Ranji Trophy First Round Updates: Shami picks up 4 wickets; Sarfaraz endures similar fate as KL Rahul, Jaiswal

Ranji Trophy 2026-27 First Round Updates: Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal all disappointed with the bat on the opening day of the tournament.

Ranji Trophy 2026-27 First Round Live Updates: Sarfaraz Khan was dismissed for just 1. (AP)

Ranji Trophy 2026-27 First Round Updates: The road to domestic glory finally began on Sunday as the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy got underway. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal disappointed with the bat, registering scores of 4 and 0 against Andhra and Chandigarh, respectively. On the other hand, Bengal pacers Mohammed Shami and Akash Deep got among the wickets against Delhi, dismissing the openers in quick time. Jammu and Kashmir, as the reigning champions, also began their title defence against Madhya Pradesh in Srinagar....Read More

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• 11 Oct 2026, 06:05:03 PM IST

  Group D updates

  1. Mumbai stand 249 for five at stumps, after fifties from captain Lad and Musheer Khan, against Chandigarh at the Wankhede.

  2. Rohan Rajbar (95) narrowly missed out on a ton. Sumit Godara (49) missed out on a fifty. But Karan Lamba went on to be the star batter for Rajasthan, with his unbeaten 103 as the side stands 286 for four at Stumps against Tamil Nadu in Jaipur.

  3. Devendra Singh Bora inflicted a middle-order collapse after Vivek Singh's century as his five-wicket haul helped Uttarakhand fold Railways for 278 runs.

  4. Kamboj's four-fer restricted Himachal to 153 for seven at Stumps on Day 1.

• 11 Oct 2026, 05:52:39 PM IST

  Group C updates

  1. Shami stars, with his four-wicket haul, as Bengal fold Delhi for 240. The hosts was definitely hoping for a much less total, after having them for less then 200 runs when Shami picked up the eighth wicket after tea, but Shokeen's fifty troubled them quite a lot.

  2. Shikhar Mohan's 143 propelled Jharkhand to 289 for five at the close of Day 1.

  3. Captain Prithvi Shaw scored a fighting 70 amid Maharashtra losing two quick wickets against Services in Delhi, before Ankit Bawne took over the task with his unbeaten 105 to take the side to 287 for five at Stumps.

  4. An unbeaten 124-run stand for the fourth wicket and Gourav Choudhary's 121 not out leaves Odisha with 272 for three at stumps on Day 1 against Gujarat in Ahmedabad.

• 11 Oct 2026, 05:41:49 PM IST

  Group B updates

  1. Strong start from Saurashtra, with three batters scoring 70-plus runs on Day 1. Ravindra Jadeja remains unbeaten on 72, alongside Prerak Mankad, 92 not out, as Saurashtra stand 308 for four at Stumps against Chhattisgarh.

  2. Rain affected day in New Chandigarh, and Assam-Punjab game witnessed just 23 overs of action, where the visitors lost three wickets for 68 runs. Umesh Yadav, who joined Punjab right at the start of the season, picked up two of the wickets.

  3. On his captaincy debut, Smaran Ravichandran led the charge for Karnataka single-handedly, scoring 126 runs, which came after the side went four down inside the first eight overs. Karnataka finished with 274 runs, before picking two wickets at the close of Day 1 to leave Andhra at 16/2.

  4. Sandip Sarkar picked up four wickets for Tripura, but Hyderabad all but closed in on their first-innings total of 134, standing just 13 runs behind.

• 11 Oct 2026, 05:11:26 PM IST

  Group A updates:

  1. Madhav and Rinku scored their respective tons, and have forged an unbeaten 202-run stand to take Uttar Pradesh to 287/3 against Bihar in Rajgir.

  2. A slow day for Baroda on Day 1, where Deepak Hooda, on his return to the domestic side, scored an unbeaten 35 off 49. Baroda reached 200/3.

