Tensions boiled over in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final on day two at Hubli’s D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium. Jammu & Kashmir leader Paras Dogra headbutted Karnataka’s KV Anish following intense verbal sparring in the 101st over.
With Wadhavan for company, Dogra edged Prasidh Krishna for four. Anish, patrolling forward short leg, unleashed provocations that proved the final straw. Dogra exploded, lunging for the head contact before Mayank Agarwal intervened.
Reports attribute the outburst to Anish’s relentless sledging. Dogra, still smarting from day one’s glove-smashing bouncer by Vaishak Vijaykumar (retired hurt 9/48), couldn’t hold back.
Umpires mediated, Dogra apologized post-over—Anish declined. Chaos peaked when Wadhavan’s elbow met Vijaykumar’s during a single pursuit, escalating stares.
Jammu & Kashmir’s fairytale final journey—first ever—saw them amass 464/5 in 139 overs after electing to bat. Standouts: Pundir’s masterful 121, Hasan’s 88, Samad 61, Wadhavan 70; Dogra 65* and Lotra 25* steadying the ship. Karnataka confronts a mountainous total in this pulsating showdown.