On Monday evening, there was an explosion in a car parked near Red Fort metro station in Delhi. After this incident, the security of Arun Jaitley Stadium has been increased. This stadium is located just a few kilometers away from the Red Fort. The Delhi vs Jammu and Kashmir Ranji Trophy match is currently being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Secretary Ashok Sharma says that he has demanded Delhi Police to increase the security of the ground.

It is being told that so far 13 people have lost their lives in this blast and a large number of people have been injured. The blast took place at the red light near Gate No. 1 of Red Fort metro station.

DDCA Secretary Ashok Sharma said, “Security will be increased near the Arun Jaitley Stadium on the last day of the Delhi vs Jammu and Kashmir Ranji match. I would request the Delhi Police to deploy more security forces at the stadium.”

Investigation is going on regarding the cause of the blast. Let us tell you that a few hours before this blast, 2900 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate was found in Faridabad near Delhi, which is a main ingredient used in preparing explosives. Investigating officers said that a conspiracy was being hatched to carry out a large-scale attack in Delhi through this explosive.

Talking about the Ranji Trophy match, Jammu and Kashmir still have to score 124 more runs to win on the fourth day. Jammu and Kashmir had got the target of 179 runs in the fourth innings, till the end of the third day’s play, they had scored 55 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. Jammu and Kashmir is still 124 runs behind victory.

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Fastest Fifty In Domestic Cricket: An Indian player has achieved a feat which no player has ever been able to do till date. Akash Chaudhary, playing Ranji Trophy for Arunachal Pradesh, scored a stormy half-century in the match against Meghalaya. Coming to bat last, this batsman completed his half-century in 11 balls, in which he hit 8 sixes. With this, Akash Chaudhary’s name has been included in the record book of Indian domestic cricket.

Stormy half-century in 11 balls

Arunachal Pradesh player Akash Chaudhary came to bat after the fall of the sixth wicket. Akash played an unbeaten inning of 50 runs in 14 balls, but this batsman had completed his half-century in only 11 balls. Before Akash, the record of scoring the fastest half-century in first class cricket was in the name of Wayne White. This Irish player had scored a half-century in 12 balls in the year 2012.

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This feat could not be achieved even in international cricket

Even in international cricket till date such a feat has not been done that any player has scored a half-century in 11 balls. Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh scored a half-century in 12 balls against England in 2007. The record of scoring the fastest fifty in ODI is in the name of South African player AB de Villiers and Caribbean player Matthew Ford. This player has scored a half-century in 16 balls in One Day International. But Akash Chaudhary has broken all records in first class cricket by scoring a half-century in just 11 balls.

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A new history has been written in Ranji Trophy. Assam and Services have become the shortest ending match in Ranji history. This was the shortest Ranji Trophy match in its 63-year history, which ended in just 90 overs. Riyan Parag gave a tremendous all-round performance in this match, yet he could not stop Services from registering an 8 wicket victory. This was Services’ second consecutive win in the 2025-26 season.

The match ended in just 90 overs

Assam batted 17.2 overs in the first innings, in which it could score only 103 runs. The condition of the Services team was also very bad, but somehow, thanks to Irfan Khan’s inning of 51 runs, it scored 108 runs. Services played 29.2 overs in the first innings. The two innings were over in just 46.4 overs.

When Assam’s second innings came, it batted 29.3 overs, but this time it could score only 75 runs. Services got the target of 71 runs on the basis of a lead of five runs in the first innings. Services achieved this small target by losing two wickets in just 13.5 overs. The entire match ended in exactly 90 overs, which is equal to 540 balls.

25 wickets fell on the first day and the remaining 7 wickets fell in the morning session of the second day. Earlier, the match which ended in the fewest balls was played between Delhi and Railways in 1962, which ended in 547 balls.

Assam lost, but Riyan Parag shined

Riyan Parag plays for Assam in domestic cricket. In the first innings he played an innings of 36 runs in 31 balls. When it came to bowling, he played an important role in reducing Services to 108 runs by taking 5 wickets. He could score only 12 runs in the second innings, but Riyan Parag also took both the wickets in the second innings of Services. Along with scoring 48 runs in the entire match, he also took 7 wickets.

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season is starting from October 15. Before that, Mumbai cricket team has announced a 16-member squad for the match against Jammu and Kashmir. The Mumbai vs Jammu and Kashmir match is to be played from 15-18 October, in which Shardul Thakur will be captaining the team. Thakur will replace Ajinkya Rahane, who stepped down from the captaincy of the Mumbai team before the start of the season. Sarfaraz Khan and Shivam Dubey have also got a place in this team.

42-time Ranji champion Mumbai would like to avenge last season’s defeat by defeating Jammu and Kashmir in the very first match. Let us tell you that Delhi has been placed in Elite Group D along with Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Pondicherry.

Shardul Thakur will be the captain

Shardul Thakur will be captaining the Mumbai team in the match against Jammu and Kashmir. Apart from them, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan and Musheer Khan are also included in this team. All eyes will also be on the Ranji Trophy return of Musheer, who missed most of the matches last season due to a car accident.

Ayush Mhatre, who opened for Chennai Super Kings in IPL and was the captain of India’s Under-19 team, will also be strengthening the batting in the team. A mix of experience and youthful enthusiasm has been created in the Mumbai squad.

Shreyas Iyer not in the team

Shreyas Iyer, who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket, has not got a chance because he is on a break from red-ball cricket due to a back problem. Suryakumar Yadav is also not a part of this team, who was seen playing in the semi-finals last season.

Mumbai squad: Shardul Thakur (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Akash Anand, Hardik Tamore, Ajinkya Rahane, Siddhesh Lad, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Sylvester D’Souza, Musheer Khan, Irfan Umair, Akhil Herwadkar, Royston Diaz.

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