Hubbali, Feb 28 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was in attendance watching the final of the Ranji Trophy between J&K and Karnataka on the final day at the Hubli Cricket Ground.Opener Qamran Iqbal brought up his century and Sahil Lothra his fifty as J&K continue to stretch their overall lead to 477 runs against eight-time champions Karnataka.“In Hubballi to cheer the J&K cricket team as they seal a historic win. There hasn’t been a day over the 5 day fina…
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Hubli, Feb 27 (IANS) Opener Qamran Iqbal remained unbeaten on 94 as Jammu and Kashmir reached 186/4 at stumps on Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy final at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Friday, stretching their overall lead to 477 runs against eight-time champions Karnataka.Sahil Lotra was batting on 16 at the end of play, giving Qamran valuable support as J&K moved closer to a historic victory.J&K resumed the final session at 89/3 and showed positive intent. Abdul Samad and Qamran scored quickly,…
Hubli, Feb 27 (IANS) Right-arm pacer Auqib Nabi picked up his seventh five-wicket haul of the season as Jammu & Kashmir bowled out Karnataka for 293 in 93.3 overs, taking a massive 291-run first-innings lead in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Final at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Friday. Karnataka began cautiously in reply to Jammu and Kashmir’s first-innings total of 584, scoring just 27 runs in the first ten overs. Auqib kept things tight with a series of maiden overs and got the breakthrough in…
Hubli (Karnataka), Feb 26 (IANS) Opening batter Mayank Agarwal produced a magnificent rearguard century to anchor Karnataka’s resistance, but Jammu and Kashmir retained firm control on the proceedings at stumps on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final at the Hubli Cricket Cround, the home side closing at 220/5 in response to the visitors’ imposing first-innings total of 584.Resuming the day with Jammu and Kashmir’s lower-order at the crease, Karnataka struck early through Prasidh Krishna, who co…
Hubli, Feb 26 (IANS) Veteran opening batter Mayank Agarwal stood tall amid early turbulence, guiding Karnataka to 144/4 at Tea on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final after Jammu and Kashmir struck thrice in a devastating post-lunch spell before an unbroken 87-run partnership restored some balance to the contest. Resuming at 35/1 after lunch in reply to Jammu and Kashmir’s imposing 584, Karnataka suffered immediate setbacks as the visiting seamers capitalised on the helpful surface. Sunil Kumar provi…
Hubli, Feb 25 (IANS) All-rounder Sahil Lotra stood tall with an unbeaten 57 as Jammu and Kashmir reached 527/6 at Stumps on Day 2 in the Ranji Trophy Final against the eight-time champions Karnataka here at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Wednesday. After losing two big wickets in the second session, the Jammu and Kashmir team started the third session with caution, but Sahil soon changed gears, hitting three fours to Prasidh Krishna and Shreyas Gopal.Sahil made sure the pressure did not fall on the…
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 …
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) The Karnataka cricket team, under the leadership of Devdutt Padikkal, has ended the 11-year wait and reached their first Ranji Trophy final since the 2014-15 season. The team’s qualification came after they took a first-innings lead against Uttarakhand in the semifinal played at the Ekana Stadium on Thursday.The eight-time champions, Karnataka, will play the title clash against Jammu and Kashmir, who created history by reaching the finals for the first time by beating Beng…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka have made significant changes ahead of their Ranji Trophy 2025-26 match against Punjab, appointing Devdutt Padikkal as captain with KL Rahul also returning to the squad for the fixture scheduled to be played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, from February 1. Padikkal has replaced Mayank Agarwal, who will now play only as a batter. Padikkal was in prime form in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he scored 725 runs in just nine inn…
Bengaluru, Jan 25 (IANS) Spinners Saransh Jain and Sagar Solanki combined to pick six wickets as Madhya Pradesh thrashed Karnataka by 217 runs on the final day of their 2025/26 Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Alur Cricket Ground on Sunday.Resuming at 204/6, MP declared their second innings at 229/8, setting Karnataka a stiff target of 362. The hosts folded for 144 in their reply, with off-spinner Jain (3-37) and left-arm spinner Solanki (3-20) running through the famed batting line-up.Op…