Jammu and Kashmir skipper Paras Dogra joined an elite list by becoming only the second player after Wasim Jaffer to score 10,000 runs in Ranji Trophy history.
India's star batters KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal slammed outstanding centuries for Karnataka on the opening day of 1st Semi Final against Uttarakhand in Lucknow on Sunday.
Opting to bowl first, Bengal halted Andhra to 295 and piled on 629 runs in the first innings. Sudip Kumar Gharami's 299 off 596 balls set the tone of Bengal's innings. Gharami fell one run short of his triple century after Shaik Rasheed bowled him in the 194th over to deny a well-deserved 30
At the stumps, Andhra were 64/3 in 24 overs. Ricky Bhui (18*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1*) were unbeaten. Andhra need to set a big target for Bengal and then defend that successfully to enter the final on the last day of the quarter-final on Tuesday.
Starting with the clash between Bengal and Tripura, Bengal had racked up 336 runs in their first innings courtesy a century from Sudip Kumar Gharami (108). Vihari put up a brilliant 121* in 210 balls, with 17 fours and a six, taking Tripura to 273/7, trailing by 63 runs.
Mayank Agarwal is rewarded for being the leading run-scorer of the recently-concluded Ranji Trophy season where he scored 990 runs in 13 innings, with a highest score of 249. Sarfaraz Khan was unavailable for selection owing to a hairline fracture on his left little finger.