Pacer Auqib Nabi starred with a nine-wicket match haul as Jammu & Kashmir cricket team defeated Bengal cricket team by six wickets to enter their maiden Ranji Trophy final. The 29-year-old quick claimed 5-87 in the first innings and 4-36 in the second to guide J&K to a landmark victory in Kolkata
19 February,2026 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Jammu and Kashmir cricket team scripted history by entering their first-ever Ranji Trophy final, defeating two-time champions Bengal cricket team by six wickets in the semifinal at Kalyani. Sixty-seven years after their maiden Ranji appearance
18 February,2026 01:51 PM IST | Kalyani (West Bengal) | PTI
Auqib Nabi starred with a nine-wicket match haul and a crucial 42 as Jammu and Kashmir cricket team took control against Bengal cricket team, despite Mohammed Shami’s career-best 8 for 90 in the Ranji Trophy semifinal. Auqib Nabi delivered a performance for the ages, claiming nine wickets in the match and scoring a counter-attacking 42 at No. 9
18 February,2026 10:26 AM IST | Kalyani (West Bengal) | PTI
Devdutt Padikkal smashed his first double century in first-class cricket, scoring 232 off 330 balls, as Karnataka posted a mammoth 689 for six against Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy semifinal at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Ravichandran Smaran added an unbeaten 121, while wicketkeeper Kruthik Krishna contributed 60 in a key sixth-wicket stand
17 February,2026 08:20 AM IST | Lucknow | PTIADVERTISEMENT
