Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir Ranji Trophy Final: J&K on verge of title with 477-run lead; Iqbal ends day on 94*

England vs New Zealand Live Score: Qamran Iqbal has to see out the last couple of balls on Day 4, and he does not just that, but also creams another boundary to move onto 94*.

Has a potential Ranji final century to look forward to tomorrow morning. But this match as a contest is more or less over. A 477-run lead for J&K, and another long day for Karnataka draws to a close.

England vs New Zealand Live Score: Prasidh Krishna comes back on but things have calmed down. J&K not facing much of a challenge in their bid to take the air out of this match and destroy chances of any kind of mistake.

Iqbal is onto 84*.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Some feistiness late on! Vyshak with a well-directed bouncer that Iqbal has to sway out of the way of, and the seamer lets him know with some choice words after the batter loses his balance. Iqbal waves him away dismissively, but Vyshak needs to be asked to return to his bowling mark by the umpire.

Not done yet, even the next ball sees some chatter as Vyshak loses his cool. The crowd getting into it though.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Iqbal and Lotra happy to chance their bat whenever they get a decent ball to attack, but they will want to be a little careful with their shots late in the day. Iqbal on 73* – he will have thoughts about getting his century, tomorrow morning if not in the next half-hour or so.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Loss of focus with the drinks break and Shreyas Gopal gets the wicket! Still around the wicket, Samad tries to wallop it, but it's just a big leading edge that gently loops to mid-off for Vyshak to take the catch.

145/4 now – 436 run lead.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Qamran Iqbal picks up three cheap boundaries in the over right before drinks. Karnataka look about ready to give up – this is certainly providing an air of formality, and not much else.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Not a lot of runs but no threat either. Continuing with the outside-leg tactic and bleeding time out of this game.

126/3 now.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Karnataka looking flat and trying to prompt mistakes now. The spinners including Gopal go around the wicket and lob it up outside leg stump. Batters happy to pad these away time after time.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Excellent fifty for Qamran Iqbal, was the one batter who couldn't get going in the first innings but he makes up for it here. Good knock from him and the lead has crossed 400.

115/3 now.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Great shot! Dances down and deposits it behind the sightscreen. Samad will be interested in scoring quick runs to take this game away from Karnataka in a hurry.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: We return for the last session of the day. J&K won't feel too much urgency through this period, and the idea will be to keep things safe and see it through to the last day.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: J&K go into tea at 89/3, with an overall lead of 380. Qamran Iqbal and Abdul Samad are at the crease, unbeaten on 43 and 8 respectively. It appears it's all over bar the shouting for the home team. Karnataka have been well and truly upstaged by the J&K team in their own den, Hubballi.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Qamran Iqbal taps the ball towards the midoff and races straight away for a single. The lanky Prasidh Krishna picks the ball up and aims for the stumps at the non striker's e. Misses it, and replays show Iqbal would have gone back, if Krishna had succeeded. Krishna the bowler has already impressed. Krishna the fielder not far from doing that.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Prasidh Krishna on fire. His yorker almost gets rid of Qamran Iqbal. The review shows Iqbal's bat hit the ball before it thudded into his pads. The J&K batter retorts in a nice way by hitting a four through the covers shortly after. Good match-up here but J&K are still in the driving seat.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: The Prasidh Krishna delivery is too good and cleans up Paras Dogra for 16. It was his second wicket of the innings. Dogra was struggling big time before being squared up. Abdul Samad, the Indian Premier League star, joins Qamran Iqbal at the crease. Both look to take their team to the lead of 400 runs, for now that is.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: The overall J&K lead reaches 350 now. Qamran Iqbal and Paras Dogra have done well to have survived against some really good bowling from the Karnataka bowlers. The 50-run partnership also comes up. Karnataka appear to be losing steam. For a moment, they had given some hope but now they look deflated. Moral victory for J&K.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Vidyadhar and the rest of his team-mates are kind of shocked. He squares up Qamran Iqbal, the ball clips the stumps on the way to the keeper but the bails remain intact. Karnataka need some luck to make a match of it but unfortunately it's not on their side. Vidyadhar is bowling superbly, getting a lot of movement off the pitch. Now it emerges that some of the Karnataka players fiddled with the bails a couple of overs before.

J&K 35/2, their lead goes up to 326

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has taken note of Auqib Nabi, and he thinks the pacer is on the way to getting an India call-up soon. What an endorsement! “J&K has shown the world what effort and intent can do ..They have made that region so proud of them .. tuff environment makes tuff people. Auqib Nabi on his way to national colours .. england is the place to start in the summer,” Ganguly wrote on X.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: What are the odds Karnataka can pull themselves back into the match? J&K's lead is now more than 300 and Qamran Iqbal and Paras Dogra are braving Prasidh Krishna out. The India Test bowler is now the key for Karnataka. If he can conjure one of his magic spells, who knows what may happen! But these kinds of comebacks happen once in a while, so, for now J&K are firm favourites to lift their first-ever Ranji Trophy.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Vijaykumar Vyshak strikes now, and Shubham Pundir walks back after being caught by Kruthik Krishna. The pacer bowled a length delivery angling down leg, Shubham Pundir tried to work it across but only managed to hand a simple catch.

J&K 11/2, lead by 302 runs.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Karnataka land the first blow in the second innings as Prasidh Krishna removes Yawer Hassan on the first ball of the second over. If Karnataka are to have any chance of staging a comeback, then the bowlers need to come to the party.

J&K 6/1.

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: And there we have it! Jammu and Kashmir have taken a 291-run lead and with this, the Paras Dogra-led side are on the cusp of winning their maiden Ranji Trophy title. Karnataka now have a lot of chasing to do if they are to have any chance of winning the title.

A riveting finish coming up!

KAR vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final LIVE Score: Auqib Nabi gets his fifth! Shikhar Shetty is adjudged leg before wicket and the pacer's wickets tally rises to 60 in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season. Jammu and Kashmir have their one hand on the Ranji title.

Karnataka 288/9

Auqib Nabi was looking dangerous and eventually got his reward with the wicket of Mayank Agarwal. The Karnataka batter had played a brilliant knock of 160 before his vigil came to an end. Nabi rapped him on the pads, and after the umpire turned down the appeal, J&K opted for a review and got the decision overturned.

Mayank Agarwal gets to a much-deserved 150. He seems to be batting on a different surface altogether. Karnataka are still some distance away from matching J&K’s total but as long as he stands tall, Karnataka have a chance.