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KAR vs SAU Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 31th TEST Match

Aditya Profile By - Sun, Oct 18, 2026
Last Updated on Oct 18, 2026 06:25 AM
KAR vs SAU Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Karnataka vs Saurashtra Cricket Match Previews

Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27

KAR 342/10 (111.3)

SAUR 349/10 (108.3)

KAR 243/7 (64.1)

SAUR 137/2 (42)

Match drawn

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Chirag Jani* 631177253.85
Jay Gohil22553040
BowlersOMRWECO
Vidhwath Kaverappa* 811101.38
Shreyas Gopal1214213.5

Last Wicket:Hetvik Kotak c Aneeshwar Gautam b Shreyas Gopal 25(68) - 77/2 in 25.3 ov.

Today's Match Live Score ↻

Karnataka vs Saurashtra

Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27 — TEST — Elite Group B
Match drawn

Karnataka — Innings 1 (342/10 in 111.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Rohan Patil
lbw b Jaydev Unadkat
6181033.33
Mayank Agarwal
lbw b Jaydev Unadkat
42834150.6
Vijaykumar Vyshak
b Chetan Sakariya
150020
Aneesh KV
c Harvik Desai b Chetan Sakariya
59968061.46
Karun Nair
c Hetvik Kotak b Parth Bhut
46579080.7
Aneeshwar Gautam
c Harvik Desai b Jaydev Unadkat
4210200
Krishnan Shrijith (wk)
lbw b Parth Bhut
21354060
Shreyas Gopal (c)
c Sammar Gajjar b Parth Bhut
3110027.27
Manvanth Kumar L
c (sub)Vishvaraj Jadeja b Parth Bhut
13521411663.08
Abhilash Shetty
not out
141371010.22
Vidhwath Kaverappa
c Chetan Sakariya b Parth Bhut
111009.09
ExtrasLegByes: 9 | Wides: 1 | Total: 10
Total34210 wkts, 111.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Jaydev Unadkat2436132.5
Chetan Sakariya2336722.9
Ankur Panwar1123202.9
Chirag Jani804505.6
Parth Bhut28.348953.1
Prerak Mankad1563002
Sammar Gajjar20904.5

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Rohan Patil & Mayank Agarwal1226
Vijaykumar Vyshak & Mayank Agarwal15
Aneesh KV & Mayank Agarwal98164
Aneesh KV & Karun Nair2020
Aneeshwar Gautam & Karun Nair96
KL Shrijith & Karun Nair4364
Shreyas Gopal & Karun Nair415
Manvanth Kumar L & Karun Nair710
Manvanth Kumar L & Abhilash Shetty146346
Kaverappa & Abhilash Shetty213

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Rohan Patil4.212
2Vijaykumar Vyshak5.113
3Mayank Agarwal32.3111
4Aneesh KV35.5131
5Aneeshwar Gautam36.5140
6Krishnan Shrijith47.3183
7Shreyas Gopal49.6187
8Karun Nair51.4194
9Manvanth Kumar L109.2340
10Vidhwath Kaverappa111.3342

Saurashtra — Innings 2 (349/10 in 108.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Hetvik Kotak
c Aneeshwar Gautam b Vijaykumar Vyshak
461275036.22
Harvik Desai (wk)
c Krishnan Shrijith b Vidhwath Kaverappa
777811198.72
Chirag Jani
b Abhilash Shetty
111009.09
Jay Gohil
c Manvanth Kumar L b Abhilash Shetty
07000
Arpit Vasavada
b Vidhwath Kaverappa
651775036.72
Prerak Mankad
c Krishnan Shrijith b Vijaykumar Vyshak
20593033.9
Sammar Gajjar
lbw b Vidhwath Kaverappa
7912112065.29
Parth Bhut
run out (Aneesh KV)
28364077.78
Chetan Sakariya
c Krishnan Shrijith b Vidhwath Kaverappa
170014.29
Jaydev Unadkat (c)
lbw b Shreyas Gopal
11250044
Ankur Panwar
batting
6510120
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 4 | Total: 15
Total34910 wkts, 108.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Vidhwath Kaverappa20.145742.8
Vijaykumar Vyshak2238423.8
Abhilash Shetty25.526322.4
Manvanth Kumar L1615703.6
Shreyas Gopal19.325512.8
Karun Nair401904.8
Aneeshwar Gautam10505

