Vijay Hazare Trophy Quarterfinals Highlights: Karnataka and Saurashtra have qualified for the semi-finals after beating Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh (UP), respectively.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights, Round 7: Sarfaraz Khan created history on Thursday with a breathtaking innings, smashing the fastest fifty by an Indian in List A cricket during Mumbai's Vijay Hazare Trophy clash against Punjab.

Abhishek Goswami hit a fine century as Uttar Pradesh produced a sensational batting effort to storm into the quarterfinals of Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 54-run win over Vidarbha in a crucial Group B match on Tuesday.

Abhishek Sharma-led Punjab have lost to Uttarakhand by 5 wickets. Meanwhile, Delhi continue to fight despite losing Rishabh Pant in the chase of 321.

Aryan Juyal struck his second successive fifty, while Prashant Veer produced an fine all-round effort as Uttar Pradesh outclassed Jammu and Kashmir by 109 runs.

Rinku Singh went past former stalwarts Rahul Dravid, Saba Karim and current Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in India's all-time highest first-class averages, with a minimum of 50 innings.

Dhruv Jurel, who impressed during India's series-levelling tour of England, was on Thursday named captain of Central Zone for the season-opening Duleep Trophy.

Virat Kohli's last appearance in the tournament came against Uttar Pradesh in 2012, a match that Delhi lost by six runs in Ghaziabad.

A number of senior India stars have returned to Ranji Trophy in the last few weeks.

Bengal took three points for gaining the first innings lead while Uttar Pradesh walked away with a point on the final day of the Group A fixture.

Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was dismissed for a mere five runs in Bengal's first innings, looked like a different player in his second knock.

The efforts of Aryan Juyal (76) and Karan Sharma (67) stood out as Uttar Pradesh held nerves to beat 41-times champions and hosts Mumbai by two wickets in a Ranji Trophy match on Monday.

With India set to play a five-match Test series against England, starting later this month, fans have urged the selectors to give the player a second chance.

Praveen Kumar played six Tests, 68 ODIs and 10 T20s for India in a career that promised a lot more.

Though he started his innings extremely slow, Yashasvi Jaiswal eventually played a match-defining knock for Mumbai. He scored 181 runs off 372 balls.

Mumbai produced an incisive bowling display to bundle out Uttar Pradesh for a paltry 180 and take the crucial first-innings lead on the third day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal on Thursday

Wicket-keeper batter Hardik Tamore hogged the limelight with a stroke-filled 115 to propel Mumbai to 393 in their first innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal against Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday

An in-form Uttar Pradesh will fancy their chances against Himachal Pradesh while Tamil Nadu face a stiff challenge against a resurgent Karnataka when two of the quarter-final matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be played on Tuesday.