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.

The development was confirmed by DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda on Friday.

North Zone will be up against South Zone from July 5 and in the other last four match Central Zone will face West Zone

Dhruv Shorey steered North Zone's charge against North East Zone with a composed century on the first day of the four-day Duleep Trophy quarterfinal at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Ranji Trophy: Delhi skipper Dhruv Shorey and Nitish Rana stitched a 122-run partnership for the second wicket, helping their side recover from early damage and finish Day 2 at 195/4 against Punjab.

Ranji Trophy: Ishant Sharma picked up eight wickets in the match as Delhi registered their first win of the season after beating Hyderabad by seven wickets.

Delhi collected four points riding on skipper Pradeep Sangwan's fifer and later an unbeaten century from Dhruv Shorey (103) to tame Maharashtra by eight wickets.