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Ranji Trophy 2026-27: Rain helps J&K salvage a draw against Shubham’s M.P.

October 14, 2026 admin

Rain denied Madhya Pradesh a win after it put defending champion Jammu and Kashmir on the ropes in their Ranji Trophy Group-A fixture at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium on Wednesday. After the draw, M.P. took three points by virtue of its first-innings lead. Shubham Sharma’s unbeaten 106 (200b, 7×4, 3×6) and a ruthless display by the…

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Ranji Trophy 2026-27 | Abhishek slams a century but Kerala not yet out of the woods

October 13, 2026 admin

In focus: Abhishek played some delectable shots in his 126. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar Abhishek P. Nair played his first Ranji Trophy match in circumstances most unusual. He came in as a concussion substitute in the second innings of the match against Saurashtra last year, for opener A.K. Akarsh, who was making his…

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Ranji Trophy 2026-27 | Ton-up Vihaan keeps Punjab in the hunt against Assam

October 13, 2026 admin

On song: Vihaan plundered the off-side in his exquisite innings. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. RAGU Punjab’s Vihaan Malhotra (103, 208b, 11×4) struck a century on First Class debut but it was not enough to dispel Assam’s stake at a first-innings lead on day three of their Ranji Trophy round one match at the New…

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Mohammed Siraj leads Hyderabad to first win as captain in Ranji Trophy

October 13, 2026 admin

Hyderabad captain Mohammed Siraj said to win the first match of the season and his first as a captain was an amazing feeling | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Ten years ago, Mohammed Siraj was a Ranji Trophy breakout star. In his first full season (2016-17), he finished as the third-highest wicket-taker (41 wickets in nine…

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Ranji Trophy 2026-27 | Deshpande hat-trick floors Chandigarh as Mumbai takes complete control

October 12, 2026 admin

With the October heat at its peak, the Met department had forecast a heatwave in Mumbai on Monday. At the Wankhede Stadium, it was Tushar Deshpande who turned up the heat on Chandigarh on the second day of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy opener. If Deshpande’s cameo with the bat (44, 47b, 4×4, 2×6) laid the foundation…

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Ranji Trophy 2026-27 | Jharkhand’s Virat and Aditya make merry on a batting paradise

October 12, 2026 admin

Dazzling duo: Aditya and Virat sent the Kerala players on a leather hunt. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar For much of the last two days, the wicket at the Keenan Stadium was a lot flatter than the road from the Ranchi airport to this city of steel. Virat Singh and Aditya Singh showed steely…

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Ranji Trophy 2026-27 | Denish and Sibsankar’s centuries propel Assam to 373

October 12, 2026 admin

Standing strong: Sibsankar remained not out on 143 in his regal innings. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR As the rain clouds dissipated, so did the batters’ hesitation, and Assam turned the tables on the second day of its Ranji Trophy round one match against Punjab at the New PCA Stadium here on…

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Tamil Nadu bags u-23 title with outright victory

October 4, 2026 admin

Dominant show: Tamil Nadu was in control of the match from start to finish. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Tamil Nadu u-23 team began its season on the best possible note, comprehensively beating Rest of India u-23 by six wickets on the final day at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here. Fixed a target of 149…

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Delhi’s Ranji Trophy home ties to be held at Palam

September 22, 2026 admin

Venue change: The Air Force Station Complex in Palam will host Delhi’s home matches against Gujarat (Oct. 18-21) and Services (Nov. 2-5). | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that the Arun Jaitley Stadium would not…

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Secretary Jeevan breathing new life into Hyderabad cricket

September 21, 2026 admin

Changemaker: Jeevan wants cricket to do the talking, not association politics. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Cricket administrators in Hyderabad have long made more headlines for infighting and allegations of financial impropriety than for cricket. Now the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is trying to change that, and at the centre of that push is M….

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