Kerala girls stormed into the semifinals of the 39th Youth National Basketball Championship in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Kerala crushed Rajasthan 76-38 in the quarterfinals, with Arthika top scoring with 21 points. Vaigha and Diya Biju contributed with 19 and 14 points respectively.

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Kerala will take on the winners of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat in the last-four.  

Earlier, Kerala boys posted a dramatic comeback win over Chandigarh in an inconsequential game. After trailing 38-51 at half-time, Kerala bounced back to win 88-73.