Mumbai, Bangalore to host semis

Mumbai and Karnataka will host Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy semifinals beginning on January 13.

Mumbai and Karnataka will host Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy semifinals beginning on January 13.

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Mumbai, defending champions and 38-time winners, play Delhi at the Brabourne stadium while Karnataka play Uttar Pradesh at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Bangalore, the Indian cricket board said in a statement on Monday.

All the four teams qualified on the basis of first innings lead in their respective quarterfinal matches that ended on Sunday.

Interestingly, the quarterfinal matches were played at venues where live television broadcast of the matches was not possible. However, the semifinals will be telecast this time around as the venues do not lack in facilities.