Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Ranji Trophy First Round: Rinku, Rathod Score Centuries
The first day of the Ranji Trophy first-round matches featured several big scores and strong bowling.
Rinku Singh and Madhav Kaushik made centuries for Uttar Pradesh.
Yash Rathod and Akshay Wadkar also scored centuries for Vidarbha after their team lost five wickets early.
Jammu and Kashmir bowled Madhya Pradesh out for 196.
Karnataka batter Ravichandran Smaran scored a century, but KL Rahul made only four.
Mohammed Shami took four wickets for Bengal against Delhi.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was out without scoring for Mumbai, while Musheer Khan made a half-century.
Rinku Singh and Madhav Kaushik scored unbeaten centuries to lift Uttar Pradesh to 287/3 against Bihar.
Yash Rathod and Akshay Wadkar made centuries as Vidarbha recovered from 54/5 to reach 300/5 against Puducherry.
Jammu and Kashmir bowled Madhya Pradesh out for 196, with Rohit Sharma taking five wickets and Sunil Kumar four.
Ravichandran Smaran hit 126 for Karnataka, while KL Rahul made four in a 274 all-out innings against Andhra Pradesh.
Mohammed Shami took 4/30 as Delhi were dismissed for 240; Yashasvi Jaiswal was out for a duck for Mumbai.
- Who
- Players and teams competing in the first-round Ranji Trophy matches, including Rinku Singh, Yash Rathod, Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
- What
- The first day featured centuries, four-wicket and five-wicket bowling performances, and low scores from some prominent players.
- When
- Sunday, the first day of the first-round matches.
- Where
- Matches were played across the Ranji Trophy's Elite Groups A, B, C and D in India.
- Why
- The teams were playing their first-round Ranji Trophy fixtures; the article gives no further reason.
Batting performances
Bowling performances
Vidarbha's recovery against Puducherry
Batting performances
Yash Rathod and Akshay Wadkar scored centuries to rebuild Vidarbha from 54/5 to 300/5.
Bowling performances
Puducherry's Vijai Raja and Gaurav Yadav each took two wickets as Vidarbha fell to 54/5.
Madhya Pradesh against Jammu and Kashmir
Batting performances
Shubham Sharma top-scored for Madhya Pradesh with 79 as the side made 196.
Bowling performances
Jammu and Kashmir's Rohit Sharma took 5/36 and Sunil Kumar 4/69 to bowl Madhya Pradesh out.
Karnataka against Andhra Pradesh
Batting performances
Ravichandran Smaran scored 126 and Krishnan Shrijith made 58 as Karnataka reached 274.
Bowling performances
Andhra Pradesh's Saurabh Kumar took 3/69; Andhra ended the day at 16/2.
- Tournament
- Ranji Trophy 2026, first-round matches
- Uttar Pradesh
- 287/3 against Bihar at stumps; Rinku Singh was 109 not out and Madhav Kaushik 124 not out.
- Vidarbha
- 300/5 against Puducherry at stumps; Yash Rathod made 131 not out and Akshay Wadkar 112 not out.
- Madhya Pradesh
- Dismissed for 196 by Jammu and Kashmir; Rohit Sharma took 5/36 and Sunil Kumar 4/69.
- Karnataka
- All out for 274 against Andhra Pradesh; Ravichandran Smaran scored 126 and KL Rahul made 4.
- Delhi
- All out for 240 against Bengal; Mohammed Shami took 4/30.
- Mumbai
- 249/5 against Chandigarh at stumps; Yashasvi Jaiswal made 0, Musheer Khan 65 and Siddhesh Lad 80 not out.