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With a comprehensive innings and 217-run win over Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy 2014-15 final at the Wankhede Stadium, Karnataka became the only team besides Mumbai to retain the trophy more than once. Karnataka had earlier won the trophy consecutively in 1997-98 (under Rahul Dravid) and 1998-99 (under Sunil Joshi).  The defending champions who had cantered unbeaten into the final, batted Tamil Nadu out of the match by scoring 762 runs in the first innings after bowling them out for 134. Their innings was powered by Karun Nair’s record-breaking 328 and complemented by Lokesh Rahul’s 188. ( Also Read:  How Karun Nair converted 30 into 300 - Ranji Trophy Final 2014-15 ) Captain, Vinay Kumar, contributed with a five-wicket haul in the first innings and followed it up with a century. Karnataka bowled Tamil Nadu out for 411 in the second innings to seal the title. Facing a 628-run deficit when they commenced their second innings in the second session of the fourth da...

File Photo Bowlers set the tone of the match in the first semi-final between Karnataka and Mumbai as 21 wickets fell on Day 1. While Mumbai’s Shardul Thakur picked four to help bowl the opposition out in two sessions, Vinay Kumar claimed 6/20 to bundle Mumbai out in 15.3 overs. The other clash in Kolkata was less eventful in comparison as Dinesh Karthik and Vijay Shankar took Tamil Nadu to stumps on 192 for 3. Here are the highlights at the end of first day’s play. Karnataka vs Mumbai:  Bowlers dominated at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium as both sides disintegrated on the first day of the semi-final clash. After Karnataka opted to bat on their home ground, the Shardul Thakur-led attack ran through the hosts’ line-up in the first two sessions. While Robin Uthappa top-scored with 68, Karun Nair was stranded on 49 as wickets crumbled at the other end. Thakur picked four while Wilkin Mota took two to bowl Karnataka out for 202. But the last session proved even more eventful as the Vi...