  3. What a comeback from Vidarbha. They were 54 for five inside the first 21 overs of the day, before centuries from Yash Rathod and Akshay Wadekar, who also stitched a 246-run stand for the sixth-wicket. Vidarbha score 300/5 in 85 overs at stumps.

  4. The defending champions, Jammu & Kashmir, have been reduced to 3/1, with Avesh Khan dismissing Kahuria in the third over after the hosts folded MP for 196. J&K's stars with the ball -- Rohit Sharma (not THAT batter) picked up five wickets, while Sunil Kumar snared four.

• 11 Oct 2026, 04:34:29 PM IST

  What a start for Rinku Singh

  He is the seventh centurion on Day 1. He brings up his hundred in 153 balls, laced with seven boundaries and three sixes as Uttar Pradesh inch closer to the 300-run mark, riding in a 195-run unbeaten stand for the fourth wicket.

• 11 Oct 2026, 04:30:33 PM IST

  Delhi 240 all out

  Shami picks up the final wicket of the innings, dismissing Shokeen, who quite frustrated Bengal post Tea with his half-century knock, as he returned with figures of 4/30 in 17.3 overs, which comprised nine maidens. Spinner Aamir Gani picked up three, while two other pacers, Mukesh and Akash, snared three among themselves as Bengal folded Delhi for 240. And that's stumps in Kalyani.

• 11 Oct 2026, 04:13:05 PM IST

  Big day for batters

  We got lost in the 16 Ranji matches going on simultaneously, but, after scanning through the scorecards and the three streams available, we found that Day 1 witnessed a total of six centurions. Besides Shikar Mohan, Madhav Kaushik and Vivek Singh, Yash Rathod of Vidarbha, Karnataka's Smaran Ravichandran and Gourav Choudhary of Odisha also scored their respective hundreds. And, there are a total of 24 fifty-plus scores.

• 11 Oct 2026, 03:55:29 PM IST

  Vivek Singh also brings up his 100

  16 Ranji Trophy matches are currently underway, and Vivek's century went unnoticed. He brought up the triple-figure mark in 206 balls for Railways in the match against Uttarakhand in Mumbai. It was the 32-year-old's third FC ton.

• 11 Oct 2026, 03:51:52 PM IST

  Another CENTURY on Day 1!

  Madhav Kaushik is the second centurion on the opening day of the 2026/27 Ranji Trophy season, getting to his mark in 215 balls for Uttar Pradesh in the match against Bihar in Rajgir, where he has stitched an unbeaten 130-run stand for the fourth wicket alongside Rinku Singh, who as well brought up his century.

  This is Kaushik's fourth FC century, and 10th fifty-plus score.

• 11 Oct 2026, 03:19:11 PM IST

  Kamboj show in Rohtak

  The fast bowler has made an excellent start to the Ranji season, right after his India A performance against Australia A, followed by his India ODI debut against the West Indies last week. The Haryana bowler picked up three wickets for just 16 runs to restrict Himachal for just 99 for six. Quite the way of impressing the selectors, who have already picked him for the India A red-ball campaign in New Zealand.

• 11 Oct 2026, 03:13:41 PM IST

  Shami up picks his third

  Delhi go 8 down after Tea as Shami picked up his third wicket in the innings, dismissing Divij Mehra for 24 off 38. Hrithik Shokeen then smashed him for a big six, while Saini cut the fuller and wider ball through point for a four as Delhi reached the 200-run mark.

  Delhi 200/8 in 63 overs vs Bengal

• 11 Oct 2026, 02:58:32 PM IST

  Shokeen and Divij fight back for Delhi

  Hrithik Shokeen and Divij Mehra are grinding it out in the middle, and Delhi are nearing the 200-run mark. The duo continue to frustrate Bengal, and this eighth-wicket stand is slowly and steadily growing. Both batters have entered the 20s.

  Delhi 188/7

• 11 Oct 2026, 02:42:01 PM IST

  Sarfaraz OUT!