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Hetvik Kotak & Harvik Desai110175
Hetvik Kotak & Chirag Jani319
Hetvik Kotak & Jay Gohil214
Hetvik Kotak & Vasavada1328
Prerak Mankad & Vasavada45108
Sammar Gajjar & Vasavada125233
Parth Bhut & Vasavada35
Parth Bhut & Sakariya210
Parth Bhut & Jaydev Unadkat3951
Ankur Panwar & Jaydev Unadkat68

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Harvik Desai29.1110
2Chirag Jani32.2113
3Jay Gohil34.4115
4Hetvik Kotak 39.2128
5Prerak Mankad57.2173
6Sammar Gajjar96.1298
7Arpit Vasavada96.6301
8Chetan Sakariya98.4303
9Parth Bhut 107.1343
10Jaydev Unadkat108.3349

Karnataka — Innings 3 (243/7 in 64.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Aneesh KV
c Parth Bhut b Sammar Gajjar
791595149.69
Rohan Patil
c Chetan Sakariya b Ankur Panwar
383770102.7
Aneeshwar Gautam
c Prerak Mankad b Parth Bhut
3130023.08
Karun Nair
c Harvik Desai b Chetan Sakariya
33565058.93
Krishnan Shrijith (wk)
c Jay Gohil b Sammar Gajjar
52765068.42
Manvanth Kumar L
c Chetan Sakariya b Parth Bhut
31351288.57
Shreyas Gopal (c)
b Parth Bhut
160016.67
Vijaykumar Vyshak
batting
130033.33
ExtrasByes: 1 | LegByes: 4 | Total: 5
Total2437 wkts, 64.1 overs
Yet to BatMayank Agarwal, Abhilash Shetty, Vidhwath Kaverappa
BowlerOMRWEcon
Chetan Sakariya904915.4
Parth Bhut25.128033.2
Ankur Panwar402315.8
Chirag Jani301204
Prerak Mankad602103.5
Sammar Gajjar1715323.1

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Aneesh KV & Rohan Patil4554
Aneesh KV & Aneeshwar Gautam1127
Aneesh KV & Karun Nair6191
Aneesh KV & KL Shrijith81151
Aneesh KV & Manvanth Kumar L2737
Shreyas Gopal & Manvanth Kumar L1316
Vijaykumar Vyshak & Manvanth Kumar L59

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Rohan Patil8.645
2Aneeshwar Gautam13.356
3Karun Nair28.4117
4Krishnan Shrijith53.5198
5Aneesh KV59.6225
6Shreyas Gopal62.4238
7Manvanth Kumar L64.1243

Saurashtra — Innings 4 (137/2 in 42 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Hetvik Kotak
c Aneeshwar Gautam b Shreyas Gopal
25683036.76
Harvik Desai (wk)
b Manvanth Kumar L
10122083.33
Chirag Jani
not out
631177253.85
Jay Gohil
not out
22553040
ExtrasByes: 8 | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 8 | Total: 17
Total1372 wkts, 42 overs
Yet to BatArpit Vasavada, Prerak Mankad, Sammar Gajjar, Jaydev Unadkat (c), Chetan Sakariya, Ankur Panwar, Parth Bhut
BowlerOMRWEcon
Vidhwath Kaverappa811101.4
Manvanth Kumar L712914.1
Vijaykumar Vyshak84901.1
Abhilash Shetty602904.8
Shreyas Gopal1214213.5
Aneeshwar Gautam10808

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Hetvik Kotak & Harvik Desai1233
Hetvik Kotak & Chirag Jani65120
Jay Gohil & Chirag Jani6099

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Harvik Desai5.312
2Hetvik Kotak 25.377

KAR vs SAU Match Prediction, Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27, Karnataka vs Saurashtra Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

KAR vs SAU (Karnataka vs Saurashtra) Match Details

Match Karnataka vs Saurashtra (KAR vs SAU)
League Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27
Date Sunday, 18th October 2026
Time 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT)

KAR vs SAU Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report

KAR vs SAU Match Venue: KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur, India

KAR vs SAU Pitch Report: The pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of fast bowlers

KAR vs SAU Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Alūr, IN will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 23°C on the match day with 84% humidity and 3.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 8 KM. There are 87% chances of precipitation during the game.

