Vadodara, Jan 4: Baroda thrashed Karnataka by seven wickets in the Ranji Trophy semi-final at Vadodara to enter the final for the first time since 2002. In a match that lasted less than five sessions, as many as 33 wickets fell in less than two days.
Karnataka were bowled out for 88 runs in the second innings on Tuesday after having folded for 107 on the first day in their first innings.
Bhargav Bhatt (5/30) and Swapnil Singh (5/20) claimed five wickets each to hand over an outright win to Baroda.
Opener Robin Uthappa was the top scorer with 35 runs.
Baroda achieved the target of 43 runs by losing three wickets after Connor Williams made 18 and Jayskishan Kolsawala remained unbeaten on 16. Baroda had made 153 runs in the first innings.
Baroda will now play the winner of the second semi-final being played between Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy final.
Brief scores: Karnataka 1st innings: 107 all out in 44.2 overs; Baroda 1st innings: 153 all out in 50 overs (Pinal Shah 83; Sunil Joshi 6/58, Abhimanyu Mithun 2/26)
Karnataka 2nd innings: 88 all out in 32.2 overs (Robin Uthappa 35; Bhargav Bhatt 5/30, Swapnil Singh 5/20)
Baroda 2nd innings: 44 for three in 12.1 overs (Connor Williams 18, Jaykishan Kolsawala 16; Sunil Raju 2/23).
