BENGALURU: Reputation was Karnataka’s USP but form belonged to Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final contest. At the end of just under three days of play on Wednesday, the visitors proved the adage right that history counts for little.
UP rode on a sublime batting effort from skipper Karan Sharma to hand the eight-time champions a five-wicket loss. It ended Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy campaign — connoisseurs would say prematurely.
