Pune, Feb. 12 -- Kerala toppled Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of first innings lead, securing their second appearance in the Ranji Trophy semifinals following a draw at Pune on Wednesday.

After the 2018-19 season, this marks Kerala's second appearance in the Ranji semis. On the other hand, Jammu and Kashmir's wait to reach the final four continues, as per Wisden. However, their performance is still commendable as they went eight matches without a defeat during the ongoing edition of India's premier red-ball tournament.

Kerala has now joined Gujarat, Mumbai and Vidarbha in the semifinals and will be taking on Gujarat from February 17 onwards.

Kerala won the toss and elected to field first. J&K were skittled out for 280 runs, with wicke...