<p>Facing a target of 266 to be made in 90 overs, Marathe and Pawar were a bundle of confidence in achieving the target in just 80.3 overs. These two added 243 runs in 71.2 overs for the unfinished second wicket. Marathe faced 230 balls and hit seven fours and five sixes to bring up his knock while Pawar's 101 included 10 hits to the fence and two over it.<br />Punjab chasing Kerala’s 257 for nine on Thursday, inflicted a 53-run defeat on the latter.<br /><br />After a day’s rest on Saturday, final will be played on Sunday and Monday.<br /><br />Brief scores: Karnataka: 265/9 in 90 overs lt to Mumbai: 266/1 in 80.3 overs (Sushant Marathe 141 n.o., Kaustabh Pawar 101 n.o.).<br /><br />Punjab: 257/9 in 90 overs bt Kerala: 204 all out in 79.3 Overs (Sambasiva Sharma 33, Rohan Prem 39 Rizwan 39, Sunil Thomas 45; Bharat Loomba 2-34, Rahul Sharma 6-58).</p>
<p>Facing a target of 266 to be made in 90 overs, Marathe and Pawar were a bundle of confidence in achieving the target in just 80.3 overs. These two added 243 runs in 71.2 overs for the unfinished second wicket. Marathe faced 230 balls and hit seven fours and five sixes to bring up his knock while Pawar's 101 included 10 hits to the fence and two over it.<br />Punjab chasing Kerala’s 257 for nine on Thursday, inflicted a 53-run defeat on the latter.<br /><br />After a day’s rest on Saturday, final will be played on Sunday and Monday.<br /><br />Brief scores: Karnataka: 265/9 in 90 overs lt to Mumbai: 266/1 in 80.3 overs (Sushant Marathe 141 n.o., Kaustabh Pawar 101 n.o.).<br /><br />Punjab: 257/9 in 90 overs bt Kerala: 204 all out in 79.3 Overs (Sambasiva Sharma 33, Rohan Prem 39 Rizwan 39, Sunil Thomas 45; Bharat Loomba 2-34, Rahul Sharma 6-58).</p>