Karnataka Cricket Team 2024

Team

Karnataka cricket team

Founded

1879

Governed by

Karnataka State Cricket Association

Home Ground

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru

First-class debut

against Madras in 1934 at Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras

Ranji Trophy title wins

8

The Karnataka cricket team represents the state of Karnataka in India's domestic cricket. One of the most decorated and oldest teams in India, Karnataka cricket team is managed by the Karnataka State Cricket Association. The team plays its home games at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Founded in 1879, the team was known as Mysore cricket team before the state of Mysore was officially renamed as Karnataka in 1973. The Karnataka cricket team made its first-class debut in 1934 when it played against Madras in the first-ever Ranji Trophy game.

The Karnataka cricket team is one of the most successful side in Ranji Trophy. They have the second most titles in the competition after Mumbai. While Mumbai have won a staggering 42 Ranji Trophy titles, Karnataka are second with eight titles. They have also finished runners-up six times.

Karnataka has also been one of the most consistent teams in the domestic circuit. In the last decade (2010-19), they won 2 Ranji trophies, 2 Irani Cups, 4 Vijay Hazare trophies and 2 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy titles. They enjoyed a similar phase in the 90s as well when they won the Ranji Trophy in 1995-96, 1998-99 and the 1997-98 seasons.

The Karnataka cricket team has produced a number of players who have enjoyed successful career in international cricket such as Erapalli Prasanna, Gundappa Viswanath, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Roger Binny, KL Rahul.

Some other notable players produced by Karnataka who represented India in international cricket are Sunil Joshi, Dodda Ganesh, Abhimanyu Mithun, Vinay Kumar, Stuart Binny, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Prasidh Krishna, Devdutt Padikkal, Robin Uthappa and others.

Karnataka Cricket Team Honours:

Ranji Trophy:

  • Winners (8): 1973–74, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2014–15
  • Runners-up (6): 1941–42, 1959–60, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1981–82, 2009–10

Irani Cup:

  • Winners: 1974-75, 1983–84, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2014–15

Wills Trophy:

  • Runners-up (3): 1983-84, 1987–88, 1999-2000

Vijay Hazare Trophy:

  • Winners (4): 2013-14, 2014-15, 2017-18, 2019-20
  • Runners-up (2): 2019-20, 2021-22

Deodhar Trophy:

  • Runners-up: 2017-18

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy:

  • Winners (2): 2018-19, 2019-20
  • Runners-up: 2021-22

Karnataka Cricket Team Squad:

Mayank Agarwal(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Nikin Jose, Manish Pandey, Smaran R, Hardik Raj, Sujay Sateri(w), Shreyas Gopal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vasuki Koushik, Prasidh Krishna

 

SCHEDULED / Elite, Group C / TBA

SCHEDULED / Elite, Group C / TBA

COMPLETED / Elite, Group C / Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium

275/10 (79.5 ov)

Match drawn

COMPLETED / Elite, Group C / M.Chinnaswamy Stadium

301/10 (101.5 ov)

Match Drawn

COMPLETED / Elite, Group C / Moin-ul-Haq Stadium

287/7 (51 ov)

Karnataka won by 8 wkts

COMPLETED / Elite, Group C / KSCA Cricket Ground

161/3 (50 ov)

Match Drawn

COMPLETED / Elite, Group C / Holkar Cricket Stadium

206/5 (75 ov)

Match Drawn

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Karnataka Stats

Most Run Scores
bat
5

Matches

270

Runs

2
Nikin Jose
Nikin Jose
5

Matches

239

Runs

3
KL Shrijith
KL Shrijith
1

Matches

234

Runs

Most Wickets Takers
1
V Koushik
V Koushik
9

Matches

22

Wickets

7

Matches

17

Wickets

3
Vidyadhar Patil
Vidyadhar Patil
8

Matches

13

Wickets

Karnataka Players

wk

Sujay Sateri

Wicket-Keeper

C
Mayank Agarwal
bat

Mayank Agarwal

Batter

Manish Pandey
bat

Manish Pandey

Batter

bat

Nikin Jose

Batter

bat

Smaran-R

Batter

Shreyas Gopal
bowl

Shreyas Gopal

Bowler

bowl

V Koushik

Bowler

bowl

Hardik Raj

Bowler

FAQs

Karnataka team is regarded as the great teams of the format.

With the kind of players it has in its arsenal, from young guns to seasoned veterans, Karnataka with the current team stands as a contender to win.
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