India, Dec. 25 -- Ishan Kishan's whirlwind 39-ball 125 was eclipsed by Devdutt Padikkal's 147 as defending champions Karnataka made a winning start to the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a five-wicket victory against Jharkhand, on Wednesday. In a high-scoring Group A match here on Wednesday, Karnataka romped home with 15 balls to spare in the pursuit of a mammoth run chase, making 413 for five.
However, Karnataka's decision to field seemed to have backfired first when Kishan, who recently received a call-up in India's squad for next year's T20 World Cup, cut loose as he smashed 125 off a mere 39 balls, laced with seven boundaries and as many as 14 hits over the ropes.
Shikhar Mohan hit 44 runs up the order before Virat Singh (88) and Kumar Kusha...