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Maharashtra didn't have the best start to their Ranji Trophy 2025-26 campaign. Playing their first match against Kerala at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, the team saw them lose three wickets even before they could open their account. This was after Kerala won the toss and invited Maharashtra to bat first. The first batter to depart was Prithvi Shaw, who had shown major signs of comeback before the tournament began. Shaw was dismissed for a four-ball duck by MD Nidhe ...Read More >
Having punched above its weight to reach the Ranji Trophy final last season, Kerala is now burdened with the expectations of replicating that success when the new season unfurls on Wednesday. But that may not be an easy task to accomplish when one of the biggest match winners in Kerala's cricketing history, Jalaj Saxena, has shifted allegiance and will be in the enemy camp for the season opener against Maharashtra at the Sports Hub, Greenfield Stadium. Jalaj Saxena drew the template for Kerala ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Under brooding grey clouds that hovered over the Greenfield Stadium, Kerala's batting unravelled in a heap of unfulfilled promise, dismissed for 219 in response to Maharashtra's 239. The visitors then raced to 51/0 in 9 overs, courtesy Prithvi Shaw's quickfire unbeaten 37, when bad light stopped proceedings an hour before the scheduled close on Friday. A 71-run deficit felt like a punch in the gut to the last season's runner-up, especially after they won the toss on Day 1 and ...Read More >
Solid fifties by Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair and R Smaran helped Karnataka reach 295 for five amid regular strikes by Saurashtra on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Rajkot on Wednesday. Padikkal (96, 141b, 11x4), Nair (73, 126b, 9x4) added 146 runs for the third wicket after left-arm spinner Dharmendra Jadeja (4/100) dismissed opener Nikin Jose and skipper Mayank Agarwal early in the innings. Smaran was batting on 66 (120b, 4x4, 2x6) at stumps along with veteran Shreyas Gopal. ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 15 (ANI): Yash Rathod's career-best 194, Saransh Jain's all-round brilliance, and a quickfire hundred from Rajat Patidar powered Central Zone to their first Duleep Trophy title in nearly 11 years. Chasing 65 on the final morning in Bengaluru, Central had a few nervy moments but eventually sealed a six-wicket win over South Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, as per ESPNcricinfo. The pitch offered grip and bounce for left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma, whil ...Read More >
IMAGE: Ankit Sharma (99, 168 balls) and Andre Siddarth (84 not out, 190 balls) shared an impressive 192-run alliance for the seventh wicket that saved South from a precarious position. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Domestic/X South Zone's Ankit Sharma and Andre Siddarth produced a masterclass in defensive batting but Central Zone are poised to land their first Duleep Trophy title in 11 years, ending the fourth day in Bengaluru on Sunday needing just 65 runs to seal the moment of glory. Overni ...Read More >
Yash Rathod scored his highest first-class score of 194 as Central Zone constructed a massive first-innings lead of 362 against South Zone to gain complete control of the Duleep Trophy final in Bengaluru on Saturday. Central started the third day at a strong 384 for five, with Rathod on 137, and they made 511 before getting bowled out an hour into the post-lunch session. South reached 129 for two in their second innings, still trailing by 233 runs. Ravichandran Smaran (37) and Ricky Bhui (26) we ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (PTI) Central Zone survived some nervous moments to beat South Zone by six wickets and clinch the Duleep Trophy after a hiatus of 11 years here on Monday. Chasing a modest target of 65, Central Zone's top-order batters were tested by South bowlers on a crumbling fifth day track at the BCCI CoE grounds, but they did not have too many runs to defend. Akshay Wadkar (19 not out, 52 balls) and first-innings centurion Yash Rathod (13 not out, 16 balls) were at crease when Central e ...Read More >
IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer's 604 runs across 17 matches for Punjab Kings at a strike-rate in excess of 175 did not resonate with the selectors during the Asia Cup selection. Photograph: BCCI The dynamic trio of Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shardul Thakur will be aiming to make a statement when a star-studded West Zone takes on Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semi-final, in Bengaluru, on Thursday. Iyer, who could not find a place in India's Asia Cup squad, will be keen to begin the season on a ...Read More >
'There are so many good batsmen in the team that I have to go low down the order, so I try to contribute as much as I can' IMAGE: File picture of Mumbai's Tanush Kotian. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X The 'crisis man' tag sits best on Tanush Kotian, who once again showcased his ability to absorb pressure with a fighting fifty to shore up West Zone against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinals in Bengaluru. Kotian (76) first made 148 runs for the sixth wicket with Ruturaj Gaikwad and then ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (PTI) Narayan Jagadeesan missed out on a well deserved double hundred by three runs as South Zone reached an imposing first innings score of 536 despite a dull second day in their Duleep Trophy semi-final against North Zone here on Friday. Starting the day on 297 for three, South Zone nearly batted the entire second day (88.2 overs) and managed only 239 runs while losing the remaining wickets. Jagadeesan (197, 352 balls) hit 16 boundaries and three sixes before getting run-out ...Read More >
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