Nadia, Feb. 10 -- Bengal have entered the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 after defeating Andhra by an innings and 90 runs on Day 5 in the quarter-final clash at Bengal Cricket Academy Ground in Kalyani on Tuesday.

Bengal will clash with Jammu and Kashmir in the semi-final match, starting February 15.

Opting to bowl first, Bengal halted Andhra at 295 and piled on 629 runs in the first innings. Sudip Kumar Gharami's 299 off 596 balls set the tone of Bengal's innings. Gharami fell one run short of his triple century after Shaik Rasheed bowled him in the 194th over to deny a well-deserved 300. He hit 31 fours and six sixes during his mammoth knock.

Sumanta Gupta made 81 off 167 balls, and the wicketkeeper batter Shakir Habib Gandh...