<p> Veteran left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat produced a sensational four-wicket haul, while Prerak Mankad put on an allround show as Saurashtra thrashed Karnataka by five wickets to sail into the Vijay Hazare Trophy final here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Unadkat rocked Karnataka's top-order, dismissing skipper Mayank Agarwal (1) and keeper-batter BR Sharath (3) cheaply before Mankad reduced Karnataka to 47 for 4 inside 19 overs with wickets of Nikin Jose (12) and Manish Pandey (0) in the space of four balls.</p>.<p>Such was their misery that seven Karnataka batters failed to get to double digits as their innings folded for 171 in 49.1 overs.</p>.<p>In reply, former champions Saurashtra romped home in 36.2 overs with No 3 batter Jay Gohil top-scoring with a 82-ball 61-run knock which was studded with eight fours and one six.</p>.<p>Mankad also made a key contribution of 35 from 32 balls as he along with Gohil put on a vital 53-run partnership to virtually seal the issue.</p>.<p>Earlier, opener Ravikumar Samarth (88; 135b; 4x4, 1x6) held the Karnataka innings with a valiant half-century but with wickets falling around him he lost his patience and became Unadkat's third victim.</p>.<p>"It's a great feeling. When we came into the knockout phase, we were hoping to strike at the right time. Cannot get better than this," Unadkat said.</p>.<p>"It was excellent to see the performance, with the ball, and with the bat. I think after winning the toss, I had to strike early. The way I have been bowling in the tournament, I was confident.</p>.<p>"The guys bowled well after that pressure built up."</p>.<p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong> Karnataka 171; 49.1 overs (Ravikumar Samarth 88; Jaydev Unadkat 4/26, Prerak Mankad 2/34) lost to Saurashtra 141/5; 31 overs (Jay Gohil 61, Mankad 35, Samarth Vyas 33; Krishnappa Gowtham 2/50) by five wickets.</p>
<p> Veteran left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat produced a sensational four-wicket haul, while Prerak Mankad put on an allround show as Saurashtra thrashed Karnataka by five wickets to sail into the Vijay Hazare Trophy final here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Unadkat rocked Karnataka's top-order, dismissing skipper Mayank Agarwal (1) and keeper-batter BR Sharath (3) cheaply before Mankad reduced Karnataka to 47 for 4 inside 19 overs with wickets of Nikin Jose (12) and Manish Pandey (0) in the space of four balls.</p>.<p>Such was their misery that seven Karnataka batters failed to get to double digits as their innings folded for 171 in 49.1 overs.</p>.<p>In reply, former champions Saurashtra romped home in 36.2 overs with No 3 batter Jay Gohil top-scoring with a 82-ball 61-run knock which was studded with eight fours and one six.</p>.<p>Mankad also made a key contribution of 35 from 32 balls as he along with Gohil put on a vital 53-run partnership to virtually seal the issue.</p>.<p>Earlier, opener Ravikumar Samarth (88; 135b; 4x4, 1x6) held the Karnataka innings with a valiant half-century but with wickets falling around him he lost his patience and became Unadkat's third victim.</p>.<p>"It's a great feeling. When we came into the knockout phase, we were hoping to strike at the right time. Cannot get better than this," Unadkat said.</p>.<p>"It was excellent to see the performance, with the ball, and with the bat. I think after winning the toss, I had to strike early. The way I have been bowling in the tournament, I was confident.</p>.<p>"The guys bowled well after that pressure built up."</p>.<p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong> Karnataka 171; 49.1 overs (Ravikumar Samarth 88; Jaydev Unadkat 4/26, Prerak Mankad 2/34) lost to Saurashtra 141/5; 31 overs (Jay Gohil 61, Mankad 35, Samarth Vyas 33; Krishnappa Gowtham 2/50) by five wickets.</p>