Left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai grabbed a fifer as Gujarat thrashed minnows Goa by a whopping 464 runs to storm into the Ranji Trophy semifinals, here on Sunday.
Set a daunting target of 629 for an improbable win, Goa were bundled out for 164 in their second essay on day 4 of the quarterfinals at the Sardar Patel Stadium.
Desai (5-81) ran through the Goa batsmen and got able support from pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla (4-18).
Barring Suyash Prabhudessai (66), no other Goa batsman could even put up a fight.
Earlier, Goa’s medium-pacer Lakshay Garg (4/30) grabbed four quick wickets as Gujarat declared their second innings for 199/6, with an overall lead of 628 runs.
J&K out for 192
Jammu: Karnataka took the crucial first-innings lead after bowling out Jammu and Kashmir for 192 on the fourth day.
Resuming the day on 88 for two in reply to Karnataka’s 206, Jammu and Kashmir let the advantage slip by losing wickets at regular intervals to be bundled out in 62.4 overs.
Pacer M Prasidh Krishna (4/42) impressed once again as he returned with a four-wicket haul, while Jagadeesha Suchith (2/46) and Ronit More (2/40) grabbed two wickets each and Krishnappa Gowtham (1/30) claimed one.
For the hosts, Abdul Samad scored a 50-ball 43.
In their second essay, Karnataka reached 245 for four in 67 overs with opener Ravikumar Samarth (74) and Krishnamurthy Siddharth (75 not out) doing the bulk of the scoring.
Bengal virtually in s/f
Tangi: Bengal put up a strong batting display in their second essay to virtually seal a semifinal berth with a massive 443-run lead over Odisha.
At close on the penultimate day, Bengal were 361 for seven following half centuries from Shreevats Goswami (78), Abhishek Raman (67) and Shahbaz Ahmed’s unbeaten 52.
It was almost all over for Odisha as there was no sign of a declaration from Bengal, who already had secured three points by virtue of a first-innings lead to put one step into the semifinals.
Saurashtra on top
Ongole: Saurashtra batted Andhra out of their quarterfinal by extending their overall lead to a mammoth 658 runs.
By stumps on the fourth day, Saurashtra had made 375 for nine in their second innings.