Andhra Pradesh steamroll Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh sent off their coach Syed Abid Ali in fine style, steamrolling Karnataka in their Ranji one-day match at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.

Winning the toss, Karnataka skipper J Arunkumar opted to bat. But, barring a steady 58 from Barrington Rowland, none of the other batsmen could really get going. Only minor contributions from B Akhil (25) and SN Shinde (29) helped Karnataka achieve a total of any substance. They were bowled out for 174 in 44.3 overs.

Chasing 175, Andhra Pradesh suffered few hiccups in their effort. Y Venugopal Rao and MSK Prasad used all their experience to good effect, piloting their side to a win within 46.4 overs. Rao scored 51 off 97 balls, while Prasad made 46 off 57 balls.