RANJI TROPHY | J&K bowls out MP cheaply thanks to Rohit and Sunil’s exploits

Auqib Nabi had an off day, however Jammu and Kashmir discovered its heroes in Rohit Sharma and Sunil Kumar. Rohit claimed the second five-wicket haul of his First-Class profession, whereas Sunil picked up 4 wickets to bowl Madhya Pradesh out for 196 on the opening day of its Ranji Trophy Group A fixture on Sunday.

In reply, J&Ok ended the day at three for one, with Avesh Khan trapping Shubham Khajuria leg earlier than wicket off the penultimate ball of the day.

For Rohit (5 for 36) it was a satisfying return to First-Class cricket after two years. Sharing his identify with India’s erstwhile captain, the tall pacer confirmed little signal of rust, protecting an inexperienced MP batting line-up on its toes on the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium.

J&Ok’s Sunil Kumar bowls on the primary day of the Ranji Trophy fixture towards Madhya Pradesh on the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar on Sunday., October 11, 2026.
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J&Ok’s determination to bowl first after profitable the toss paid off early as Sunil (4 for 69) troubled the openers earlier than dismissing Yash Dubey. Rohit then joined the act, hitting the fitting areas and making certain MP couldn’t settle right into a rhythm.

With three debutants in its ranks, MP wanted its senior batters to step up. Captain Shubham Sharma (79, 174b, 8×4) took accountability, including 65 runs for the fourth wicket with debutant Chanchal Rathore earlier than stitching collectively a 51-run stand for the seventh wicket with Aryan Pandey.

Shubham introduced up a gritty half-century, displaying endurance as he tried to regular the innings. Sunil had an opportunity to say a five-wicket haul of his personal however put down a pointy return catch provided by the MP captain. He made amends by dismissing Pandey within the last session and eradicating Avesh Khan off the following supply.

Madhya Pradesh quick bowler Avesh Khan celebrates the dismissal of J&Ok’s Shubham Khajuria throughout their Ranji Trophy match on the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
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Nabi, who struggled to seek out his rhythm for a lot of the day, ultimately picked up a wicket as MP’s decrease order folded, shedding its final 4 wickets for simply 34 runs.

The scores: Madhya Pradesh — 1st innings: Harsh Gawli c Samad b Rohit 12, Yash Dubey lbw b Sunil 4, Himanshu Mantri c Samad b Rohit 17, Shubham Sharma c Dogra b Rohit 79, Chanchal Rathore c Wadhawan b Rohit 33, Atharva Mahajan b Rohit 0, Saransh Jain lbw b Sunil 0, Aryan Pandey c Wadhawan b Sunil 35, Avesh Khan c Wadhawan b Sunil 0, Ravi Kiran lbw b Nabi 1, Akshay Sharma (not out) 0; Extras (b-4, lb-6, nb-5): 15; Whole (in 74.2 overs): 196.

Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-33, 3-41, 4-106, 5-108, 6-111, 7-162, 8-162, 9-179.

J&Ok bowling: Nabi 20-3-42-1, Sunil 23-3-69-4, Rohit 21.2-8-36-5, Lone 6-0-33-0, Vanshaj 4-0-6-0.

J&Ok — 1st innings: Qamran Iqbal (batting) 3, Shubham Khajuria lbw b Avesh Khan 0, Vanshaj Sharma (batting) 0; Whole (for one wkt. in three overs): 3.

Fall of wicket: 1-3.

MP bowling: Ravi Kiran 1-0-1-0, Aryan 1-0-1-0, Avesh 1-0-1-1.

Toss: J&Ok.