Put in to bat first, Karnataka made an imposing 285 for 9 on the back of half tons from Deshapande, Manish Pandey (52) and Devdutt Padikkal (58). Meanwhile KL Rahul did not have a very good outing with the bat, only scoring 29 off 51 balls. Pacers Rahul Shukla and Anand Singh got four wickets each for Jharkhand.
Chasing a challenging 286-run target, Jharkhand never got themselves in a position to chase down the total, losing wickets at regular intervals. Saurabh Tiwary top scored with 43 while Ishan Kishan fell for just 11. Off-spinner K Gowtham wrecked the Jharkhand batting order by bagging 5 for 43 from 7.5 overs.
Besides Karnataka registering their maiden win in the Elite Group A, Saurashtra and Andhra’s win came in rain-curtailed encounters against Kerala and Goa respectively