  Sarfaraz shouldersarm to a Rohit Dhanda delivery, and the ball that jagged back in sharply traps him right in front. A huge LBW appeal and the umpire raises his finger. The right-hander walks back for just 1 run.

  Mumbai 153/4 at tea at the Wankhede.

• 11 Oct 2026, 02:36:54 PM IST

  Musheer dismissed!

  Rohit Dhanda provides the crucial wicket for Mumbai, dismissing the set batter Musheer for 65 runs. This brings Sarfaraz Khan in the middle and he joins skipper Siddhesh Lad. Musheer stayed at the crease for 149 balls and his knock included four boundaries.

  Mumbai 144/3 in 56 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 02:29:07 PM IST

  Wickets fall but Smaran stays firm!

  Karnataka continue to lose wickets at regular intervals but skipper Ravichandran Smaran is holding one end up. He has moved to 79 and Karnataka are nearing the 200-run mark. He needs to stay in the middle and play with the tail to help the team post a substantial total.

  Karnataka 194/7

• 11 Oct 2026, 02:11:38 PM IST

  Tea in Kalyani!

  Tea has been taken at Kalyani and Delhi enter the break at 164/7. Good session for Bengal as they took wickets at regular intervals. Shami, Akash Deep and Gani all struck in the second session. Divij and Shokeen in the middle for Delhi.

  The play resumes in 20 minutes.

• 11 Oct 2026, 02:09:28 PM IST

  Fifty comes up for Musheer Khan

  Half century for Musheer Khan, 50 off 117 balls (3 fours). Slow progress by Mumbai vs Chandigarh -- 120/2 in 46 overs @ranjitrophy @SportsbyHT

  — Sanjjeev (@Sanjjeev) October 11, 2026

  Musheer Khan, who walked out to bat at No.3, has brought up his half-century and is leading Mumbai's charge against Chandigarh at the Wankhede Stadium. He gets to fifty off 117 balls, including three boundaries.

  Mumbai 130/2 in 50 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 02:00:20 PM IST

  J&K on top against Madhya Pradesh!

  Auqib Nabi has struggled to find his rhythm in Srinagar but young speedster Rohit Sharma has stepped up, scalping four wickets. His latest wicket was Atharva Mahajan who walks back for a two-ball duck. Madhya Pradesh have now been reduced to 108/5 in Srinagar.

• 11 Oct 2026, 01:51:48 PM IST

  Tripura bowled out!

  Hyderabad under the captaincy of Mohammed Siraj, have bowled out Tripura for 134. The skipper bowled a total of nine overs, giving away 25 runs but failed to take a single wicket. From 80/0, Tripura lost all the ten wickets for 54 runs. Gangam Anikethreddy was the pick of the Hyderabad bowlers, scalping five wickets.

• 11 Oct 2026, 01:49:17 PM IST

  First century of 2026 season!

  Jharkhand opener Shikhar Mohan registers the first hundred of the 2026 season as he brings up a ton against Kerala. He gets to the milestone with a maximum off the bowling of Jalaj Saxena. This is his third century in First-Class cricket in 17 innings and is now nearing on 1000 career runs. He continues with his rich vein of form.

  Jharkhand 194/1 in 55 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 01:36:07 PM IST

  Tripura struggling against Hyderabad!

  Things are going downhill for Tripura ever since the opening wicket fell. Bikramkumar Das and Hrituraj Ghosh Roy put on 80 runs for the first wicket but the side have now lost eight wickets for 51 runs and the side are reeling at 131/8. However, Mohammed Siraj is yet to take a single wicket as the scalps have been shared between Tanay Thyagarajan, Gangam Anikethreddy and M Ruthik Yadav.

  Tripura 131/8

• 11 Oct 2026, 01:25:08 PM IST

  Ravindra Jadeja is here!

