Overview
- Karnataka defeated Kerala by an innings and 164 runs on the final day at the KCA Cricket Ground in Mangalapuram, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Mohsin Khan finished with 6 for 29 in 23.3 overs, scything through Kerala’s second innings as they were bowled out for 184 while following on.
- Karun Nair’s 233 earned him Player of the Match honors, with Ravichandran Smaran also hitting a double century in Karnataka’s massive first-innings declaration.
- Vidwath Kaverappa (4/42) and Vijaykumar Vyshak (3/62) shared seven wickets in Kerala’s first-innings 238 to set up the follow-on.
- Karnataka collected seven points for the bonus-point triumph, registering their first win after two draws to open the campaign.