Karun Nair: Star batsman Karun Nair, who is out of Team India, has once again shown the power of his bat. Playing for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season, he played an unbeaten inning of 155 runs.
Karun Nair: Star batsman Karun Nair, who is out of Team India, has once again shown the power of his bat. Playing for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season, he played a brilliant century against Andhra. In this match played in Vijayawada, Nair proved to be a trouble-shooter in the second innings of Karnataka. During this, he played an important role in drawing the match by scoring an unbeaten inning of 155 runs.
Karun Nair played an unbeaten inning of 155 runs
During Karnataka’s second innings, Karun Nair played an unbeaten inning of 155 runs in 242 balls, which included 16 fours and 2 sixes. This was Nair’s 20th century in Ranji Trophy. Karun Nair, who was out after scoring just 8 runs in the first innings, not only made a brilliant comeback in the second innings but also handled his team’s faltering innings. When Nair came to bat in the second innings, Karnataka team had lost 3 wickets at the score of 43 runs. After this, Karun Nair along with Manwant Kumar took charge and made an important partnership of 94 runs in 186 balls for the fourth wicket.
Karun Nair finished unbeaten on 155, paving the way for a draw against Andhra #RanjiTrophy https://t.co/M9eGBetoeT
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Karun Nair walking out of Team India
34 year old Karun Nair is out of Team India these days. In the year 2025, he returned to Team India after a long wait of almost 8 years. He was included in the Indian squad for the Test series against England. But he could not prove himself in this series. In 4 matches of the series, he could score only 205 runs at an average of 25.62. During this period, only one half-century was scored from his bat. After the England tour, he was not selected in the team for the Test series against West Indies. However, Nair is presenting his claim for a comeback by performing brilliantly in domestic cricket.
The condition of the match was like this
Talking about the Andhra Pradesh vs Karnataka match played in Vijayawada, Karnataka team scored 247 runs in the first innings, while Andhra team took the lead by scoring 418 runs. After this, Karnataka declared the innings at the score of 337 runs after losing 9 wickets in the second innings. Now Andhra got the target of 194 runs to win. Chasing the target, Andhra scored 104 runs after losing 4 wickets in the second innings. The result was that the match was drawn.