flag
back Zurück
Ranji Trophy 2026/27 round three, day one: Recent India debutant picks 7-40, brother of discarded international shines

The third round of Ranji Trophy matches got underway today. Here’s how all the action unfolded on the opening day.

Group A

Saransh Jain was the hero for Madhya Pradesh in the Group A fixture, picking up 7-40 to skittled Bihar for just 99 before MP amassed 261 runs on the back of an unbeaten century from Saksham Purohit. Baroda rode on Priyanshu Moliya’s unbeaten 113 to post 259-6 at stumps against Jammu & Kashmir. Uttar Pradesh became 67-4 against Puducherry, while Goa finished on 204-8 against Vidarbha.

Brief Scores

Baroda 259-6 (Priyanshu Moliya 113*, Umar Nazir 2-28) vs Jammu & Kashmir.

Madhya Pradesh 261-3 (Saksham Purohit 113*) vs Bihar 99 (Mangal Mahrour 42, Saransh Jain 7-40)

Uttar Pradesh 67-4 (Madhav Kaushik 23, Ankit Sharma 2-14) vs Pondicherry

Goa 204-8 (Yash Kasvankar 51*, Darshan Misal 51, Nachiket Bhute 4-40) vs Vidarbha

Group B

In Group B, Prabhsimran Singh starred for Punjab with 81 against Hyderabad. They posted 289-6 with Salil Arora remaining unbeaten on 52. Shikhar Shetty scalped a five-wicket haul as Tripura were bundled out for just 194. In response, Karnataka became 10-1 by stumps. Andhra got 231 against Chhattisgarh, while Assam reached 235-6 against Saurashtra.

Brief Scores

Chhattisgarh 35-1 vs Andhra 231 (SV Rahul 89, Jayant Yadav 4-75)

Punjab 289-6 (Prabhsimran Singh 81, Salil Arora 52*, Rakshan Readdi 2-53) vs Hyderabad

Karnataka 10-1 vs Tripura 194 (Bikramkumar Das 51, Shikhar Shetty 5-54)

Assam 235-6 (Denish Das 90, Sibsankar 59*, Jaydev Unadkat 3-27) vs Saurashtra

Group C

Ayush Badoni continued his rich vein of form, smashing an unbeaten 106 for Delhi against Jharkhand. Pulkit Narang ran through Odisha with 6-47 as Services dominated the proceedings. Meanwhile, Bengal struggled against Kerala, mustering only 172-6 in 50 overs of play that was possible. Gujarat were skittled for only 223 as Siddhesh Veer picked up four wickets. In response, Maharashtra lost Prithvi Shaw for a duck as they finished the day at 24-1.

Brief Scores

Delhi 309-5 (Ayush Badoni 106*, Sumit Mathur 50*) vs Jharkhand

Services 13-0 vs Odisha 194 (Swastik Samal 39, Pulkit Narang 6-47)

Bengal 172-6 (Ankur Paul 66, Aditya Sarvate 3-38) vs Kerala

Maharashtra 24-1 vs Gujarat 223 (Abhishek Desai 79, Siddhesh Veer 4-20)

Group D

Chandigarh and Mumbai batters dominated against Himachal Pradesh and Haryana respectively. Arjun Azad and Nehal Pajni slammed tons for Chandigarh as they ended the day at 363-2, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Musheer Khan starred for Mumbai. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu stumbled to 71-3 in response to Railways’ 184 in the first innings, while Uttarakhand bowled out Rajasthan for 272.

Brief Scores

Chandigarh 363-2 (Arjun Azad 147, Nehal Pajni 126*) vs Himachal Pradesh

Mumbai 290-3 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 114, Musheer Khan 109) vs Haryana

Tamil Nadu 71-3 vs Railways 184 (Zubair Ali 75, Sonu Yadav 3-46)

Uttarakhand 18-0 vs Rajasthan 272 (Kartik Sharma 73, Devendra Bora 6-72)

Plate Group

In the Plate Group, Nagaland could only muster 187 against Sikkim. Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day in Manipur versus Arunachal Pradesh, with the latter being dismissed for just 111. Manipur finished on 165-5. Meanwhile, Meghalaya batters Ajay Duhan and Kishan Lyngdoh smashed unbeaten tons as they plundered 385-2 against Mizoram.

Brief Scores

Sikkim 30-1 vs Nagaland 187 (Joshua Ozukum 59, Ankur Malik 3-23, Abishek Kumar 3-29)

Manipur 165-5 (Karnajit Yumnam 56, Jotin Pheiroijam 52*) vs Arunachal Pradesh 111 (Ajay Singh 4-27)

Meghalaya 385-2 (Ajay Duhan 167*, Kishan Lyngdoh 144*) vs Mizoram

Follow Wisden for all cricket updates, including live scores, match stats, quizzes and more. Stay up to date with the latest cricket news, player updates, team standings, match highlights, video analysis and live match odds.

Angkrish RaghuvanshiMusheer KhanTrending StoriesSeries Cover Stories

You may like

Ranji Trophy: Raghuvanshi, Musheer help Mumbai take opening day’s honours

thehindu.com vor 5 Stunden

Ranji Trophy: Sarvate and Basil strike to help Kerala take control against Bengal

thehindu.com vor 3 Stunden

Ranji Trophy: Jayant shows his mettle as Chhattisgarh takes opening-day honours

thehindu.com vor 2 Stunden

Ranji Trophy: Zubair frustrates TN after host’s bowlers come to the party

thehindu.com vor 4 Stunden

Badoni notches up his sixth First Class hundred as Delhi dominates day one

thehindu.com vor 4 Stunden

Prabhsimran, Salil and Ramandeep shine as Punjab makes 289 for 6 on opening day

thehindu.com vor 3 Stunden

Jaspirt Bumrah and Rishabh Pant likely to play for India A in third unofficial Test against New Z...

crictracker.com vor 5 Stunden

5 iconic cricketers who never scored a century in ODI cricket

crickettimes.com vor 2 Stunden

England stunned by Pakistan as Shadab Khan’s maiden ton inspires last-wicket fightback

thecricketpaper.com vor 6 Stunden