<p>Rahul Shukla grabbed five wickets in an impressive pace bowling display as Jharkhand beat Services by 25 runs to set up a semifinal clash against Ranji champions Karnataka in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket tournament here on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shukla (5/61) and fellow pacer Jaskaran Singh (2/22) ran through the Services top order as they were shot out for 189 in 48.4 overs while chasing a target of 215 at the Jadavpur University second campus ground at Salt Lake.<br /><br />Services were reduced to a precarious 62 for five at one stage before number seven batsman Soumya Swain (45 from 66 balls; 5x4) and skipper Yashpal Singh (39 from 81 balls) rebuilt the innings before Jharkhand leg-spinner Ashish Yadav broke the 46-run sixth-wicket stand by dismissing the latter.<br /><br />Left-hander Swain and Suraj Yadav (28 from 35 balls; 3x4) threatened to tilt the game in Services’ favour by adding a quickfire 35 runs from 33 balls to take the equation to 71 runs required from 63 balls.<br /><br />It was Shukla the fielder who came into the picture, running out the aggressive-looking Swain in a joint effort with Shahbaz Nadeem to break the seventh-wicket partnership.<br /><br />Man-of-the-match Shukla, who was given the extended quota, returned to wipe the tail en route his second five-for in List A matches as Services were bundled out for 189 in 48.4 overs.<br /><br />Earlier, number nine Shukla scored 32 runs from 34 balls with two sixes after Kumar Deobrat (84 from 99 balls; 7x4, 2x6) and Keshav Kumar (41 from 74 balls; 3x4) rescued Jharkhand from a top-order collapse with a 111-run fifth-wicket partnership.<br /><br />Jharkhand also had a Services-like start to be reduced to 35 for five with their new ball bowlers Suraj Yadav (4/36) and Shadab Nazar (4/53) blazing all guns. Yadav claimed two wickets in one over, including that of Saurabh Tiwary (8), to rock the Jharkhand top order.<br /><br />Jharkhand will face Karnataka in the first semifinal at the same venue on Friday. <br /><br />Railways stun Punjab<br /><br />Meanwhile, a unheralded Railways side caused a shock by dumping Punjab to enter the semifinals. <br /><br />After winning the toss and opting to bat, Mahesh Rawat led from the front with a run-a-ball 108 as they made a competitive 242.<br /><br />In reply, their bowlers – Krishnakant Upadhyay (2/14), Anureet Singh (2/26) and Ashish Yadav (3/12) – ripped through the Punjab innings skittling them out for 105.</p>
<p>Rahul Shukla grabbed five wickets in an impressive pace bowling display as Jharkhand beat Services by 25 runs to set up a semifinal clash against Ranji champions Karnataka in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket tournament here on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shukla (5/61) and fellow pacer Jaskaran Singh (2/22) ran through the Services top order as they were shot out for 189 in 48.4 overs while chasing a target of 215 at the Jadavpur University second campus ground at Salt Lake.<br /><br />Services were reduced to a precarious 62 for five at one stage before number seven batsman Soumya Swain (45 from 66 balls; 5x4) and skipper Yashpal Singh (39 from 81 balls) rebuilt the innings before Jharkhand leg-spinner Ashish Yadav broke the 46-run sixth-wicket stand by dismissing the latter.<br /><br />Left-hander Swain and Suraj Yadav (28 from 35 balls; 3x4) threatened to tilt the game in Services’ favour by adding a quickfire 35 runs from 33 balls to take the equation to 71 runs required from 63 balls.<br /><br />It was Shukla the fielder who came into the picture, running out the aggressive-looking Swain in a joint effort with Shahbaz Nadeem to break the seventh-wicket partnership.<br /><br />Man-of-the-match Shukla, who was given the extended quota, returned to wipe the tail en route his second five-for in List A matches as Services were bundled out for 189 in 48.4 overs.<br /><br />Earlier, number nine Shukla scored 32 runs from 34 balls with two sixes after Kumar Deobrat (84 from 99 balls; 7x4, 2x6) and Keshav Kumar (41 from 74 balls; 3x4) rescued Jharkhand from a top-order collapse with a 111-run fifth-wicket partnership.<br /><br />Jharkhand also had a Services-like start to be reduced to 35 for five with their new ball bowlers Suraj Yadav (4/36) and Shadab Nazar (4/53) blazing all guns. Yadav claimed two wickets in one over, including that of Saurabh Tiwary (8), to rock the Jharkhand top order.<br /><br />Jharkhand will face Karnataka in the first semifinal at the same venue on Friday. <br /><br />Railways stun Punjab<br /><br />Meanwhile, a unheralded Railways side caused a shock by dumping Punjab to enter the semifinals. <br /><br />After winning the toss and opting to bat, Mahesh Rawat led from the front with a run-a-ball 108 as they made a competitive 242.<br /><br />In reply, their bowlers – Krishnakant Upadhyay (2/14), Anureet Singh (2/26) and Ashish Yadav (3/12) – ripped through the Punjab innings skittling them out for 105.</p>