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Jaiswal and Rahul dismissed cheaply as Ranji Trophy season opens
The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy, India’s domestic first-class cricket tournament, began on October 11 with 19 matches scheduled in the opening round.
India Test players Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul both had difficult starts.
Jaiswal was out for no runs after facing 13 balls for Mumbai against Chandigarh in Mumbai.
Rahul scored four for Karnataka against Andhra in Vijayawada, where Karnataka lost four early wickets.
The tournament gives national players a chance to compete for their state teams and, according to one report, to make a case for selection in India’s Test side.
Rahul and Jaiswal are also among 11 Test players named for India A’s three-match series against New Zealand A, which begins on October 24.
India’s ODI series against New Zealand overlaps with the latter part of that series, which could affect some players’ availability if selected for the senior team.
The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy began on October 11, with 19 matches scheduled in the opening round.
Several India Test regulars, including KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja, represented their state teams.
Jaiswal was dismissed for a duck and Rahul scored four as Mumbai and Karnataka made difficult starts.
Reigning champions Jammu and Kashmir began their title defence against Madhya Pradesh.
An administrative dispute prevented Arunachal Pradesh from fielding a team against Nagaland, and the match was cancelled.
- Who
- India Test regulars and other domestic players are competing for their state teams.
- What
- The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season opened with 19 matches scheduled in the first round.
- When
- The opening round began on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Matches were scheduled at venues across India.
- Why
- The tournament gives India hopefuls and regulars a chance to stake their claim for the Test team.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
He wants to eventually, in future, keep wickets for maybe Mumbai or go on to keep wickets for the Indian team, is what he is aiming for. That is what I feel, but I haven't got any clarity on that
The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy opening round began, with 19 matches scheduled.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for a duck for Mumbai against Chandigarh.
KL Rahul scored four for Karnataka against Andhra.
The Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland fixture was cancelled after an administrative dispute left Arunachal Pradesh unable to field a team.
- Opening-round matches
- 19 scheduled
- Jaiswal's score
- 0 runs for Mumbai
- Rahul's score
- 4 runs for Karnataka
- Defending champions
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Cancelled fixture
- Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland, Ahmedabad
Sources
Ranji Trophy: Jaiswal gets duck, Rahul falls cheaply as India Test stars struggle
Ranji Trophy Live Score Today: Jaiswal dismissed for duck, Rahul falls for four; Umesh Yadav gets first wicket for Punjab
Ranji Trophy First Round Live Updates: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Siraj all in action, Gill to miss Punjab's opener
Ranji Trophy 2026/27 round one, live updates: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal & Ravindra Jadeja among India Test regulars in action
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