Jammu and Kashmir group celebrates after successful the Ranji Trophy 2025-26, on the ultimate day of the match between Karnataka vs Jammu And Kashmir, at KSCA Rajnagar Stadium (The D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium Hubli) in Hubballi, on February 28, 2026.
| Photograph Credit score: Murali Kumar Okay
On a baking, early-summer afternoon on the KSCA Rajnagar Stadium right here on Saturday, Jammu & Kashmir steamrolled Karnataka to win its maiden Ranji Trophy title.
As J & Okay went into day 5 a large 477 runs within the inexperienced and with six second-innings wickets nonetheless intact, the end result was seldom in query. But, the guests refused to maneuver, even by an inch, the foot they’d had on Karnataka’s neck for the reason that begin of the competition.
Paras Dogra & Co. batted for 56 overs, added 156 runs and didn’t lose a wicket. Karnataka’s downfall was sluggish and painful, with little heed to its fame as an eight-time champion. Demise by thousand cuts it actually was.
It was becoming that the lads within the center, when draw was referred to as at 2:10 p.m. and J & Okay declared the champion, had been Qamran Iqbal (160 n.o., 311b, 16×4, 3×6) and Sahil Lotra (101 n.o., 226b, 8×4, 3×6).
Each had been last-minute damage replacements for knowledgeable opener Shubham Khajuria and younger all-rounder Vanshaj Sharma. Qamran’s was his second First Class ton and Sahil’s his first. J & Okay had an meeting line of heroes.
For Karnataka, it is going to be a chastening expertise, for even a star-studded group couldn’t cease the State from shedding a second straight dwelling last, albeit 16 years aside.
Within the time since Karnataka gained its final title in 2014-15, Vidarbha has gained thrice, Saurashtra twice, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh as soon as every.
With J & Okay now becoming a member of the checklist, the democratisation of Indian cricket is all however full – Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
The scores: Jammu & Kashmir — 1st innings: 584.
Karnataka — 1st innings: 293.
Jammu & Kashmir — 2nd innings: Qamran Iqbal (not out) 160, Yawer Hassan b Prasidh 1, Shubham Pundir c sub (Shrijith) b Vyshak 4; Paras Dogra b Prasidh 16, Abdul Samad c Vyshak b Shreyas 32, Sahil Lotra (not out) 101; Extras (b-17, lb-9, w-2): 28; Complete (for 4 wkts. decl. in 113 overs): 342.
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-11, 3-72, 4-145.
Karnataka bowling: Vyshak 10-1-30-1, Prasidh 12-0-42-2, Vidyadhar 13-0-51-0, Shikhar 31-10-50-0, Shreyas 36-13-84-1, Karun 7-2-21-0, Rahul 2-0-15-0, Mayank 2-0-23-0.
Printed – March 01, 2026 12:12 am IST
