Samarth's ton in vain as India B lift Deodhar Trophy

India B put in a clinical effort with ball and then with the bat to claim the Deodhar Trophy on Thursday (March 8) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. Bowling first, and well led by Umesh Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed, India B were able to keep Karnataka to 279 for 8. In reply, four of their top-five hit well-paced fifties to take the side home in the penultimate over.

That the game went to the penultimate over itself was thanks to Karnataka's