Elsewhere, Smaran Ravichandran scored his second century of the game against Uttarakhand

Meanwhile, Uttarakhand lost five wickets at Ekana after Karnataka's innings finally ended at 736

Meanwhile, Shami and Mukesh wreaked early havoc on J&K before a century-stand between Abdul Samad and Paras Dogra put the game in the balance

In the other semifinal, Sudip Kumar Gharami hit an unbeaten ton as Bengal made 249/5 against Jammu and Kashmir

Bengal-Andhra game in the balance after Mukesh, Akash shared nine wickets.

Shreyas Gopal's career-best unbeaten 161 has helped Karnataka take a dominant position against Uttarakhand

Wasim Jaffer has defended allegations of communal bias against him following his resignation as the head coach of Uttarakhand

Meanwhile, Unmukt Chand also led from the front with a breezy hand as Uttarakhand overcame Arunachal Pradesh

The Uttarakhand batsman, who scored 202 against Sikkim, went past Ajinkya Rahane's score of 187

The opener scored the first double ton in Vijay Hazare Trophy's history, as Uttarakhand kept their hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals alive