Date:04/12/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120470731800.htm

Sport - Cricket

Karnataka in quarterfinals

VISAKHAPATNAM: Karnataka moved into the quarterfinals of the all-India under-22 cricket tournament for the C.K. Nayudu Trophy, beating Punjab by 62 runs at the Port Stadium here on Monday.

Off-spinner Arjun (four wickets) and medium-pacer S.K. Akshay (three wickets) restricted Punjab to 212 after it resumed at 15 for one on the final day.

In the quarterfinals from December 6 to 9, Karnataka meets Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, which beat Rajasthan on Sunday, takes on Bengal.

The scores: Karnataka 200 and 379 bt Punjab 305 and 212 in 81.3 overs (Tanmeeth Singh Bawa 71 not out, Mayank Sidana 43, Arjun four for 71). — Special Correspondent