 | GR Viswanath | Tamilnadu | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 4 | 122 | BP Patel | Hyderabad | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 5 | 106 | BP Patel | Bombay | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 6 | 100* | R Sudhakar Rao | Andhra | Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur |
FIVE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – KARNATKA BOWLERS
| No | W-R | Player | Opposition | Ground |
| 1 | 7-076 | BS Chandrasekhar | Delhi | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 2 | 7-102 | BS Chandrasekhar | Andhra | Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur |
| 3 | 6-045 | BS Chandrasekhar | Andhra | Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur |
| 4 | 6-050 | BS Chandrasekhar | Kerala | Nehru Stadium, Tumkur |
| 5 | 5-038 | EAS Prasanna | Kerala | Nehru Stadium, Tumkur |
| 6 | 5-045 | EAS Prasanna | Rajasthan | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 7 | 5-117 | EAS Prasanna | Bombay | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 8 | 5-122 | BS Chandrasekhar | Hyderabad | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
TEN OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH – KARNATAKA BOWLERS
| No | W-R | Player | Opposition | Ground |
| 1 | 13-147 | BS Chandrasekhar | Andhra | Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur |
| 2 | 10-099 | BS Chandrasekhar | Kerala | Nehru Stadium, Tumkur |
| 3 | 10-114 | BS Chandrasekhar | Delhi | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – KARNATAKA BATSMEN
| No | Wkt | Runs | Partners | Opposition | Ground |
| 1 | 5th | 103 | BP Patel, R Sudhakar Rao | Hyderabad | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 2 | 3rd | 103 | GR Viswanath, BP Patel | Andhra | Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur |
| 3 | 3rd | 117 | GR Viswanath, BP Patel | Delhi | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 4 | 2nd` | 105 | S Desai, GR Viswanth | Bombay | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 5 | 3rd | 166 | GR Viswanath, BP Patel | Bombay | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
MOST CATCHES IN INNINGS – THREE – KARNATAKA FIELDSMEN
| No | Ct | Player | Opposition | Ground |
| 1 | 3 | B Vijayakrishna | Tamil Nadu | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 2 | 3 | AV Jayaprakash | Andhra | Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur |
| 3 | 3 | R Sudhakar Rao | Delhi | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
MOST CATCHES IN MATCH – FOUR OR MORE – KARNATAKA FIELDSMEN
| No | Cts | Player | Opposition | Ground |
| 1 | 5 | B Vijayakrishna | Tamil Nadu | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 2 | 5 | R Sudhakar Rao | Delhi | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 3 | 4 | S Desai | Rajasthan | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
MOST CATCHES IN THE SEASON – KARNATAKA FIELDSMEN
| No | Name | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | Ct | St |
| 1 | R Sudhakar Rao | 7 | 10 | 1 | 346 | 100* | 38.44 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | B Vijayakrishna | 7 | 11 | 2 | 283 | 071 | 31.44 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |