Bengal Vs Andhra Highlights, Ranji Trophy QF: Nitish Kumar Reddy's Effort Goes In Vain As BEN Seal Semi-final Spot

Good Morning cricket fans! Welcome to our live coverage of Bengal Vs Andhra Pradesh, this is the start of the blog so stay tuned for the real-time updates, live scores and more.

• Bengal 629 all out vs Andhra 295 all out and 64/3

• Jharkhand lost to Uttarakhand by an innings and six runs

• Madhya Pradesh lost to Jammu and Kashmir by 54 runs

• Mumbai lost to Karnataka by four wickets

Mohd Shami might have picked up a solitary wicket in the 1st innings but it was his batting that did the talk. The veteran scored a 33-ball 53 as Bengal racked up 629-10 in their first innings.

Nitish Kumar Reddy and skipper Ricky Bhui need a big partnership to bail their team out of trouble today.

AP 75/3 in 28 overs, trails BEN by 259 runs.

AP have been dealt a huge blow in their bid to save the quarter-final match against Bengal with the dismissal of Ricky Bhui. BEN's Shahbaz Ahmed with the crucial breakthrough as AP find themselves four down and still more the 250 runs behind.

Starting day at 75/3, AP find themselves at 102/6 with Saurabh Kumar latest wicket to fall. Bengal are all over AP like a rash with Shahbaz Ahmed picking up three wickets this morning.

AP 107-6 (41 Overs)

AP cricketer Nitish Kumar Reddy is holding front for AP in their bid to save the match against Bengal. The all-rounder is closing on a fighting fifty alongside KS Raju as the duo look to build on and take step by step towards the big total.

AP 151-6 (51 Overs)

AP are 153/7 at the stroke of lunch against Bengal, and still trail by 181 runs.

Seven wickets down and AP are staring down the barrel. Nitish Kumar Reddy is fighting a lone battle for his side but it's all now for Bengal to remove the final three wickets and take their side towards the final four.

Andhra still trail by 116 runs and find themselves at 218/7 against Bengal. Nitish Kumar Reddy is approaching a hundred and will need to show his class and skill if he can get to the magical number. No sign of Mohammed Shami as the veteran bowler has bowled only three overs.

Bengal are a wicket away from sealing their spot in the semis after AP find themselves at 244/9 and still trailing under 100 runs. Shabhaz with four wickets to his name.

Bengal have won with AP falling short by an innings and 90 runs.