<page_title> 2008–09 Ranji Trophy </page_title> <section_title> Semi-finals </section_title> <table> <cell> Tamil Nadu </cell> <cell> Uttar Pradesh </cell> <cell> 445 (164.5 overs) Abhinav Mukund 100 (175) Praveen Kumar 3/104 (41 overs) </cell> <cell> 447/8 (192.3 overs) Shivakant Shukla 178* (569) Lakshmipathy Balaji 5/114 (53.3 overs) </cell> </table>
In reply to the Tamil Nadu's first innings total of 445, Uttar Pradesh's Shivakant Shukla, who made an unbeaten 178 in 569 balls, helped his team go past the score securing a qualification for the final.