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With a first-innings lead already under their belt, declaration wasn't a priority for the Vidarbha batsmen who piled on 277 runs in 94 overs on the penultimate day to put their side on course to securing a semi-final berth.

Vidarbha eye semi-final berth with Fazal, Wankhade tons

The stand-in India captain also spoke about why Ajinkya Rahane was left out, and what MS Dhoni's innings meant

'It is an eye-opener, we will learn from it' - Rohit

Despite a lead of 613 at the end of the fourth day, Bengal don't necessarily have to declare in a bid for an outright win - they are set to advance to semi-finals by virtue of their first innings-innings lead

Chatterjee, Easwaran keep Bengal on course for semi-finals

K Gowtham's six-for consigned Mumbai to only their fifth innings defeat in the Ranji Trophy

Gowtham six-for as Karnataka cruise into semis with innings win

Sri Lanka's seamers, led by Suranga Lakmal, used swinging and seaming conditions in Dharamsala to rip through India, setting up a seven-wicket rout that also snapped their 12-game losing streak in ODIs

Sri Lanka rout India to snap 12-game losing streak

10-Dec-2017•The Report by Nikhil Kalro

Washington Sundar replaces injured Jadhav in ODI squad

Kedar Jadhav suffered a hamstring injury while training on the eve of the ODI series opener against Sri Lanka

Rohit, who has led Mumbai Indians to three titles in the IPL, will lead India for the first time in the ODI series opener against Sri Lanka in Dharamsala

'I do understand team's strengths and weaknesses' - Rohit

The Bengal seamers did most of the damage before Abhimanyu Easwaran piled on Gujarat's troubles, nearing his second century of the match by stumps on day three

Defending champions Gujarat concede lead

Rajneesh Gurbani's 5 for 38 gave Vidarbha a 70-run first-innings lead, and Faiz Fazal built on it with an unbeaten 51 against Kerala in Surat

Gurbani, Fazal put Vidarbha in command

Karnataka took another decisive step towards clinching a semi-final berth, as they amassed a first-innings lead of 397 against Mumbai

Shreyas Gopal's 150 flattens Mumbai

The visitors, buoyed by the return of Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne and Danushka Gunathilaka, seek to improve a woeful 2017 ODI record

Sri Lanka's best chance to challenge Kohli-less India

09-Dec-2017•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Vidarbha fight back after being bowled out for 246

A late rally from the lower order and early wickets from the new-ball pair of Lalit Yadav and Rajneesh Gurbani helped Vidarbha regain some lost ground in Surat

Bengal seamers B Amit and Ishan Porel picked up five wickets between them to trigger a middle-order collapse that left defending champions Gujarat at 180 for 6 and still 174 runs behind

Defending champions Gujarat in danger of conceding lead

The batsman had come into the quarter-final with an average of 18 this season. His team was five down, with a lead of only 45. He struck a half-century that changed the game

Karnataka race ahead as Gautam breaks poor form

Harpreet Singh Bhatia converted his overnight 47 to 107 not out to stretch MP's total to 338 but Delhi hit back with fifties from the rookies

Shorey, Chandela lead Delhi's reply after Harpreet ton