Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir Live Score, Ranji Trophy Final: Shubham Pundir slams ton to lead Jammu and Kashmir's run charge against Karnataka

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Shubham Pundir, On a length around off, Shubham Pundir punches this through point for a single. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Shubham Pundir, Back of a length on off, Shubham Pundir hops up on his toes and punches this to mid on.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abdul Samad, LEG BYE! Good length, going down the leg, Abdul Samad goes for a flick but misses and gets it clipped off his pads for a leg bye to square leg.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abdul Samad, Short and around off, Abdul Samad cuts this up on his toes to the left of the fielder at cover-point.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abdul Samad, Good length around leg, Abdul Samad goes for the flick but misses.

Shreyas Gopal to Abdul Samad, Tossed up, around off, Abdul Samad drives this grounded to sweeper cover for a single. 

Shreyas Gopal to Abdul Samad, Full and on off, Abdul Samad keeps it out to covers.

Shreyas Gopal to Abdul Samad, Googly on off, Abdul Samad reads this well bat hammers this rolling to mid on for no run.

Shreyas Gopal to Abdul Samad, Tossed up, on off, Abdul Samad drives this to cover for another dot.

Shreyas Gopal to Abdul Samad, Quicker and flatter on middle and leg, Abdul Samad tucks this to mid-wicket.

Shreyas Gopal to Shubham Pundir, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Shubham Pundir flicks this through mid-wicket for a run.

Ouch! Paras Dogra is looking in some discomfort and is unable to continue. A blow to the batting team as Paras Dogra is retired hurt.

Slight halt! Paras Dogra takes a hit on his glove and he is right now applying some ice on it. The physio applies some magic spray as well. Oh no, it's not a good sight for Jammu and Kashmir fans as Dogra is walking back to his pavilion. Abdul Samad walks out to the middle, replacing his skipper.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Paras Dogra takes a blow! Short of a length, on middle and leg, Paras Dogra ducks, but the delivery is not that short. Paras looks to defend it, but it hits the right glove.  

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, On a length, around off, Dogra looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Shubham Pundir, On a length, around off, Shubham Pundir punches it to deep cover-point for one.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Shubham Pundir, Back of a length, wide outside off, Shubham Pundir covers his stumps and lifts his willow up to let it travel to the keeper.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Shubham Pundir, Good-length delivery, around off, Pundir looks to drive with cross-bat but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Shubham Pundir, Back of a length, on off, Pundir bunts it to mid off.

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Short, around off, Paras Dogra dabs it down with soft hands to gully.

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Tossed up, on off, Paras Dogra defends it to cover.

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Full, on middle, Paras tucks this to mid-wicket for another dot.

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Tossed up, on off, Paras Dogra defends this off his front foot.

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Full, on off, Dogra eases it to cover.

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Full, on off, Paras Dogra leans onto it and pushes this to covers.

We are back for the final session on Day 1. Paras Dogra had a shaky start but Shubham Pundir has been middling his shots well. Shreyas Gopal to start after the Tea break. Here we go...

... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...

The final push on Day 1 - With a deep batting order still to come, J&K will head into the final session feeling they have the upper hand. The objective for the evening will be to capitalize on a tired Karnataka bowling unit that has spent the majority of the day in the field. Given the excellent batting conditions, J&K’s set batters will likely look to shift gears and accelerate, aiming to put up a massive first-innings total and dictate terms for the remainder of the Final.

Krishna provides the lone spark - Despite the overall dominance of the J&K batters, Karnataka’s Prasidh Krishna remained a persistent threat. He has consistently looked like the most lethal weapon in the bowling arsenal, providing the only breakthrough of the session. While the seamers have toiled and the spinners have struggled to find their rhythm, often been dispatched for runs. Yawer Hassan, who played a magnificent and fluent hand of 88, fell just short of a well-deserved century when he finally perished to Krishna’s probing line. Following Yawer’s departure, the experienced Paras Dogra joined Shubham Pundir in the middle to ensure there was no collapse. The duo has played with extreme caution, adding 21 runs in the 10 overs leading up to the break. Their patient approach has frustrated the Karnataka fielding side, taking the sting out of the ball and ensuring J&K reached Tea with their advantage firmly intact.

Dominance continued in the afternoon - The post-Lunch session began with Jammu & Kashmir comfortably placed at 104 for 1, and the subsequent couple of hours have only served to solidify their command over the Ranji Trophy Final. Building on the momentum of a stellar season, J&K’s batting lineup has displayed remarkable composure, effectively putting themselves in the driver’s seat early in this ultimate clash as the scorecard reads 178 for 2 at Tea. The Karnataka bowlers have found it difficult to break through the defensive discipline shown by the visitors on a surface that seems to be favoring the willow.

TEA ON DAY 1 - Overall 27 overs were bowled in this session where the batters of Karnataka scored 74 runs and lost 1 wicket.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Good length on middle and off, Paras Dogra rocks back and tucks this through mid-wicket for a run. Time for a Tea break.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Good length, going down the leg, Paras Dogra goes for a flick but misses. Gets it clipped off his pads to the left of the keeper.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Good length, down the leg, Paras Dogra goes for the flick but misses.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Hard length, around off, Paras Dogra looks to poke at it but gets beaten.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Hard length, going down the leg, Paras Dogra goes to flick it but misses and gets hit on his thigh pad.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Good length around off, Paras Dogra leaves it.

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Flighted around off, Paras Dogra punches this down to long off for a single. 

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Full and on off, Paras Dogra pushes this back to the left of the bowler. 

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Wrong 'un around leg. Paras Dogra looks to block but misses. 

Shreyas Gopal to Paras Dogra, Tossed up, on off, Paras Dogra defends this off his front foot to the off side. 

Shreyas Gopal to Shubham Pundir, Full and on middle and leg, Shubham Pundir sweeps this to fine leg for a run. 

Shreyas Gopal to Shubham Pundir, Tossed up, around middle and leg, Shubham Pundir dabs this to the right of the keeper for nothing. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Hard length, wide of off, Paras Dogra leaves it all alone.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Good length around off, Paras Dogra guides this to gully for no run.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, DROPPED​​​​​! A chance was created by Vijaykumar Vyshak but the fielder at gully drops it. After being pinned onto the back foot on the back of back-to-back short deliveries, Vidwath Kaverappa dishes one full and wide of off. Paras Dogra goes after it and has a go at it but ends up slicing it straight to gully. The fielder goes at it with hard hands and ends up dropping this. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Hard length around off, Paras Dogra punches this to point for no run.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Short and wide of off, Paras Dogra keeps his guard down and leaves it.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Paras Dogra, Back of a length around off, Paras Dogra dabs this to backward point.

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Flighted around off, Shubham Pundir presses in front and blocks this out.