Pandey, Nair take Karnataka into Ranji semis; Saurashtra, Vidarbha inch closer
The batsmen shared an unbroken century stand for the fifth wicket as Rajasthan were left to rue missed opportunities
15/01Result
3rd Quarter final, Ranji Trophy at Bengaluru, Jan 15-18 2019
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![Rajasthan]( "Rajasthan")
224 & 222 -
![Karnataka]( "Karnataka")
263 & 185/4 (47.5 ov)
Player of the Match
15/01Result
3rd Quarter final, Ranji Trophy at Bengaluru, Jan 15-18 2019
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![Rajasthan]( "Rajasthan")
224 & 222 -
![Karnataka]( "Karnataka")
263 & 185/4 (47.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Advantage Vidarbha after Jaffer's double-ton; UP bolster lead
Wasim Jaffer smashed 206 to blunt the Uttarakhand attack, while UP extended their lead to 349 despite losing eight wickets on the third day against Saurashtra
Vinay Kumar's last-wicket heroics give Karnataka the lead
Replying to Rajasthan's 224, Karnataka were 166 for 9 before Vinay Kumar and last man Ronit More added a precious 97 runs
Vinay's batting grit saves the day for Karnataka
Jaffer, Ramaswamy tons give Vidarbha vice grip, Kerala-Gujarat on an even keel while UP have Saurashtra on the mat
Avneesh Sudha shines for Uttarakhand, Basil Thampi sours Gujarat's day
A round-up of the first day's play from the four Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches
Ranji Trophy
| Elite, Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| VIDAR | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| SAU | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| KNTKA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| GUJ | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| BRODA | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
| MUM | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| RLYS | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| MAHA | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| CGR | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Elite, Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KER | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| MP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| BENG | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| PNJB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| HP | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| AP | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| TN | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| DELHI | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Elite, Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| RAJ | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| UP | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
| JHK | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
| ODSA | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| HRYNA | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| ASSAM | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| J + K | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| SVCS | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| TPURA | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| GOA | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Plate Group | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| UKHND | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| BIHAR | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| PONDI | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| MEGHA | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| SIKM | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| MNPR | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| NAGA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| ARP | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| MIZO | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |