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Ranji Trophy: Rajasthan picks three points as match peters out into a draw

October 14, 2026 admin

Mahipal Lomror’s knock was embellished with some delightful strokes | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For Rajasthan, the final day of the Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Wednesday was a matter of prudence. Assured of three points for its first-innings lead, it batted to set a…

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Ranji Trophy | Assam weathers Punjab’s push for an outright win

October 14, 2026 admin

Punjab went all in for an outright win but had to settle for three points on the final day of its Ranji Trophy round-one match against Assam at the New PCA Stadium here on Wednesday. Overnight batters Emanjot Singh Chahal (114 n.o., 137b, 10×4, 4×6) and Salil Arora (110, 152b, 10×4, 3×6) needed less than…

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Ranji Trophy: Bengal picks up Delhi’s gauntlet to win by nine wickets

October 14, 2026 admin

Bengal relied on its spinners’ combined yield of seven wickets and its openers’ brisk chase to record a hard-earned nine-wicket win over Delhi and grab six points in its Ranji Trophy opener at the Bengal Cricket Academy ground here on Wednesday. Re-starting its second innings at 101 for three, Delhi rode on skipper Ayush Badoni’s brilliant…

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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 | Debutant Deepesh’s quick strikes restrict Rajasthan to 363 against Tamil Nadu

October 12, 2026 admin

Every young fast bowler must learn to live with the unglamorous hours of First-Class cricket. The long spells without wickets, the pace that fails to hurry batters, and the short ball that disappears to the boundary are all part of the apprenticeship. For Tamil Nadu debutant Deepesh, the lesson came with a remarkable reward. After 18.5…

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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 | Avesh and Aryan skittle out J&K for 120 to give M.P. the edge

October 12, 2026 admin

Madhya Pradesh has the edge, but Jammu and Kashmir has a foothold in their Group A Ranji Trophy fixture. After bowling out J&K for 120 to take a 76-run first-innings lead, M.P. ended the second day at 59 for four, ahead by 135 runs, with Auqib Nabi’s late strikes keeping the host in the contest. Making the most of the overcast…

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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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RANJI TROPHY | Smaran bails Karnataka out from a precarious spot

October 11, 2026 admin

Karnataka ended day one of its 2026-27 Ranji Trophy opener against Andhra on top after scoring 274 and reducing the host to 16 for two at the ACA Stadium in Mulapadu near here on Sunday. The hero for the visitors was R. Smaran, who marked his senior Karnataka captaincy debut with a splendid century (126,…

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