Venkatesh takes five wickets as Karnataka blow away Uttarakhand on Day 1

Updated: Jan 31 2023 8:04PM

Venkatesh takes five wickets as Karnataka blow away Uttarakhand on Day 1

Bengaluru, Jan 31 (PTI) Medium-pacer M Venkatesh sizzled with a five-wicket haul as Karnataka produced a sensational bowling effort to bundle out Uttarakhand for a paltry 116 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal here on Tuesday.

Karnataka were 123 for no loss at stumps.

The 22-year-old Venkatesh justified captain Mayank Agarwal's decision to field after winning the toss as he rocked the top-order, removing Avneesh Sudha (17) and Dikshanshu Negi (9) early after Vidhwath Kaverappa (2/17) drew the first blood, dismissing opener Jiwanjot Singh (1).