The Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Elite final heated up as Jammu and Kashmir amassed 527 for 6 by stumps on day two versus Karnataka at KSCA Hubli. Their solid batting post-toss win has tilted the scales dramatically.
Kamran Iqbal fell cheaply for 6 at 18, but partnerships defined the day. Yawar Hasan (88 with 13 fours) and Shubham Pundir built 139. Pundir’s masterful 121 (12 fours, 2 sixes), aided by Abdul Samad’s 61, delivered 124 more.
Captain Paras Dogra, resuming from 9* (retired hurt), dazzled with 70 (8 fours), first stitching 110 with Kanhaiya Wadhawan’s 70 (9 fours), then 54 with Sahil Lotra. Lotra (57* off 97, 7 fours) and Abid Mushtaq (20*, 2 fours) closed with 56*.
Karnataka relied on Prasidd Krishna (3/??), with Patil, Gopal, and Shetty grabbing one each. J&K holds all cards entering day three, poised to dictate terms.
Jammu & Kashmir: Kamran Iqbal, Yawar Hasan, Shubham Pundir, Paras Dogra (captain), Abdul Samad, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (wkt), Abid Mushtaq, Aquib Nabi Dar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sahil Lotra, Sunil Kumar.
Karnataka: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal (c), Karun Nair, Smaran Ravichandran, Suyash Gopal, Krithik Krishna (wk), Vidyadhar Patil, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Shikhar Shetty, Prasidd Krishna.