Kerala has made a strong start against Gujarat in the first semi-final of the Ranji Trophy. Meanwhile, defending champions Mumbai are in a poor position against Vidarbha in the other semi-final. At stumps on the second day Tuesday (February 18), Kerala find themselves at 418 runs for the loss of 7 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Mohammad Azharuddeen remains unbeaten on 149 runs. While Salman Nizar scored 52 for Kerala, captain Sachin Baby contributed 69 runs. Meanwhile, at Vidarbha Cricket Stadium in Nagpur, Mumbai have lost 7 wickets for 188 runs in their first innings. While Akash Anand is unbeaten on 67 and Tanush Kotian on 5 runs. While Parth Rekhade took 3 wickets while Yash Thakur got 2 wickets. Earlier, Vidarbha were all out for 383 runs in their first innings. Semifinal-1: Kerala Vs Gujarat Captain Baby couldn't score any runs Kerala started playing from the score of 206/4 in the morning, but captain Sachin Baby, who returned unbeaten on the first day, returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs. He had returned unbeaten on a score of 69 runs on the first day. After Sachin's dismissal, last match's hero Azharuddeen and Salman Nizar took charge. Both put up a partnership of 149 runs off 368 balls for the sixth wicket. This partnership was broken by Vishal Jaiswal. It was at this point in time that Salman got out after scoring 52 runs. Azharuddeen's century takes Kerala past 400 Mohammad Azharuddeen, who returned not out on day one, batted throughout the day. He started playing from his personal score of 30 and returned unbeaten on 149. Azharuddeen's innings helped Kerala cross the 400-run mark. Arjan Nagwaswala took 3 wickets for Gujarat. Semifinal-2: Vidarbha vs Mumbai Vidarbha all out for 383 runs in first innings After winning the toss and batting first, Vidarbha resumed playing from their morning score of 305/5. The team lost their last 5 wickets adding 78 runs. Shivam Dube took 5 wickets for Mumbai. Shams Mulani and Royston got 2 wickets each. Mumbai's middle order fails, Akshay Anand scores fifty After bowling out Vidarbha for 383 runs, Mumbai were off to a poor start. The team lost their first wicket at 39 runs. Opener Akash Anand got out after scoring 67 runs. Siddharth Lad scored 35 while Shardul Thakur chipped in with 37 runs. Parth took 3 wickets, while Yash chipped in with 2 wickets.Original Article