Overview
- Karnataka piled up 585/5 declared built on double centuries from Karun Nair (233) and Ravichandran Smaran (220).
- Vidwath Kaverappa (4/42) and Vijaykumar Vyshak (3/62) shared seven wickets to end Kerala's first innings at 238, forcing the follow-on.
- Mohsin Khan produced figures of 23.3-14-29-6 as Kerala were bowled out for 184 in the second innings.
- Karun Nair received the player-of-the-match award for his double-ton in the dominant first-innings total.
- The result yielded a seven-point, bonus-point victory for Karnataka at Thiruvananthapuram, marking their first win after two draws.