Devdutt Padikkal, who appears to have found a magic bat of sorts and is scoring runs at will, will hold the key to Karnataka's chances as they take on Vidarbha in the first semifinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Karnataka spinner KC Cariappa announced his retirement from BCCI cricket on Monday.

Defending champions Karnataka stormed into their fourth successive Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinals with a thumping 54-run victory over Mumbai via the VJD method on Monday.

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With 119 centuries scored already and several records shattered, this edition of VHT has been a dream batters would not like to wake up from.

Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikkal scripted history with yet another fine knock in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Shubman Gill, who is India's Test and ODI captain, was left out of the T20 World Cup squad last week after a prolonged lean patch with the bat in the shortest format.

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.

Ishan Kishan's whirlwind 39-ball 125 was eclipsed by Devdutt Padikkal's 147 as defending champions Karnataka made a winning start to the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a five-wicket victory against Jharkhand in Ahmedabad.

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad is all set to take over as the president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) unopposed during the elections to be held on December 7.

As they have done so often this season, R Smaran and Karun Nair rescued Karnataka, milking 119 runs for the fourth wicket.

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad will contest for the president's post in the upcoming elections at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and his panel received strong backing from stalwarts Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath.

The ignored star made his 25th first-class hundred to take Karnataka to a strong position against Goa on the rain-hit second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match.

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.

Despite registering a memorable draw against England, Team India also dealt with several injury blows.

KSCA president Raghuram Bhat on Saturday said the resignation of A Shankar and ES Jairam, secretary and treasurer of the governing body, was accepted in an emergency meeting.

Shubman Gill scored a century for Punjab in Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka before being dismissed in a controversial manner.

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