  Ravindra Jadeja walked out to bat for Saurashtra with the team being 120/3 against Chhattisgarh in Rajkot. The left-hander came out after Aarpit Vasavada became the latest batter to walk back to the hut. The experienced batter is slowly coming into his own and has moved onto 7.

  Saurashtra 139/3

• 11 Oct 2026, 01:11:08 PM IST

  Karnataka lose their fifth!

  Andhra finally get the fifth wicket as KL Shrijith has to walk back after scoring 58. Saurabh Kumar wraps him on the pads and the batter has to walk back after a fifting half-century.

  Karnataka 133/5

• 11 Oct 2026, 01:07:30 PM IST

  Shami gets his second!

  Woah! That's some delivery. Mohammed Shami gets the ball to jag back in sharply and Doseja plays all over it. He is trapped right in front and the umpire doesn't think twice before raising his finger. The left-hander walks back after scoring 45 runs. Second wicket for Shami and Bengal get their sixth.

  Delhi 126/6 in 41.1 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 01:05:32 PM IST

  R Smaran hits fifty!

  Karnataka are slowly and steadily finding their groove in the match against Andhra. At one stage, Karnataka were 22/4 but a 100-run stand between skipper Smaran and KL Shrijith has taken the team past the 130-run mark. Ravichandran Smaran and Shrijit have hit fifties and are looking in good touch.

  Karnataka 132/4

• 11 Oct 2026, 12:47:32 PM IST

  Anuj Rawat falls for a duck!

  Akash Deep continues with his probing bowling and the wicket-to-wicket tactic pays off as Anuj Rawat falls for a duck. The left-hander misses the straight delivery and is wrapped on the pads. The umpire raises his finger and Delhi lose their fifth. Akash Deep with his second.

  Delhi 115/5 in 37.4 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 12:42:03 PM IST

  Ayush Badoni goes!

  Mukesh Kumar strikes! But this was a poor shot from Ayush Badoni. Just poor. The pacer hangs it wide and the right-hander chased the delivery in trying to look for a glory shot only to edge the delivery to wicketkeeper Abishek Porel. The fourth wicket falls for Delhi and Bengal once again gain the upper hand. Poor dismissal this.

  Delhi 114/4 in 36.5 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 12:24:24 PM IST

  Ayush Badoni fighting fire with fire!

  In the post lunch session, Ayush Badoni has come out all guns blazing. Akash Deep bowls it wide and the right-hander goes for a big splash and the ball evades the gully fielder for a four. With this, 100 comes up for Delhi.

  Delhi 102/3 in 33.5 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 12:05:47 PM IST

  Disappointing day for Hanuma Vihari!

  Playing at his home ground, Hyderabad, for Tripura, it was a disappointing day at the office for Hanuma Vihari as he went back to the hut for a two-ball duck. Tripura have gone from 82/1 to 83/3. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj continues to remain wicketless, having bowled nine overs. However, he has been economical, not giving away easy runs. All three Tripura wickets have been picked up by left-arm spinner Thanay Thyagarajan.

• 11 Oct 2026, 12:01:43 PM IST

  Prithvi Shaw and Ayush Mhatre fall!

  Prithvi Shaw has been dismissed for 70 off 73 balls and Maharashtra have lost their third wicket. Meanwhile at the Wankhede, Mumbai vice-captain Ayush Mhatre has lost his wicket for 48, leading to the hosts losing their second wicket.

  Mumbai are currently 80/2 against Chandigarh at the Wankhede.

• 11 Oct 2026, 11:45:13 AM IST

  The Arunachal Pradesh situation!

  Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh forfeited their fixture against Nagaland after failing to field a team amid a legal tussle within the Arunachal Cricket Association (ACA). Nagaland returned home on Sunday and right now, there's no clarity whether the team would take the field for the second round match in the Plate Group.

• 11 Oct 2026, 11:32:56 AM IST

  Karnataka's small recovery!

