Historic moment for Kerala, enters Ranji Trophy final in two runs lead

AHMEDABAD: Kerala takes a crucial two-run lead in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals. In the match being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Kerala had scored 457 runs in the first innings but Gujarat was all out for 455 runs today. Kerala has started batting in the second innings. It is certain that the match will be a tie-up today, the last day of the semi-final. With this, Kerala has achieved the historic achievement of a chance to win the Ranji Trophy.

Kerala will face the winner of the Mumbai-Vidarbha semi-final in the finals. Despite contributing national players like Sreesanth and Sanju Samson to India, Kerala has not yet reached the final of the Ranji Trophy, which is a test of strength in domestic cricket. The team led by Sachin Baby has achieved what many thought was impossible. Salman Nizar's century against Jammu and Kashmir in the quarter-final took Kerala to the semi-finals with a one-run lead.

Out of the four wickets lost by Gujarat today, three were taken by spinner Aditya Sarwate. Jalaj Saxena also took one wicket. With no result in the second innings, Kerala, who took a crucial two-run lead in the first innings, will reach the final.

Jaimeet Patel (79 off 177 balls) and Siddharth Desai (24 off 164 balls) tried to hold on with a 79-run partnership, but both could not hold on to Kerala's spin trap. Jaimeet hit two fours and Siddharth hit only one four. Jalaj Saxena and Aditya Sarwate took four wickets each for Kerala. MD Nitish and Basil took one wicket each.