da 888： Chasing a mammoth 381 for victory on the final against TamilNadu, champions Karnataka could muster only 264
28-Nov-1999Chasing a mammoth 381 for victory on the final against TamilNadu, champions Karnataka could muster only 264. Former Indiaoff spinner Ashish Kapoor came good, accounting for 5 of thewickets that fell for 98 runs from 32 overs. He was ably supportedby captain Robin Singh and young spinner Vidyuth Sivaramakrishnan who picked up 2 wickets apiece. For Karnataka, A Vijay, VST Naidu and Sunil Joshinotched up half centuries, but that was not enough to take themto safety. Tamil Nadu’s victory comes at a time when seven ofKarnataka’s key players – Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, VenkatesPrasad, Vijay Bharadwaj, Rahul Dravid. Dodda Ganesh and J Arun Kumarare away on national duty. Similarly Tamil Nadu is without the services of opening batsman Sadagopan Ramesh and opening bowler T Kumaran.