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Ranji Trophy Roundup: How India Test Stars Performed In Opening Matches
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News18•14-10-2026, 09:13
Ranji Trophy Roundup: How India Test Stars Performed In Opening Matches
- •More than 10 India Test stars participated in the opening round of the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season ahead of the tour of New Zealand.
- •KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sarfaraz Khan struggled for runs, with Jaiswal and Rahul managing low scores and ducks.
- •Ravindra Jadeja starred for Saurashtra by scoring a century and taking three wickets against Chhattisgarh.
- •Mohammed Siraj captained Hyderabad to an innings victory, taking two wickets in the second innings.
- •Mohammed Shami picked up four wickets for Bengal in their match against Delhi.
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KL Rahul managed only four runs in the first innings and one run in the second for Karnataka against Andhra Pradesh. Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for a 13-ball duck playing for Mumbai against Chandigarh.
World No. 1 Test all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja delivered a superb performance for Saurashtra against Chhattisgarh, scoring 102 runs off 209 balls and taking 3 wickets for 40 runs in the first innings.
The BCCI directed available India Test stars to play in the first group-stage matches of the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season ahead of India’s upcoming tour of New Zealand for a crucial two-match Test series.
