India, Feb. 11 -- Bengal marched into the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy after registering a comprehensive innings and 90 runs victory over Andhra here on Tuesday, the foundation of which was laid by Sudip Kumar Gharami's monumental 299. Resuming their second innings on 64 for three on Day 5, the contest was as good as over for Andhra after they conceded a massive first-innings lead of 334 runs on the fourth and penultimate day.

Bengal will now take on Jammu and Kashmir in the semi-final from February 15, while Karnataka and Uttarakhand face off in the other last four clash. On the final day's play, Andhra hoped to avoid an outright defeat but left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed struck some vital blows on a fifth day pitch to script a big win...