- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras15 (b 5, lb 6, nb 3, w 1)TOTAL139 all out (56 Overs, RR: 2.48)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Abhishek Nair, 1.1 ov), 2-37 (Archana Akarsh, 16.4 ov), 3-95 (Sachin Baby, 40.1 ov), 4-95 (Vishnu Vinod, 40.6 ov), 5-117 (Baba Aparajith, 47.6 ov), 6-122 (Mohammed Azharuddeen, 50.1 ov), 7-123 (Ankit Sharma, 51.1 ov), 8-123 (Sreehari Nair, 51.2 ov), 9-134 (Eden Apple Tom, 54.1 ov), 10-139 (MD Nidheesh, 55.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Jagjit Singh 10 3 17 2 1.7 0 0 Karthik Sandil 6 1 20 1 3.33 1 2 V Kashyap 11 3 24 0 2.18 0 1 R Dhanda 12 4 27 3 2.25 0 0 Nishunk Birla 17 7 40 4 2.35 0 0
21/01Result
Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22-24 2026
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![Kerala]( "Kerala")
139 & 185 (48 ov) -
![Chandigarh]( "Chandigarh")
Player of the Match
21/01Result
Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22-24 2026
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![Kerala]( "Kerala")
139 & 185 (48 ov) -
![Chandigarh]( "Chandigarh")
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras19 (b 16, lb 1, nb 2)TOTAL416 all out (115.4 Overs, RR: 3.59)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Nikhil Thakur, 6.2 ov), 2-186 (Arjun Azad, 43.4 ov), 3-268 (Shivam Bhambri, 67.3 ov), 4-273 (Manan Vohra, 69.5 ov), 5-338 (Taranpreet Singh, 90.6 ov), 6-370 (Arjit Pannu, 99.1 ov), 7-395 (Nishunk Birla, 106.5 ov), 8-402 (Vishu Kashyap, 110.5 ov), 9-415 (Jagjit Singh, 114.6 ov), 10-416 (Karthik Sandil, 115.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MD Nidheesh 19 0 71 1 3.73 0 0 B Aparajith 15 1 65 1 4.33 0 0 SS Nair 25 5 93 1 3.72 0 1 Ankit Sharma 34.4 6 83 1 2.39 0 1 Eden Apple Tom 15 4 61 4 4.06 0 0 Vishnu Vinod 7 0 26 2 3.71 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras10 (b 8, lb 1, w 1)TOTAL185 all out (48 Overs, RR: 3.85)Did not bat: AK AkarshFall of wickets: 1-4 (Abhishek Nair, 0.4 ov), 2-21 (Rohan Kunnummal, 5.5 ov), 3-40 (Sachin Baby, 11.4 ov), 4-44 (Baba Aparajith, 12.2 ov), 5-107 (Vishnu Vinod, 24.1 ov), 6-107 (Mohammed Azharuddeen, 24.4 ov), 7-107 (Ankit Sharma, 24.5 ov), 8-141 (Sreehari Nair, 36.2 ov), 9-167 (Salman Nizar, 45.1 ov), 10-185 (MD Nidheesh, 47.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Karthik Sandil 2 0 5 1 2.5 1 0 Nishunk Birla 8 2 61 0 7.62 0 0 R Dhanda 14 3 38 4 2.71 0 0 V Kashyap 12 2 41 3 3.41 0 0 Jagjit Singh 9 2 25 1 2.77 0 0 Taranpreet Singh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Arjun Azad 2 0 6 1 3 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Kerala , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days
22,23,24 January 2026 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Kerala replacement
RS Kunnummal for AK Akarsh (Kerala 2nd innings, 0.1 ov)
Match Referee
Points
Chandigarh 7, Kerala 0
Close of Play
- Thu, 22 Jan - day 1 - Chandigarh 1st innings 142/1 (Arjun Azad 78*, M Vohra 51*, 34 ov)
- Fri, 23 Jan - day 2 - Kerala 2nd innings 21/2 (Sachin Baby 4*, 5.5 ov)
- Sat, 24 Jan - day 3 - Kerala 2nd innings 185 (48 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Kerala concussion sub: Rohan Kunnummal in for Archana Akarsh (Kerala 2nd innings, 0.1 overs)
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Ranji Trophy
| Elite, Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| AP | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| JHK | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| VIDAR | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| BRODA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| UP | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| TN | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| ODSA | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| NAGA | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Elite, Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| MP | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| KNTKA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
| SAU | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| MAHA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| KER | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| GOA | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| PNJB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| CHD | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Elite, Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| BENG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| UTK | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| HRYNA | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| RLYS | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| SVCS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| GUJ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| TPURA | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| ASSAM | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Elite, Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| MUM | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| J & K | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| CGR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| HYD | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| RAJ | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| PONDI | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| DELHI | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| HP | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Plate Group | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| MNPR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| BIHAR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| MEGHA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| SIKM | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| MIZO | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| ARP | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |