Umpiring howlers seem to have taken away the sheen from Saurashtra's march to the Ranji Trophy final for the third time. Cheteshwar Pujara's sublime unbeaten 131 and Sheldon Jackson's 100 helped Saurashtra clinch an emphatic five-wicket win against Karnataka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium yesterday.

However, the debate centered around India's Test batsman Pujara, who did not walk [batting on 32 on Day Four] despite perceived to have edged to wicketkeeper S Sharath. Umpire Saiyed Khalid just refused to raise his finger even as Karnataka skipper R Vinay Kumar and his teammates vociferously appealed in unison.