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Karnataka draw with Andhra Pradesh Staff Reporter - 14 December 2001
Faced with a target of 352 off seven overs, Karnataka could only play for a draw in their Ranji Trophy league match against Andhra Pradhesh at Kurnool. Andhra Pradesh's first innings ended on Day Two, with Y Venugopal Rao making 151 and holding the innings together. For Karnataka, NSC Aiyappa was the most successful bowler, taking 5-112 off 40 overs. Karnataka, batting in their first essay, managed only 293, built largely around KMA Aiyappa's 62 and 49 apiece from Barrington Rowland Vijay Bharadwaj. Andhra Pradesh relied mostly on KS Sahabuddin, who took 5-92. Venkatesh Prasad was the destroyer-in-chief in the second innings, taking 6-35 off 21 overs and almost single-handedly reducing Andhra Pradesh to 228 all out, with only RVC Prasad (78) making a significant score. Karnataka played out seven overs for their draw, from which Andhra Pradesh pick up five points, while Karnataka pick three. © CricInfo
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