Sachin Baby-led Kerala made history by reaching their first-ever Ranji Trophy final. Their match against Gujarat ended in a draw, with Kerala securing a narrow 2-run first-innings lead. Gujarat, needing 28 runs with seven wickets down, saw Aditya Sarwate dismiss Jaymeet Patel (79). Sarwate later trapped Siddharth Desai (30) LBW, ending a 10-run stand with Arzan Nagwaswalla.