da aviator aposta： Rajasthan pegged back Karnataka to an unimposing 243 all out on theopening day of their Super League match at the RSI Ground in Bangaloretoday
16-Feb-2000Rajasthan pegged back Karnataka to an unimposing 243 all out on theopening day of their Super League match at the RSI Ground in Bangaloretoday. But the visitors stuttered in their reply as Javagal Srinathfired out their captain and best batsman Gagan Khoda for 3. Rajasthanwere 24/1 from 9 overs at stumps.Earlier in the day Khoda won the toss and invited Karnataka to takefirst strike. Shamsher Singh packed off Rowland Barrington with theinnings just three balls old. Mithun Beerala (48) and Rahul Dravidthen steadied the boat with an enterprising 108 run stand from 24.3overs. A middle order slump followed with 4 wickets falling for 41runs as the home side groped their way to 150/5. Dravid was out for abrisk 71 off 90 balls with 12 fours. Although Thilak Naidu and SunilJoshi marshalled a brief recovery with a sixth wicket stand of 63, thelast five wickets tumbled for 30. DP Singh’s 4/44 were the bestbowling figures for Rajasthan.