LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- On Thursday, it was just a formality for eight-time champions Karnataka to make it to the Ranji Trophy final after their five-day semi-final against hosts Uttarakhand ended in a draw at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here in Lucknow. Karnataka, under the leadership of Devdutt Padikkal, ended an 11-year wait to enter the Ranji final and will now face Jammu and Kashmir in the summit clash at Hubballi starting February 24. Riding high on some fine batting performances from Padikkal, KL Rahul and Ravinchandra Smaran, Karnataka scored 736 in the first innings and took a solid 503 runs first-innings lead after Uttarakhand folded for 233. In the second innings too, Karnataka's dominance with willow continued and...