Mohammed Shami records career best 8-wicket haul in Ranji Trophy:Bengal lead JK by 26 runs; Padikkal’s double century, KL Rahul’s ton in 1st semifinal

In the second semi-final of the Ranji Trophy, Mohammed Shami took 8 wickets in an innings. This is also the best performance in his first-class career. He took 8 wickets for 90 runs in 22.1 overs, bowling excellently against Jammu and Kashmir. Due to Shami’s career-best performance, Bengal has taken a 26-run lead in the first innings. Meanwhile, in the first semi-final being played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Karnataka captain Devdutt Padikkal scored a double century. He scored 232 runs with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes. With Padikkal’s innings, Karnataka appears to be in a strong position on the third day. Shami’s red-hot form rattles JK batters Mohammed Shami has taken a total of 36 wickets so far this Ranji Trophy season. Before this, he had taken 16 wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He also took 15 wickets with excellent bowling in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Shami has been out of international cricket for almost a year. He played his last international match on 9th March against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final. Bengal and JK playing their second semifinal The second semifinal is being played between Bengal and Jammu Kashmir at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground in Kalyani. Monday marks the third day of the match. In the first innings, Bengal scored 328 runs. Sudip Kumar Gharami played a century knock of 146 runs for Bengal. Auqib Nabi Dar took 5 wickets for Jammu Kashmir, while Sunil Kumar bagged 3 wickets. In response, Jammu Kashmir had a poor start. By the 8th over, the team had lost 3 wickets for 13 runs. After this, Captain Paras Dogra (58) and Abdul Samad (82) formed a 147-run partnership for the fourth wicket. However, as soon as this partnership broke, the entire innings collapsed for 302 runs. Bengal gained a 26-run lead in the first innings. Shami took 8 wickets, and Mukesh Kumar took 2 wickets. First semifinal showdown between Karnataka and Uttarakhand The first semifinal is being played between Karnataka and Uttarakhand at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Karnataka posted a massive score of 736 runs in their first innings. Captain Devdutt Padikkal scored a double ton, playing an innings of 232 runs. Meanwhile, KL Rahul scored 141 runs. In response, Uttarakhand have scored over 50 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in their first innings.