Vidarbha finished third in Group A on net run rate after amassing 31 points from seven games, behind Andhra and Jharkhand, who too have the same points but a superior NRR.

KL Rahul made a sublime half-century but Harpreet Brar helped Punjab reduce Karnataka to 255 for six in their first innings on day two of their final Ranji Trophy Group B league fixture in Mohali on Friday.

India international Dhruv Jurel missed out on a deserving ton by just four runs as his team Uttar Pradesh was bowled out for 237 vs Vidarbha.

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.