Padikkal's Double Century Powers Karnataka to Mammoth Total in Ranji Semifinal

• Skipper Devdutt Padikkal scored a maiden first-class double hundred (232) for Karnataka.
• Karnataka posted an imposing 689 for six against Uttarakhand in the Ranji Trophy semifinal.
• Ravichandran Smaran contributed an unbeaten 121, while Karun Nair added 60 runs.
• Padikkal and Karun Nair built a 129-run partnership for the third wicket.
• Vidyadhar Patil (35*) and Smaran added 81 runs for the unbroken seventh-wicket partnership.