  Karnataka have shown some fight after being reduced to 22/4. Ravichandran Smaran and KL Shrijith have put together a fifty-run stand to take the team to 77/4 against Andhra. Smaran is leading from the front, and he would look to bow out on a high before he travels with the India A team for the tour of New Zealand.

  Meanwhile, Lunch has been taken at Kalyani, and Delhi go into the break at 89/3 in 31 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 11:27:41 AM IST

  Prithvi Shaw going strong!

  Prithvi Shaw is going strong for Maharashtra, continuing to lead from the front. The right-hander has hit a quickfire half-century, and Maharashtra have gone past the 100-run mark. Shaw is currently batting on 64.

  Maharashtra 106/2

• 11 Oct 2026, 11:21:36 AM IST

  Third wicket for J&K!

  J&K are cock-a-hoop as Rohit Sharma gets his second wicket of the game. Harsh Gawli is caught at slips by Abdul Samad. The third wicket of the morning session for the defending champs.

  Madhya Pradesh 41/3

• 11 Oct 2026, 11:14:04 AM IST

  Sarthak Ranjan falls!

  Very important wicket for Bengal right on the cusp of the lunch break as Sarthak Ranjan goes back after scoring 33 runs. Amir Ghani gets the breakthrough. Some grip off the surface, and Ranjan gets a slide touch off the delivery that turned sharply, and Abishek Porel takes a good catch behind the stumps.

  Delhi 73/3 in 26.2 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 11:08:08 AM IST

  Jharkhand impress against Kerala

  Jharkhand's opening duo of Shikhar Mohan and Sharandeep Singh provided a good start to the side, stitching together 87 runs against a spin-heavy Kerala. However, as soon as the duo looked set to surpass the 100-run mark, Sharandeep Singh lost his wicket to the experienced Jalaj Saxena for 33.

  Meanwhile Shikhar Mohan has scored a half-century and is going strong.

  Jharkhand 87/1.

• 11 Oct 2026, 10:59:01 AM IST

  Second wicket for J&K!

  Rohit Sharma with the second wicket for J&K, and it comes immediately after the drinks break. Himanshu Mantri walks back for 17. Abdul Samad with a good low catch at slips. Madhya Pradesh captain Shubham Sharma walks to the middle.

  Madhya Pradesh 33/2 in 17 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 10:51:08 AM IST

  Delhi fightback against Bengal!

  After losing a couple of wickets, the Delhi innings is back on track courtesy Sarthak Ranjan and Ayush Doseja! The duo are mixing caution with aggression, and the scoreboard is moving along nicely in Kalyani. Delhi would hope to go into the lunch break with just two wickets down.

  Delhi 65/2

• 11 Oct 2026, 10:38:39 AM IST

  Umesh's memorable debut for Punjab!

  Umesh Yadav, who recently made the switch from Vidarbha to Punjab, is having a memorable debut for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy. Against Assam, he has already scalped two wickets, dismissing Rishav Das and Rajveer Singh. Rishav was dismissed for a duck while Rajveer scored 11.

  Assam 28/3

• 11 Oct 2026, 10:33:34 AM IST

  Siraj's opening spell!

  Mohammed Siraj has removed himself from the attack, and his opening spell saw him bowling five overs, giving away just 11 runs. However, Tripura have made a good start and are yet to lose any wicket.

  Tripura 42/0

• 11 Oct 2026, 10:18:20 AM IST

  Karun Nair falls now!

  Karnataka are in a deep hole against Andhra. The fourth wicket goes down now, and it's the experienced Karun Nair who has to walk back. He lasted 19 balls in the middle, scoring just eight runs. KV Sasikanth wraps him right onto the pads, and the umpire has no second thought before raising the finger.

  Karnataka 22/4

• 11 Oct 2026, 10:11:23 AM IST

  Siraj slowly getting into the groove!

  Hyderabad are bowling first against Tripura, and their skipper Mohammed Siraj is slowly coming into his own. The opening wicket is yet to come for Hyderabad, but Siraj and M Ruthick Yadav are bowling some probing lengths here at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad.

