Sixth straight win takes Karnataka to semis
Experience in batting, bowling, in playing hard, in recovering from bad situations . A combination of all that today helped Vinay Kumar to lead Karnataka into their first semi-finals after two years
08/01Result
3rd Quarter-final, Ranji Trophy at Bengaluru, Jan 8-11 2014
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![Karnataka]( "Karnataka")
349 & 204 -
![Uttar Pradesh]( "Uttar Pradesh")
221/9d & 240 (65.3 ov)
08/01Result
3rd Quarter-final, Ranji Trophy at Bengaluru, Jan 8-11 2014
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![Karnataka]( "Karnataka")
349 & 204 -
![Uttar Pradesh]( "Uttar Pradesh")
221/9d & 240 (65.3 ov)
Day 4
Day 3
UP chase 333 after Murtaza six-for
Uttar Pradesh chase 333 with two days left after restricting Karnataka to 204 in the second innings with a six-wicket haul from Ali Murtaza
Day 2
Karnataka on top despite Parvinder 92
Parvinder Singh's 92 and hour-long stand for the ninth-wicket with Ankit Rajpoot tested Karnataka's resolve, but the hosts ultimately dismissed Parvinder towards the end of the day to leave Uttar Pradesh at 221 for 9
Others
RP Singh doubtful for rest of quarter-final after hamstring pull
In a major setback for Uttar Pradesh, pace bowler RP Singh is likely to miss the rest of their quarter-final against Karnataka
Is the old RP back?
RP Singh's image has suffered since he played a brief and forgettable part in India's infamous 2011 England tour. Leaner and back in rhythm, the Uttar Pradesh left-armer looks to change public perceptions once again
Ranji Trophy
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| PNJB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| MUM | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| DELHI | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| ODSA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| JHK | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| RLYS | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| BENG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| SAU | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| BRODA | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| TN | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| MP | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| MAHA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| J + K | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| GOA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| HP | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| KER | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| AP | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| ASSAM | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |