Ranji Trophy: Karan Sharma stars as Uttar Pradesh crush Karnataka by 5 wickets to reach semi-final
India Today
Karan Sharma smashed 93* off 162 to help Uttar Pradesh register a comprehensive 5-wicket win over Karnataka to reach the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy 2021/22.
Unfancied Uttar Pradesh rode on Karan Sharma's brilliant 93* to hammer Karnataka by 5 wickets in the 3rd Quarter-Final at KSCA Cricket Ground to storm into the semi-finals of Ranji Trophy 2022 on Wednesday.
Karnataka boasted of a bunch of IPL stalwarts and they did dent Uttar Pradesh's chase by removing Rinku Singh and Priyam Garg in quick succession, but Karan Sharma took it upon himself to restore some calm.
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Dhruv Jurel gave him good support for a bit, and then Prince Yadav just dropped anchor for Karan to switch up a gear and go for his shots. Karnataka's bowling was quite aggressive at the start, but then soon lost steam, and they just couldn't apply the pressure.
