VRV Singh bowls Punjab into semis
A menacing spell by VRV Singh on the fourth morning that helped Punjab rip through the Jammu & Kashmir middle order ended up being the final word in a closely contested quarter-final in Baroda
08/01Result
4th Quarter-final, Ranji Trophy at Vadodara, Jan 8-11 2014
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![Punjab]( "Punjab")
304 & 296 -
![Jammu & Kashmir]( "Jammu & Kashmir")
277 & 223 (64.2 ov)
08/01Result
4th Quarter-final, Ranji Trophy at Vadodara, Jan 8-11 2014
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![Punjab]( "Punjab")
304 & 296 -
![Jammu & Kashmir]( "Jammu & Kashmir")
277 & 223 (64.2 ov)
Day 4
Day 3
J&K set 324 for win after Mandeep 101
Mandeep Singh scored 101 and added 113 for the seventh wicket with Gurkeerat Singh to help Punjab set Jammu & Kashmir a daunting target of 324
Day 2
Rasool scores ton but Punjab take lead
Parvez Rasool, the Jammu & Kashmir captain, lit up day two with a fluent century - his second this season - to leave the quarter-final in the balance
Day 1
Harbhajan 92 gives Punjab advantage
Harbhajan Singh smashed a 79-ball 92 to transform a sagging Punjab innings, and set the foundation for the team's strong first-innings total on the opening day of their quarter-final clash against Jammu & Kashmir at the Moti Bagh Stadium
Others
Beigh hopes country taps into J&K's fast-bowling reserves
Samiullah Beigh believes Jammu & Kashmir has much to offer in terms of quality fast bowling, and it's time for the rest of India to stand up and take notice of that talent
Rasool to J&K's rescue again
Parvez Rasool has said that he hopes his fighting 103 will pave the way for Jammu & Kashmir causing an upset over Punjab in Vadodara
How J&K broke new ground
Jammu & Kashmir had to overcome significant challenges on and off the field to reach the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy for the first time
On tranquil neutral ground, J&K face their toughest challenge yet
Jammu and Kashmir have reached the Ranji Trophy knockouts for the first time in over a decade, and face a tough challenge to go any further, in the form of a talented and in-form Punjab side
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 |