Ranji Trophy 2018-19, Semi-finals Day 1 Highlights: As it happened

Highlights: Karnataka started their semi-finals match well as they finished the day on 264/9 against Saurashtra.Shreyas Gopal was the top scorer with 87 while Manish Pandey scored 62. In the other match, Vidarbha were 171/5 after bowling out Kerala for just 106. Umesh Yadav was in top form as he took 7/48.Follow the highlights below -

17:07 hrs IST

Stumps - Vidarbha in command

16:51 hrs IST

Stumps - Karnataka 264/9

15:50 IST

Gopal falls after great innings

15:30 hrs IST

Jaffer falls after good start

15:11 hrs IST

Half-century for Sharath

14:53 hrs IST

Tea break

14:26 hrs IST

Karnataka cross 200

13:55 hrs IST

Vidarbha set to take lead

13:38 hrs IST

Vidarbha cross 50

13:15 hrs IST

Fifty for Karnataka’s Gopal

12:50 hrs IST

Pandey falls after lunch

12:15 hrs IST

Kerala dismissed before lunch

12:01 hrs IST

Pandey hits 50, Karnataka cross 100

11:40 hrs IST

Kerala on the verge of getting dismissed

11:20 hrs IST

Pandey, Gopal steady Karnataka ship

11:01 hrs IST

Umesh wrecks Kerala top-order

10:41 hrs IST

Kerala struggling

10:20 hrs IST

Karnataka lose early wickets

09:50 hrs IST

Vidabha vs Kerala

09:40 hrs IST

Karnataka vs Saurashtra

09:30 hrs IST

Hello and welcome

A very warm welcome to the live blog of the first day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final. In the two matches, Kerala take on Vidarbha while Karnataka fight it out against Saurashtra for a place in the final.