The curtain rose on Ranji Trophy 2025-26 quarterfinals Friday, unleashing a barrage of wickets and meager totals. Jammu & Kashmir and Mumbai’s cheap dismissals stole headlines in a day dominated by pacers and spinners.
Jharkhand succumbed for 235 in Jamshedpur after losing toss. Aditya Singh’s 83 and Virat Singh’s 47 propped the score. Uttarakhand’s Joshi (4 wickets), Rawat (3), Mishra (3) excelled. At stumps, 4/0 after 1 over, 231 behind.
J&K’s 194 in Indore was spearheaded by Khajuria’s 60 (140b) and Singh’s 41. Sen’s fiery 5/66, Kartikeya’s 3, Pandey’s 2 overwhelmed. MP steady at 28/0 (10o), 166 in arrears.
Andhra vs Bengal in Kalyani saw 264/6, Bhui 83, Bharat 47, Rashid 46, Reddy 33 shining. Kumar 3/50, Deep 2, Shami 1 for Bengal.
Disaster struck Mumbai at BKC: 120 all out despite toss win. Herwadkar 60 alone; 7 ducks-ish. Kaverappa, Krishna, Gopal 3/3/3; Patil 1. Karnataka 110/2 (26o), Agarwal 54*, Rahul 28; Awasthi, Shedge 1 each.
Quarterfinal fervor builds with bowlers dictating terms, eyeing dominant positions on Day 2.