Overview
- Devdutt Padikkal replaces Mayank Agarwal as Karnataka captain, with Agarwal retained as a specialist batter.
- KL Rahul and Prasidh Krishna are included in the 15-member squad for the final league match against Punjab.
- The fixture will be played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, where Karnataka need a victory to stay in realistic contention for the knockouts.
- Senior batter Karun Nair is ruled out through injury and is under rehabilitation after a serious-injury replacement earlier brought in Nikin Jose.
- Abhinav Manohar is dropped from the squad as Karnataka sit on 21 points behind Maharashtra (24) and Madhya Pradesh (22) in Group B.