Rani trophy final

Rani Trophy Final: Karnataka made a cautious start in response to Jammu and Kashmir’s imposing first-innings total to reach 35/1 in 13 overs at Lunch on Day 3, with skipper Mayank Agarwal unbeaten on 16 and Devdutt Padikkal on 4.

Jammu and Kashmir’s new-ball pair of Auqib Nabi Dar and Sunil Kumar maintained excellent discipline early, bowling tight lines and extracting movement to keep KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal under constant pressure.

Both openers were forced to adopt a watchful approach, with runs coming sparingly as Auqib delivered consecutive maidens and consistently beat Rahul outside the off stump.