  Tripura 15/0

• 11 Oct 2026, 09:59:55 AM IST

  Karnataka reeling against Andhra!

  Karnataka are up against it in Mulapadu. Andhra are running with the game, dismissing Karnataka's top three inside four overs. KL Rahul (4), Mayank Agarwal (5) and KV Aneesh (0) are all back to the hut. K Saiteja struck back-to-back, dismissing Agarwal and Aneesh, while Rahul lost his wicket to KV Sasikanth.

  Karnataka 9/3

• 11 Oct 2026, 09:56:06 AM IST

  Mohammed Shami strikes!

  The Delhi batters are all at sea against Bengal as the pacers Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep and Mohammed Shami are making the ball talk at Kalyani. It's Dhull's turn now to depart back to the hut. Shami with his first wicket of the game. Shami gets some late movement and Dhull just gets an edge to hand a simple catch to the wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel.

• 11 Oct 2026, 09:48:03 AM IST

  Yashasvi Jaiswal falls for a duck!

  Oh no! This is an outing to forget for Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-handed batter falls for a 13-ball duck at the Wankhede. Jagjit Singh, bowling over the wicket, draws him forward and induces an edge. Jaiswal went for a drive but only managed to hand a simple catch at the second slip.

  Mumbai 1/1 in 3 overs against Chandigarh.

• 11 Oct 2026, 09:39:03 AM IST

  KL Rahul off the mark!

  KL Rahul gets off the mark in style against Andhra, with a four off the bowling of Kavuri Saiteja. On the other hand, in another fixture between Mumbai and Chandigarh, Yashasvi Jaiswal plays out a maiden off the bowling of Jagjit Singh Sandhu and is yet to get off the mark at the Wankhede.

• 11 Oct 2026, 09:34:10 AM IST

  BCCI President rings the bell!

  The BCCI President, Mithun Manhas, rings the bell at Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar as the Ranji Trophy match between J&K and Madhya Pradesh finally gets underway. Can J&K defend their title? There's a long way to go, but a good start is of utmost importance.

  J&K will be bowling first against Madhya Pradesh. Auqib Nabi, who took more than 60 wickets in the last season, will once again be the key pacer for the Paras Dogra-led side.

• 11 Oct 2026, 09:28:07 AM IST

  Akash Deep strikes! First WICKET!

  It was just a matter of time before Akash Deep got the first wicket, and there it is. The ball jags back in sharply to dislodge the bails, and Sanat Sangwan walks back to the pavilion. The left-hander failed to get in line and the ball breached past his defence. Early wicket for Bengal, just the start they were waiting for. Yash Dhull now comes out to the middle and is off the mark straightaway.

  Delhi 13/1 in 5.2 overs.

• 11 Oct 2026, 09:21:35 AM IST

  Toss updates for other matches

  Here are the toss updates for other Ranji Trophy matches -

  Mumbai vs Chandigarh - Chandigarh won the toss and opted to bowl

  Andhra vs Karnataka - Karnataka won the toss and opted to bat

  Jammu and Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh - J&K won the toss and opted to bowl

  Punjab vs Assam - Punjab won the toss and opted to bowl

  Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh - Chhattisgarh won the toss and opted to bowl

  Hyderabad vs Tripura - Tripura won the toss and opted to bat

• 11 Oct 2026, 09:18:24 AM IST

  Akash Deep making the ball talk!

  While Shami struggles to come into his groove, it's Akash Deep who's making the ball talk in Kalyani. There is exceptional carry on this surface in Kalyani, and both Delhi batters, Sanat Sangwan and Sarthak Ranjan, are clueless.

  Sanat Sangwan is struggling as Akash Deep continues to bowl inswinger after inswinger. Sangwan is just managing to escape from the moving ball.

  Delhi 12/0 in 3.4 overs.