Ranji Trophy 2018-19, Semi-final Day 2 Highlights: As it happened

Highlights: Umesh Yadav destroyed Kerala with a fiery spell, picking up seven wickets as Vidarbha took control on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy semifinal at the Krishnagiri stadium. In the other semifinal, Cheteshwar Pujara and Sheldon Jackson played gritty knock as Saurashtra trail Karnataka by 48 runs. Follow the highlights below -

05:04 hrs IST

Stumps: Saurashtra trail by 48 runs

15:06 hrs IST

Saurashtra lose third

14:45 hrs IST

Snell falls at stroke of Tea

14:30 hrs IST

Snell, Pujara build stand

14:15 hrs IST

Saurashtra cross 100

13:55 hrs IST

Half-century for Snell

13:22 hrs IST

Empahtic win for Vidarbha

Defending champions Vidarbha are through to the final of the competition following their thumping win over Kerala inside two days. Umesh Yadav was the star for them as he picked up seven wickets in first innings and them five today.

13:10 hrs IST

Kerala all-out for second time in two days

12:45 hrs IST

Umesh leaves Kerala reeling... again!

12:02 hrs IST

First session ends

11:40 hrs IST

Kerala lose half their side in 2nd innings

11:15 hrs IST

Saurashtra start steady

10:55 hrs IST

Umesh strikes early in 2nd innings

10:30 hrs IST

Karnataka all-out

10:25 hrs IST

Vidarbha all-out

10:10 hrs IST

Tail wagging for Karnataka

09:50 hrs IST

Vidarbha lose early wickets

09:30 hrs IST

Hello and welcome

A very warm welcome to the live blog of the semi-final matches of the Ranji Trophy. Vidarbha have taken full control of their match against Kerala while Karnataka are trying are trying to fight back against Saurashtra in the other final four clash.