Kerala stormed into the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy with a 113-run win over Gujarat on the third day of the quarterfinal here on Thursday.

Requiring 195 to win the match, Gujarat was shot out for 81 in 31.3 overs as Basil Thampi and Sandeep Warrier wrecked the strong rival batting line up. Gujarat didn’t have the best start, losing opener Kathan D Patel in the sixth over.

Patel was bowled by Thampi, who struck a big blow in the last ball of the same over, trapping the prolific Priyank Panchal to leave the visitors at 10 for 2.Left-hander Rahul Shah was the only batsman to offer resistance with a fighting knock of 33 not out .Gujarat skipper Parthiv Patel, probably the biggest threat for Kerala, was run out for a duck, by his opposite number .

Dhruv Raval was the only Gujarat batsman other than Rahul Shah to get into double figures as the visiting side struggled on a pitch with variable bounce.The fifth-wicket partnership of 39 between Rahul Shah and Raval was the highest of the Gujarat second innings as the rest of the batting line-up struggled against the impressive Thampi and Warrier.