Ravichandran Smaran scored his second successive hundred as Karnataka continued to grind down Uttarakhand to reach 299 for six in their second innings for a whopping overall lead of 802 runs on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy semifinal on Wednesday.

Mayank Agarwal was awarded for being the highest run-getter for the state in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with 651 runs at an average of 93.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed Harsh Dubey as an injury replacement for Smaran Ravichandran, who is ruled out die to injury

Ravichandran Smaran's knock was the highlight of the day, with the next best score being Abhinav Manohar's 34.

Karnataka ended their five-year title drought with the Vijay Hazare Trophy triumph last week.

Dhruv Shorey's third consecutive hundred went in vain as Karnataka rode on unfancied Smaran Ravichandran's stylish ton to win their fifth Vijay Hazare Trophy title.