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BCCI’s general manager Saba Karim, on Tuesday, has rejected the use of DRS in quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy owing to the lack of uniformity with only two televised games in the fixture with Karnataka and Andhra's game will not be televised. Karim added that it will be used in semis and final.

Gujarat, who finished as the table-toppers in Elite Group A and B, will take on Plate toppers Goa in Valsad while Odisha will take on archrival Bengal in Cuttack. Saurashtra are slated to take on Andhra in the third QF in Ongole but the venue for Karnataka and J&K has not been confirmed.

Six teams kickstarted their campaign in the domestic tournament after two days of washouts as all the three matches managed to produce a result despite the length of two of them having to be curtailed. Saurashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh walked out as winners after some close battles.

Jharkhand secured a semi-final berth after they defeated Maharashtra in their last eight encounter by eight wickets via the VJD method at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today. Meanwhile, Hyderabad outplayed Andhra Pradesh by a narrow margin of 14-runs to reach the semi-finals.

Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab and Maharashtra clinched a spot in the last eight of this year's Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament after convincing wins in their respective groups. Vidarbha beat Goa by one-run in the game of the day at Alur to end their campaign on a positive note.