KSCA Cricket Ground Pitch Favour

50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
KSCA Cricket Ground Pitch Favour 50%
Batting Pitch
50%
Bowling Pitch

KAR vs SAU (Karnataka vs Saurashtra) Playing 11

Karnataka (KAR) Possible Playing XI: 1. Mayank Agarwal, 2. Smaran Ravichandran, 3. Kruthik Krishna(WK), 4. Karun Nair, 5. Krishnan Shrijith(WK), 6. Aneeshwar Gautam, 7. Manvanth Kumar L, 8. LR Kumar(C), 9. Ritesh Bhatkal, 10. Shreyas Gopal, 11. Shikhar Shetty

Saurashtra (SAU) Possible Playing XI: 1. Hetvik Kotak, 2. Harvik Desai(WK), 3. Vishvaraj Jadeja, 4. Arpit Vasavada, 5. Ravindra Jadeja, 6. Chirag Jani, 7. Prerak Mankad, 8. Parth Bhut, 9. Jaydev Unadkat(C), 10. Chetan Sakariya, 11. Arth Yadav

Karnataka vs Saurashtra (KAR vs SAU) Match Preview

KAR vs SAU Match Preview: Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27 will see Karnataka facing off against Saurashtra on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 09:30 AM IST.

Karnataka (KAR) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Mayank Agarwal and Smaran Ravichandran will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
  • Mayank Agarwal was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Kruthik Krishna will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Karun Nair and Krishnan Shrijith will strengthen the middle order for Karnataka.
  • LR Kumar will lead the Karnataka as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler

Wicketkeeper

  • Krishnan Shrijith will do the Wicket Keeping for Karnataka.

Pace Bowlers

  • Shikhar Shetty and Prasidh Krishna will lead the pace attack of his team.

Saurashtra (SAU) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Hetvik Kotak and Harvik Desai will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
  • Harvik Desai is having topmost good points in this series.

One-Down Batter

  • Vishvaraj Jadeja will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Arpit Vasavada and Ravindra Jadeja will strengthen the middle order for Saurashtra.
  • Jaydev Unadkat will lead the Saurashtra as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler

Wicketkeeper

  • Tarang Gohel will do the Wicket Keeping for Saurashtra.

Spin Bowlers

  • Ravindra Jadeja will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Chetan Sakariya and Neel Pandya will lead the pace attack of his team.

Karnataka vs Saurashtra (KAR vs SAU) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

KAR vs SAU Match Prediction: Saurashtra looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, KAR will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

KAR vs SAU Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27 Match Expert Advice: Aneeshwar Gautam will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Manvanth Kumar L will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

KAR vs SAU Head to Head

KAR vs SAU Head to Head Records: Karnataka vs Saurashtra have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Karnataka have won 0 whereas Saurashtra have won 0 Matches.

Match Played 5
KAR Won 2
SAU Won 3
Tie/NR 0
First-ever fixture
Most recent fixture

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Jio Hotstar.

