Kerala’s Sachin Baby played a captain’s knock of 75 off 46 balls to help Kerala post 186/5 before the bowlers put in a disciplined performance to restrict Manipur to 103/7
Umesh picked up 5/31 in the second dig to take his match tally to 12 wickets and bowl Kerala out for 91 as Vidarbha notched up a victory by an innings and 11 runs.
India international Umesh Yadav made the most of the green track at the Krishnagiri Stadium, Wayanad claiming 7/48, helping Vidarbha bundle out Kerala for a mere 106
Kerala are in uncharted territory and will hope to turn the tables on the in-form defending champions Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy semifinal, beginning at the Krishnagiri stadium in Wayanad on Thursday.
Warrier leads Kerala’s bowling chart with 39 wickets at 18.33 to help them reach the Ranji Trophy semi-finals for the first time ever.
This is the first time in 68 years that the state team has reached this far in the storied history of India’s premier domestic tournament
Kerala are set to take on Gujarat in the quarter-finals - after an up and down league stages - starting January 15 at Wayanad.
Vinoop Manoharan, who was pushed up the order to open the innings, top scored with 96 runs.
Round 9 of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 match between Himachal Pradesh and Kerala is set up for a thrilling final day after Himachal finished day three on 285/8, taking a lead of 296 runs at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun on Wednesday.
Fighting centuries from captain Sachin Baby and Vishnu Vinod helped Kerala avoid the threat of an innings defeat against Madhya Pradesh.