Himachal Pradesh would face Services while Haryana would take on Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy Plate division semi-final ties to be played from March 27-31.

Jharkhand edged out Orissa in the race for the semi-finals from the six-team Group 'A' by virtue of having a better quotient after the two teams tied on 11 points to finish in second spot behind pool winners Himachal, a press release from the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.

In Group 'B', Haryana ended up with 17 points to finish on top while Services (11) points finished second.

The final points position after the round robin stage:
Group A: HP 20, Jharkhand 11 (quotient 1.21), Orissa 11 (quotient 1.02), Saurashtra 7, Kerala 6, Jammu and Kashmir 0.

Group B: Haryana 17, Services 11, Vidarbha 8, Rajasthan 7, Goa 6, Tripura 2.

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