The Ranji Trophy match between Karnataka and Saurashtra at the KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur, Bengaluru, ended in a draw. Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bowl. Karnataka made 342 and 243/7, while Saurashtra replied with 349 and 137/2.
Karnataka's first innings of 342 in 111.3 overs was built around L Manvanth Kumar's 135 off 214 balls, with 11 fours and 6 sixes, before he fell to Parth Bhut. KV Aneesh made 59 off 96 balls and KK Nair 46 off 57. Bhut led the Saurashtra attack with 5 for 89 from 28.3 overs, and Jaydev Unadkat took 3 for 61 from 24 overs.
Saurashtra moved past Karnataka's total with 349 in 108.3 overs. S Gajjar top-scored with 79 off 121 balls, HM Desai made 77 off 78 and AV Vasavada 65 off 177. Vidwath Kaverappa took 4 for 57 from 20 overs and Abhilash Shetty 2 for 63. Saurashtra were 303/8 when Chetan Sakariya fell to Kaverappa; Bhut was run out by Aneesh for 28 at 343/9, and Shreyas Gopal had Unadkat lbw for 11 to close the innings at 349/10.
In their second innings, Karnataka reached 243/7 in 64.1 overs. Rohan Patil made 38 off 37 balls before falling at 45/1, and KV Aneesh added 79 off 159 balls. KL Shrijith scored 52 off 76 and Karun Nair 33. Bhut took 3 for 80 from 25.1 overs, while Sammar Gajjar dismissed both Shrijith and Aneesh on his way to 2 for 53.
Saurashtra were 137/2 in 42 overs when the match ended. Harvik Desai was bowled by Manvanth Kumar for 10 at 12/1, and Hetvik Kotak made 25 before falling to Gopal at 77/2. CS Jani finished unbeaten on 63 off 117 balls, with Jay Gohil not out on 22.