Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Gill Fails as Saurashtra Crush Punjab
In a big cricket match called the Ranji Trophy, Shubman Gill, who is usually a great batter, did not do well.
He scored only 14 runs in the second innings and got out very quickly in the first innings.
Punjab, his team, lost badly to Saurashtra by 194 runs.
Saurashtra's spinners, especially Parth Bhut and Dharmendra Jadeja, bowled really well and took many wickets.
In another match, Madhya Pradesh is doing well against Karnataka.
Madhya Pradesh scored 323 runs in their first innings, and Karnataka is currently at 168 for 8 wickets.
There were other matches too, like Goa vs. Maharashtra and Kerala vs. Chandigarh, but the big news is about Punjab's loss to Saurashtra.
Shubman Gill scored 14 runs in the second innings and was dismissed for a duck in the first innings against Saurashtra.
Punjab was bowled out for 125 in their second innings, losing by 194 runs to Saurashtra.
Saurashtra's spinners, Parth Bhut and Dharmendra Jadeja, took a combined 15 wickets in the match.
Madhya Pradesh scored 323 in their first innings, reducing Karnataka to 168 for 8 in their first innings.
In other matches, Maharashtra reached 306 for 8 against Goa, and Chandigarh scored 416 all out against Kerala.
- Who
- Shubman Gill, Punjab, Saurashtra
- What
- Saurashtra defeated Punjab by 194 runs in the Ranji Trophy
- When
- January 22, 2026
- Where
- Rajkot, Alur, Pune, Mangalapuram
- Why
- Punjab's batters, including Gill, failed to perform against Saurashtra's spinners
- Shubman Gill's First Innings Score
- 0 (2 balls)
- Shubman Gill's Second Innings Score
- 14 (32 balls)
- Punjab's First Innings Total
- 139 all out
- Punjab's Second Innings Total
- 125 all out
- Saurashtra's First Innings Total
- 172 all out
- Saurashtra's Second Innings Total
- 286 all out
- Parth Bhut's Match Haul
- 10 wickets
- Dharmendra Jadeja's Match Haul
- 5 wickets
- Uday Saharan's Top Score
- 31 (71 balls)
- Prerak Mankad's Score
- 56 (41 balls)
- Ravindra Jadeja's Score
- 46 (44 balls)
- Parth Bhut's Score
- 37 not out
- Hetvik Kotak's Score
- 39 (39 balls)
- Madhya Pradesh's First Innings Total
- 323 all out
- Karnataka's Current Score
- 168/8
- KV Aneesh's Score
- 80 not out (153 balls)
- Saransh Jain's Wickets
- 3/42
- Goa's First Innings Total
- 209 all out
- Maharashtra's Current Score
- 306/8
- Ruturaj Gaikwad's Score
- 66
- Saurabh Nawale's Score
- 95 not out
- Kerala's First Innings Total
- 139 all out
- Chandigarh's First Innings Total
- 416 all out
- Arjun Azad's Score
- 102
- Manan Vohra's Score
- 113
- Arjit Singh's Score
- 52
- Shivam Bhambri's Score
- 41
- Edhen Apple Tom's Wickets
- 4/61
Sources
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