POINTS TABLE - Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
Elite Group A
1Vidarbha44000+0.79526
WWWW
2Uttar Pradesh42020+1.08819
DDWW
3Baroda42020+1.63418
DDWW
4Madhya Pradesh41120+0.40113
LWDD
5Goa41300-0.6577
WLLL
6Jammu and kashmir40130-0.1105
DDLD
7Puducherry40130-0.8585
DDDL
8Bihar40400-0.7520
LLLL
Elite Group B
1Karnataka42020+0.94116
WWDD
2Hyderabad32010+0.45016
DWW
3Saurashtra31120+0.27813
LWDD
4Punjab41030+0.11613
DDWD
5Chhattisgarh41210+0.0557
LWLD
6Assam41210-1.9517
LLWD
7Tripura41300-0.2816
WLLL
8Andhra40220-0.1474
DLLD
Elite Group C
1Maharashtra42020-0.09719
WDDW
2Bengal43100+0.44318
LWWW
3Gujarat42020+0.07316
WDDW
4Kerala41210-0.5718
LLWD
5Delhi40130+0.8617
DDDL
6Jharkhand40040-0.0896
DDDD
7Services40220-0.1602
DDLL
8Odisha40220-0.7092
DDLL
Elite Group D
1Mumbai44000+0.31727
WWWW
2Tamil Nadu43010+1.96421
WWWD
3Haryana42200+0.42213
LLWW
4Uttarakhand41120-0.39311
WDLD
5Rajasthan40040+0.68110
DDDD
6Himachal Pradesh40220-0.9484
DDLL
7Railways40220-0.5002
LLDD
8Chandigarh40310-0.4201
LDLL
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Recent Forms:

KAR - W W D D
SAU - L W D D

KAR vs SAU Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

KAR vs SAU Winning Prediction

  1. Saurashtra team has the upper hand over Karnataka team. So try to pick more players from Saurashtra

KAR vs SAU Small League Must Picks:

KAR - Aneeshwar Gautam [377 points], Manvanth Kumar L [300 points]
SAU - Harvik Desai [441 points], Tarang Gohel [409 points]

KAR vs SAU Grand League Risky Picks:

KAR - Mayank Agarwal [0 points], Shreyas Gopal [0 points]
SAU - Jay Gohil [0 points], Jaydev Unadkat [0 points]

KAR vs SAU Death Over Bowlers:

KAR - Shikhar Shetty
SAU - Chetan Sakariya

Karnataka (KAR) Key Players

  • Mayank Agarwal [33, [26, 23], [60, 4], [150, 62]]
  • Shreyas Gopal [[1W, 0W], ]
  • Shikhar Shetty [PTs: 251, CR: 6.5]
  • Manvanth Kumar L [PTs: 300, CR: 5.0]
  • Aneeshwar Gautam [PTs: 377, CR: 7.0]

Saurashtra (SAU) Key Players

  • Jaydev Unadkat [0W, 3W, 1W]
  • Prerak Mankad [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Vishvaraj Jadeja [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Chirag Jani [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
  • Ravindra Jadeja [45*, 19*, (38, 1W), 1W, 0W]

KAR vs SAU Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Mayank Agarwal [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
  • Shreyas Gopal [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
  • Prerak Mankad [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Chirag Jani [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
  • Ravindra Jadeja [PTs: 91, CR: 9.0]
  • Aneeshwar Gautam [PTs: 377, CR: 7.0]

KAR vs SAU Injury / Unavailability

Karnataka Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Saurashtra Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

KAR vs SAU Live Stream

Where can I see KAR vs SAU Live Score?

You can see KAR vs SAU Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

KAR vs SAU match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.

KAR vs SAU Cricket Match Highlights

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KAR vs SAU match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

Karnataka vs Saurashtra (KAR vs SAU) Squads

Karnataka (KAR) Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Prasidh Krishna, Karun Nair, Shreyas Gopal, LR Kumar(C), Abhilash Shetty, Ritesh Bhatkal, Kruthik Krishna(WK), Aneesh KV, Krishnan Shrijith(WK), Aneeshwar Gautam, Manvanth Kumar L, Shikhar Shetty, Smaran Ravichandran

Saurashtra (SAU) Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad, Jaydev Unadkat(C), Harvik Desai(WK), Chetan Sakariya, Vishvaraj Jadeja, Arpit Vasavada, Sammar Gajjar, Parth Bhut, Jay Gohil, Tarang Gohel(WK), Hetvik Kotak, Neel Pandya, Ankur Panwar, Arth Yadav

DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's KAR vs SAU match?

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