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SMAT 2025 Day 5 Round-Up: Jharkhand remain unbeaten; Kerala beat Mumbai

Jharkhand and Rajasthan are now the only teams yet to lose a match in SMAT 2025-26

Asif's thunderbolt stuns Mumbai: Kerala script a 15-run upset in SMAT

A five-wicket burst from pacer KM Asif, enjoying his finest domestic season, powered underdogs Kerala to a shock 15-run win over Mumbai in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A match

Rohit set to return to India's premier domestic T20 tourney after 13 years

Rohit will head to Pune after the third ODI against South Africa on December 6 in Visakhapatnam. Mumbai are certain to qualify for the Super League stage, which is scheduled to take place from Dec 12

SMAT 2025 Match Day 2 Round-Up: UP stay undefeated; Punjab lose Super Over

Maharashtra cruised to a comfortable win over Hyderabad thanks to an explosive opening partnership between Prithvi Shaw and Arshin Kulkarni in Kolkata

A first in 64 years: J&K seal historic Ranji Trophy win over Delhi

For Delhi, the defeat reflected a deeper crisis within the team setup. Coached by Sarandeep Singh, Delhi now languishes at sixth position in Group D with only seven points after four matches.

Mumbai register innings and 120-run win over Himachal in Ranji Trophy

Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani returned a five-wicket haul as a dominant Mumbai crushed Himachal Pradesh by an innings and 120 runs to notch up an outright win on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D contest here Monday. After putting on board 446 in the first innings, Mumbai ran through a frail Himachal Pradesh batting line-up twice in as many days on a dusty BKC Ground track to record a comprehensive victory, their second of the season. Himachal, bundled out for 187 in a poor first-innings show on a placid wicket earlier on day three, showed no significant improvement in the second, making 139 in which only Pukhraj Mann (65 off 109 balls, 9x4s) provided some resistance. Resuming at a precarious 94 for 7 in the first innings, a brisk half-century from number 10 Vaibhav Arora (51 off 61 balls, 7x4s, 4x6s) gave HP some much-needed impetus, even as Nikhil Gangta (64 not out, 134 balls, 8x4s) held the other end strongly. Arora used the long handle to a good effect and ...

Akash Choudhary hits six sixes in an over, breaks FC record for fastest 50

Choudhary's astonishing display places him in elite company alongside West Indies great Sir Garry Sobers, who first achieved the milestone in 1968, and India's Ravi Shastri, who matched it in 1984

Ranji Trophy: Auqib Nabi's fifer floors Delhi as J&K seize early advantage

J&K pacer Auqib Nabi, who had already taken 19 wickets this season before this match, has now added five more to his tally with figures of 16-5-35-5.

When Mandira Bedi gave up her endorsement fee to keep women's cricket alive

Long before equal pay and packed stadiums, actor Mandira Bedi kept Indian women's cricket alive by giving up her endorsement fee to sponsor the team's 2004 ODI series

Shami focused on maintaining fitness to remain available for Indian duty

Senior pacer Mohammed Shami on Tuesday said he is "fit" and "ready" for an India comeback, having backed up his desire to return with exceptional performances in the season's first two Ranji Trophy matches. The Bengal speedster has made a strong claim for international comeback with a fiery spell that saw him take a match haul of eight wickets and propel his team to a 141-run win over Gujarat at the Eden Gardens. "A lot of hard work is there and I believe luck too plays a part. Every person wants to play for the country. So, I am ready for that (again)," Shami told reporters after his five-wicket haul in Gujarat's second innings. "My motivation is to stay fit and be available for the Indian team at all times. In the ground, I will continue to perform and the rest is on the selectors' hands." He added, "It's a relief. Mentally, physically, it feels very good, because, you are coming back from such a difficult time (injury), and you stay on the ground after that. "After that, all th

4-day match ends in just 540 balls: check 5 shortest Ranji games here

The Ranji Trophy 2025 fixture between Assam and Services turned into a two-day spectacle at Guwahati, as Services clinched an eight-wicket win after both teams suffered dramatic batting collapses

Prithvi Shaw smashes third-fastest First-Class double ton by an Indian

The Mumbai-born batter switched allegiances to Maharashtra earlier this year after obtaining a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association in June

Rahane's silent roar: 'Age is just a number, experience still counts'

If you have the experience, if you're still playing domestic cricket, if you're giving your best - selectors should consider that, says Ajinkya Rahane

Ranji Trophy 2025 Round 2: Full schedule, live match time (IST), streaming

The live telecast of Ranji Trophy 2025 Round 2 matches will be available on Star Sports Network in India

Ranji Trophy: Delhi face call between Priyansh Arya and Arpit Rana again

A confident Delhi will be aiming to log full points against Himachal Pradesh even as the debate continues on whether head coach Sarandeep Singh would pick the talented Priyansh Arya in the playing XI for the Ranji Trophy group D game starting Saturday. In Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), strange things have happened since time immemorial and making a current India A cricketer, who has scored a century in his last competitive game versus Australia A, warm the bench could be the latest addition to their hall of shame. Both Delhi and HP got three points from their opening fixture and Kotla isn't known for hosting Ranji games in October. Hence the flat and slow deck, that is expected to be on offer, promises to be a run-feast just like the hosts' opening match in Hyderabad where Sanat Sangwan and debutant Ayush Doseja scored double hundreds. Delhi will go into the match as favourites as Himachal Pradesh isn't a formidable opposition although they have IPL player Mayank ...

Shardul Thakur backs Mumbai teammate Sarfaraz Khan amid India A snub

Speaking to the media ahead of Mumbai's second Ranji Trophy fixture, Thakur said selectors generally use India A matches to prepare young talents for international cricket

Stay longer, score freely: Ishan Kishan reveals Ranji Trophy 2025-26 goals

Kishan's preparation for the Ranji season included a short county stint with Nottinghamshire, where he scored 77 and 87 in two innings

Rahane urges BCCI to revamp selector process, Pujara in partial agreement

India batter Ajinkya Rahane has proposed radical changes in the appointment of selectors, particularly at the domestic level, saying only recently retired first-class players should be entrusted with picking teams as they are more likely to keep pace with changing nature of the game. Currently, any cricketer with 10-match first-class experience can apply for being a state selector and should have retired at least five years ago. Beyond the set parameters, Rahane said it's important that selectors' mindset and approach match the current pace of cricket. "Players should not be scared of selectors. I want to talk about selectors, especially in domestic cricket. We should have selectors who have retired recently from playing top-flight cricket, those who have retired five-six years, seven-eight years ago," Rahane said during an interaction with one-time teammate Cheteshwar Pujara on the former's Youtube channel. "Because the way cricket is evolving, I think it's very important that the

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar named Madhya Pradesh's domestic team captain

The Indore-born batter, apart from guiding RCB to their long-awaited IPL title earlier this year, was also instrumental in Central Zone's Duleep Trophy triumph

Pant poised for Ranji Trophy Round 2 comeback after 3-month injury absence

Pant will undergo a comprehensive fitness evaluation at the National Cricket Academy's Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru