Australia tour of South Africa
Stumps2nd Test
1:30 PM, 18 Oct 2026·St George's Park
SA
425/9d(127.1)
[0-1]Draw1.34 - 1.35
Aus
3/1(4.0)
22°C Partly CloudyAus trail by 422 runs and 222 runs to avoid follow-on
Ranji Trophy
StumpsPlate Group
8:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Meghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground
MEGHA
380/10(101)172/10(51.5)
[0-0]
Mnpr
277/10(92)11/0(3)
19°C SunnyDay 3 - Manipur need 265 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsPlate Group
8:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima
NAGAL
324/3(101)
[0-0]
MIZO
581/9d(154.1)
23°C SunnyDay 3 - Nagaland trail by 257 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group B
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
Pnjb
456/10(152.5)
[0-0]
Cgr
206/10(64.5)123/3(54)
23°C Smoky hazeDay 3 - Chhattisgarh trail by 127 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group C
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Greenfield International Stadium
Ker
404/10(129.3)
[0-0]
Odsa
225/10(84.1)102/4(35)
Day 3 - Odisha trail by 77 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group C
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Maha
527/5d(150)
[0-0]
JHK
169/10(58.2)130/1(47)
27°C Partly CloudyDay 3 - Jharkhand trail by 228 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group B
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·KSCA Cricket Ground
Kntka
342/10(111.3)99/2(26)
[0-0]
Sau
349/10(108.3)
23°C OvercastDay 3 - Karnataka lead by 92 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group D
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Luhnu Cricket Ground
HP
140/10(39.5)144/3(56)
[0-0]
Mum
528/8d(151)
20°C SunnyDay 3 - Himachal trail by 244 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group D
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Raj
497/10(136)
[0-0]
Rlys
305/6(112)
27°C SunnyDay 3 - Railways trail by 192 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group B
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Andhra Cricket Assocition Grounds, Mulapadu
AP
184/10(63)7/2(4)
[0-0]
Hyd
275/10(86)306/7d(95.3)
28°C SunnyDay 3 - Andhra need 391 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group A
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground
PONDI
177/10(65.2)98/1(38)
[0-0]
MP
345/10(111.2)
26°C OvercastDay 3 - Puducherry trail by 70 runs.
Ranji Trophy
StumpsElite, Group C
9:30 AM, 18 Oct 2026·Palam B Stadium
Delhi
648/6d(136.4)
[0-0]
Guj
363/5(120)
14°C Partly CloudyDay 3 - Gujarat trail by 285 runs.

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October 20, 2026 4:23 PM

NEWS

Vidarbha lose seven wickets chasing 79 before beating Jammu & Kashmir in Srinagar

Vidarbha needed only 79 to beat the defending champions in Srinagar and lost seven wickets getting there, closing out their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match on the third day

Vidarbha beat Jammu & Kashmir by three wickets at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium on Tuesday, reaching 81 for 7 in 22.5 overs in pursuit of a target of 79.

The chase was the only part of the match the defending champions had the better of. Bowled out for 123 in 39.2 overs in their second innings, J&K had left their bowlers almost nothing to work with, and still took seven wickets with it.

The match had been decided a day earlier by Ravikumar Samarth, whose 143 lifted Vidarbha from 74 for 5 to 305 and a first-innings lead of 45.

A target of 79 costs seven wickets

Vidarbha began the third day needing to finish off a J&K side that had resumed on 7 for 4. The innings lasted long enough to set a target rather than to threaten one.

What followed was the shortest innings of the match and the most awkward. Vidarbha were seven down by the time the 79 runs came, finishing on 81 for 7 inside 23 overs.

J&K's bowlers took seven of the ten wickets they needed, working with a total that left them no margin at all.

Samarth's 143 turns the first innings

Vidarbha had been 74 for 5 on the second morning, with Aman Mokhade, Dhruv Shorey, Danish Malewar, the debutant Mandar Mahale and the captain Akshay Wadkar all removed by pace.

Samarth batted through it for 143 from 202 balls with 17 fours and a six, his first century of the season and the 17th of his first-class career. He was caught behind by Rydham Sharma off the left-arm seamer Sunil Kumar.

His stand of 136 with Rajneesh Gurbani, who finished unbeaten on 64 from 104 balls with ten fours and a six, carried Vidarbha to 305 in 73 overs.

J&K's seamers shared the wickets without ever closing the innings down. Umar Nazir Mir took 4-56 and Sunil Kumar 4-73, with one each for Umran Malik and the spinner Abid Mushtaq.

Bhute's burst leaves J&K four down for seven

The 45-run deficit became a losing position inside five overs on the second evening. Nachiket Bhute and Praful Hinge opened the bowling and J&K were 7 for 4 at stumps.

Bhute's figures at that point were 3-6, with Yash Thakur taking the other wicket. Yawer Hassan, the nightwatchman Umran Malik and Lone Nasir were dismissed without scoring, and Kawalpreet Singh was bowled for four.

Qamran Iqbal and the captain Paras Dogra survived to the close on one apiece. The recovery to 123 on the third day was enough to make Vidarbha bat again, and no more than that.

Kawalpreet's 96 is the one innings J&K got right

Vidarbha had won the toss and chosen to field, and J&K lost both openers inside the first hour on Sunday before recovering to 260 in 82.5 overs.

Kawalpreet made 96, the highest score by a J&K batter in the match and the only substantial innings in either of their attempts.

Across the two innings the hosts faced 122.1 overs and scored 383 runs for the loss of 20 wickets.

A reshuffled J&K side beaten at home

J&K had made several changes for their second match of the season. Shubham Khajuria and Shubham Pundir were left out, with Yawer Hassan, Kawalpreet Singh and the wicketkeeper Rydham Sharma coming in.

The India seamer Umran Malik returned to add pace to the attack, Abid Mushtaq came back for the spin, and Umar Nazir replaced Auqib Nabi, who is leaving for New Zealand.

The rebuilt attack took 17 Vidarbha wickets over three days. The batting, dismissed for 260 and 123, was the half of the side that lost the match.

Scorecard: Jammu & Kashmir 260 (82.5 ov) and 123 (39.2 ov); Vidarbha 305 (73 ov) and 81 for 7 (22.5 ov). Vidarbha won by three wickets.

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#Ranji Trophy

#Ravikumar Samarth

#Umran Malik

#Paras Dogra

#Kawalpreet Singh

#Rajneesh Gurbani

#Akshay Wadkar

#Nachiket Bhute

#Praful Hinge

#Umar Nazir Mir

#Jammu & Kashmir

#Vidarbha