Devdutt Padikkal smashed his first double century in first-class cricket, scoring 232 off 330 balls, as Karnataka posted a mammoth 689 for six against Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy semifinal at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Ravichandran Smaran added an unbeaten 121, while wicketkeeper Kruthik Krishna contributed 60 in a key sixth-wicket stand

KL Rahul (141) and captain Devdutt Padikkal (148*) struck commanding centuries to guide Karnataka to 355 for two on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy semifinal against Uttarakhand at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. The duo stitched together a massive 278-run stand for the second wicket after Mayank Agarwal’s early dismissal