Defending champions Karnataka advanced to their fourth consecutive Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals by defeating Mumbai by 54 runs via the VJD method. Rain halted play with Karnataka at 187/1 in pursuit of Mumbai's 254/8, leading to their declaration as winners. Mumbai's innings was anchored by Shams Mulani's 86, while Karnataka's chase was led by Devdutt Padikkal (81*) and Karun Nair (74*). Mumbai played without key players Sarfaraz Khan and Tushar Deshpande due to injury and personal reasons, respectively.