Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Highlights, Quarter-Finals: Auqib Nabi Fires J&K To Lead; Uttarakhand, Mumbai Ahead

Good Morning and welcome to the day 2 live coverage of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 quarter-finals. This is the start of our live blog, stay tuned for the real-time updates, live scores and more.

• Bengal vs Andhra 264/6

• Jharkhand 235 all out vs Uttarakhand 4/0

• Madhya Pradesh 28/0 vs Jammu and Kashmir 194 all out

• Mumbai 120 all out vs Karnataka 110/2

Well, India U19 team lifted the WC trophy beating England in the final in Harare. Hero of the final was none other than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who smashed a brilliant 175. This is India's six title in the U19 category.

All the four quarter-final matches of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 will begin their day two action concurrently at 9:30 AM IST.

Mukesh Kumar outshone Mohammed Shami as the Bengal pacer clinched five wickets against Andhra on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 QF match. He ended up with figures of 5/61 as Andhra find themselves at 284/8.

A double setback for Madhya Pradesh as they lose both Gawali and Mantri in the span of two balls, with Auqib giving J&K a big boost early on in Day 2. Gawali was dismissed for 10 after being trapped on the pads, while Mantri went for a two-ball duck after another LBW. MP struggling at 35/2.

Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar combine to wrap up the Andhra Pradesh innings at 295, with four wickets falling in the space of six overs – and just 24 runs being added in that time. Bengal's innings is being opened by captain Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sudip Chatterjee.

Karnataka have been struggling on Day 2, losing two wickets with only 34 runs being added on the scoreboard. Smaran and Gopal both departed for ducks, with Avasthi taking the scalps. Mayank is at the crease, batting at 79 off 120, with Krishna at the other end.

The entire Karnataka middle and lower order collapsed like a house of cards, with no batter other than the first three being able to reach double figures. Even experienced campaigners like like Devdutt Padikkal (17) and Karun Nair (4) disappointed. Mayank Agarawal was the lone fighter, missing out on his century by just eight runs. Karnataka's first innings gets wrapped up at 173, leading by 53 runs.

• Mumbai 120, 8/0* vs Karnataka 173

• Madhya Pradesh 93/4* vs Jammu and Kashmir 194

• Bengal 43/3* vs Andhra 295

• Jharkhand 235 vs Uttarakhand 125/1*

Jharkhand finally get a breakthrough after lunch, with opener Avneesh Sudha being trapped on the pads by Manishi. He departs after a well-made 64 off 120 balls, and Lakshya Raichandani is the new batter. Captain Kunal Chandela is at the other end, batting at 47. Uttarakhand at 140/2.

Despite half of their batting line-up returning to the pavilion, Madhya Pradesh are fighting on, reducing their first-half deficit to 69 runs. At the heart of it is opener Yash Dubey, who reached his half-century and is unbeaten at 56 off 114. MP are batting at 123/5.

Karnataka are finally able to break the opening partnership of Mumbai's second innings. Herwadkar, who was looking good with 33 runs off 35 balls, departs after being run out by Kaverappa. Mumbai are now at 77/1, leading by 24 runs.

Bengal are batting at 110/3, trailing by 185 runs. Sudip Kumar Gharami has led the innings, reaching his half-century and batting at 58 off 112. Suraj Jaiswal is taking a much more cautious approach at the other end, batting at 18 off 66.

In less than seven overs, Madhya Pradesh lose their entire lower order, with five wickets falling for just 16 runs. This wraps up the MP first innings for 152, trailing by 42 runs. Auqib Nabi has been superb for Jammu and Kashmir with figures of 7/40, and Sunil Kumar took three wickets.

Jharkhand get a breakthrough as Jatin castles the stumps of Kunal Chandela. The captain has led from the front, finishing at 68 off 112 balls. Despite this setback, Suchith and Saurabh are at the crease, with Uttarakhand (220/4) trailing by 14 runs.

Mumbai have built up a 93-run lead in the second innings, batting at 143/2. Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for 36 off 43 – which included four fours and two sixes – getting caught by Kruthik off Shreyas Gopal's delivery. Musherr Khan (35), the new batter, has built up a solid partnership with Akash Anand (24).

Uttarakhand have taken an 11-run lead against Jharkhand, reaching 243/4 at the end of the 74th over. Suchith and Saurabh have built up a solid sixth wicket partnership, with the former approaching a patient half-century knock.

Sudip Kumar Gharami (108 not out) has gone past the three-figure mark Kalyani, and along with the busy Sumanta Gupta (22 not out), has taken Bengal to 191 for five against Andhra. The deficit is down to 104 runs now, and with five wickets in hand, Bengal would fancy their chances of a first-innings lead.

At the end of Day 2, Uttarakhand have racked up a 47-run lead against Jharkhand at Keenan Stadium. The visitors are batting at 282 for five in response to Jharkhand's 235, with Jagadeesha Suchith (60 not out) and Shashwat Dangwal (14 not out) the overnight batters.

Home side Bengal have ended day two trailing by 96 runs. Andhya racked up a 295-run total in the first innings, with Nitish Kumar Reddy adding 33 runs at the end. Bengal's innings, meanwhile, was led single-handedly by Sudip Kumar Gharami, who remains unbeaten at 112. Sumanta Gupta (22) is also at crease as Bengal are 199/5 at stumps.

Mumbai have built up a healthy 136-run lead going into stumps on day two at 189/2. After Yashasvi Jaiswal (36) and Herwadkar (33) were dismissed, Akash Anand (53) and Musheer Khan (49) have built up a solid unbeaten partnership. Shreyas Gopal with the solitary wicket for Karnataka in the second innings.

Despite their second innings collapse, Jammu and Kashmir end day two with a 126-run lead. Credit for that will go to Auqib Nabi, whose seven-wicekt haul restricted Madhya Pradesh to 152. However, J&K's second innings hasn't gone well, with the scorecard reading 84/5 at stumps.