Latest Ranji Trophy News & Updates

Hubli, Feb 25 (IANS) Captain Paras Dogra and Kanhaiya Wadhawan rescued the team after back-to-back wickets as Jammu & Kashmir reached 380/4 at Lunch on Day 2 against the eight-time champions Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy Final here at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Wednesday. After being pushed back by J&K on day 1, Devdutt Padikkal-led Karnataka made a comeback at the start of day 2 as the pacers made good use of the swing and the bounce as they created chances at the start.Karnataka final…

Hubli, Feb 24 (IANS) The 27-year-old Shubham Pundir slammed a historic ton, while Abdul Samad and Yawer Hassan hit half-centuries as Jammu and Kashmir reached 284/2 at the end of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final against the eight-time champions Karnataka here at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Tuesday.Jammu and Kashmir continued their dominance against Karnataka in the final session of the day, with Pundir leading from the front by sticking to the crease. Pundir, however, lost his partner, Paras Dogr…

Hubli, Feb 24 (IANS) The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Tuesday inaugurated the Sunil Joshi Pavilion at the KSCA Stadium in Hubli, in recognition of the former India left-arm spinner’s outstanding contribution to cricket teams in the state and national set-ups.BCCI President Mithun Manhas and KSCA chief Venkatesh Prasad officially inaugurated the pavilion named after Sunil Joshi during the RanjiTrophy Final between Jammu & Kashmir and eight-time champions Karnataka. Joshi, who…

Hubli, Feb 24 (IANS) Riding on brilliant half-centuries by opener Yawer Hassan and Shubham Pundir, Jammu and Kashmir reached 178/2 at tea on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final against the eight-time champions Karnataka here at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Tuesday.Yawer and Pundir started the post-lunch session from where they left off , by continuously rotating the strike to put pressure on the opposition. The duo completed the hundred-run partnership in the 39th over. With Yawer contributing more b…

Hubli, Feb 24 (IANS) Riding on Yawer Hassan and Shubham Pundir’s composed batting, Jammu & Kashmir reached 104/1 at lunch on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final against the eight-time champions Karnataka here at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Jammu and Kashmir has an excellent start after opting to bat first. Openers Qamran Iqbal and Yawer Hassan had a testing time against the new ball, but they managed to survive the first 10 overs before Iqbal was sent packing by Prasidh Krishna for six …

Hubli, Feb 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir have won the toss and opted to bat first against eight-time champions Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy final here at the KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground on Tuesday.Jammu & Kashmir have qualified for their maiden Ranji Trophy. Notably, the last team to win their maiden Ranji Trophy title was MP in the 2021-22 seasonWhile Paras Dogra-captained J&K have a maiden title up for grabs, Devdutt Padikkal-led Karnataka are chasing their first crown in well over a deca…

Hubbali, Feb 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir will attempt to write the most unlikely chapter in Indian domestic cricket history when they take on a formidable eight-time champions Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy final starting on Tuesday.While Paras Dogra-captained J&K have a maiden title up for grabs, Devdutt Padikkal-led Karnataka are chasing their first crown in well over a decade. J&K’s only defeat in this season came in a 35-run loss to Mumbai in October, and they have not looked back s…

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) 67 years after Jammu & Kashmir first appeared in the Ranji Trophy, they now stand on the verge of winning the title when they take on Karnataka in the title clash in Hubbali starting on Tuesday. Not long ago, using Jammu & Kashmir and playing the Ranji Trophy final is something anyone wouldn’t have written in the same sentence.For decades, J&K team was a footnote in Indian domestic cricket – a team that showed up, occasionally surprised, and went home. At b…

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) On February 17 in Kalyani, many felt Bengal were assured of entering the Ranji Trophy final after bagging a slender lead over Jammu & Kashmir. A big second innings score and that would have been enough for Bengal to get into the title clash against Karnataka.But cricket is a great leveller and brings its own twists and turns beyond one’s imagination. The exact same thing happened when Bengal folded for 99, giving J&K a target of 126 which they chased down to ge…

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) In the Jammu and Kashmir dressing room buzzing with the nerves of playing their first-ever Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka in Hubbali, fast bowling spearhead Auqib Nabi is, by all accounts, the calmest man in the room. That equanimity is precisely what makes Nabi, hailing from Sheeri, a small village in Baramulla, so dangerous.When J&K take the field for the title clash in Hubbali on Tuesday, all eyes will again be on Nabi to conjure magic yet again with the red…