Rinku Singh, playing for Uttar Pradesh in the group stage match of Ranji Trophy, scored his second consecutive century. He played a brilliant inning of 176 runs against Tamil Nadu, in which he hit 17 fours and 6 sixes. This is also Rinku’s best score in first class.

There is a lot of excitement going on in India’s prestigious first class cricket competition Ranji Trophy. Many big players perform brilliantly in this tournament and make a place in the Indian national cricket team, hence the players try to do well in it. Rinku Singh is also one of them, who has played for the national team but as of now his place is not considered confirmed. Meanwhile, he played an innings which could impress the selectors.

Played the biggest first class innings

Rinku Singh’s inning of 176 runs played against Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy is the biggest first class inning of his career. Rinku Singh, who played for KKR in IPL, had also scored a century in his last Ranji Trophy match. He scored an unbeaten 165 runs in the match against Andhra in October. Let us tell you that he also bowled in both the matches, although he could not get any wicket.

Talking about Rinku Singh’s first class cricket career, he has scored 3677 runs in 52 matches, which includes 9 centuries and 22 half-centuries. He has debuted for India in ODI and T20. He has scored 55 runs in 2 ODIs and 550 runs in 35 T20s.

staked claim for test team

The performance that Rinku Singh has made in the Ranji Trophy has forced the selectors to think whether Rinku Singh can be included in the Test team as well. Currently, the Test series is going on between India and South Africa, in the first match of which Team India lost while chasing the target of 124 runs.

Rinku Singh plays for KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders have retained only 12 players before the IPL 2026 auction, one of which is Rinku Singh. Rinku is the main player of the team, who was retained by the franchise for Rs 13 crore last year. The big thing is that before that his IPL price was less than Rs 1 crore.

Strange feats keep happening from time to time in Indian domestic cricket. This time the cricketer who did wonders is Amit Shukla, who took 8 wickets in a single innings of the Ranji Trophy match against Haryana. Playing for Services, left-arm off-spin bowler Amit Shukla dismissed 8 batsmen for just 27 runs in 20 overs.

This achievement of Amit Shukla is also special because he had taken 5 wickets in his very first spell. No runs were scored against his bowling until five batsmen were dismissed. This is the best bowling figure of 22 year old Amit’s career.

In this match of Elite Group C, Amit Shukla took 8 wickets, due to which Services all out Haryana’s batsman for just 11 runs. Earlier, Services had scored 205 runs in its first innings. Amit’s 8-wicket performance gave his team a huge lead of 94 runs over Haryana in the first innings. Earlier, Amit Shukla’s best performance in an innings of a first-class match came in November 2024. At that time he had taken 7 wickets for 65 runs in an innings played in Pune.

Amit Shukla had also performed strongly in the match against Gujarat last week. He took four wickets each in both the innings of that match. Despite Amit’s performance of 8 wickets in the match, Services lost to Gujarat by 6 wickets in that match. Let us tell you that Shukla is currently at sixth place in terms of taking most wickets in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season. He has taken 23 wickets in the tournament so far.

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In the first Test played in Kolkata, South Africa defeated India by 30 runs, which proved to be one of the worst defeats for Team India. India had to score only 124 runs, but due to the brilliant bowling of Simon Harmer, this target proved to be like a mountain. Of course Harmer was the hero of this victory, but Temba Bavuma’s half-century innings also played a big role. Indian bowlers could not dismiss Bavuma in the second innings, while on the other hand, Mohammed Shami is making waves in the Ranji Trophy.

The Kolkata Test ended in just 3 days, whereas when the third day’s play started, Team India had the upper hand. South Africa had lost 7 wickets, while the lead was only 63 runs. On the third day, no bowler could dismiss Temba Bavuma, due to which the lead crossed 100. Bavuma scored an unbeaten 55 runs, he was the only batsman who scored a half-century in this test.

Mohammed Shami is dominating in Ranji Trophy

The selectors were also criticized on social media for not including Mohammed Shami in the Test series against South Africa. Because Shami had bowled brilliantly in Ranji Trophy, taking 15 wickets in 2 matches. Now even when India lost the first test, Shami’s brilliant bowling continues.

Mohammed Shami, playing for the Bengal team, took 3 wickets for 64 runs in a spell of 23.2 overs against Assam. Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal also took the same number of wickets. Due to the bowling of Shami and Suraj, the entire Assam team was reduced to 200.

Will Mohammed Shami be able to play the second test?

Mohammed Shami is not a part of the Test squad against South Africa, so it is very difficult for him to play in Guwahati. However, the possibility cannot be ruled out that Shami may come into the team as a replacement.

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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Amazing has happened in Ranji Trophy, Akash Kumar Chaudhary has scored the fastest half-century in the history of first-class cricket. Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh match is being played in Ranji Trophy, in which Akash Kumar created history by completing fifty in just 11 balls. Akash has achieved this feat while playing for Meghalaya.

Akash has broken the record of England’s Wayne White, who scored a half-century in 12 balls against Essex while playing for Leicestershire in 2012. This stormy innings of Akash not only broke the record, he also stunned the spectators present in the ground. Akash came to bat at number 8, completing his fifty in 11 balls. In international cricket, Yuvraj Singh has scored a fifty in 12 balls for India, but this half-century has come in red ball cricket (first-class).

Scored 628 runs in the first innings

Meghalaya declared the first innings at 628/8 against Arunachal Pradesh. Arpit Bhatewara scored a double century and played an innings of 207 runs. Captain Kishan Lyngdoh scored 119 runs and Rahul Dalal scored 144 runs. Ajay Duhan scored 53 runs and Akash Kumar scored 50 runs. Meanwhile, there was a partnership of 289 runs between Kishan Lyngdoh and Arpit Bhatewara.

Let us tell you that this is not just Ranji Trophy, it is a record for scoring the fastest half-century in first-class cricket in the world. Earlier, the record of scoring the fastest fifty for India in first-class cricket was in the name of Bandeep Singh, who scored a half-century in 15 balls while playing for Jammu and Kashmir. He did this in the 2015-16 Ranji season. But now after 9 years, Akash has broken his record.

Fastest half-century in first-class cricket

11 ball – Akash Kumar Chaudhary – India

12 Ball – Wayne White – England

13 ball – Michael van Vuuren – South Africa

14 Ball – Ned Eckersley – England

15 balls – Khalid Mahmood – Pakistan

15 balls – Bandeep Singh – India

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Mohammed Shami In Ranji Trophy: Indian cricket team’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami is doing wonders in Ranji Trophy. Shami took 8 wickets in 28 overs. Shami had also taken 7 wickets against Uttarakhand in the last match played in Ranji Trophy. Shami is continuously bowling well for Bengal in Ranji Trophy. With this, Shami wants to tell the selectors of Team India with his strong performance that he is completely fit and ready to return to the Indian team. Currently, Team India is on Australia tour, where a 5-match T20 series is to be played. But Shami is not a part of this squad.

Mohammed Shami’s brilliant bowling

Mohammed Shami took 8 wickets in the ongoing group stage match between Bengal and Gujarat. Shami took 3 wickets for 44 runs in 18.3 overs in Gujarat’s first innings. Gujarat’s batsmen could not stand against Shami even in the second innings. Shami sent five batsmen back to the pavilion in Gujarat’s second innings and completed the five-wicket haul. Because of Shami’s explosive bowling, Bengal won the match by 141 runs.

Tension going on between Shami and selectors

Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami was last seen playing in an international match for Team India during the Champions Trophy 2025. Since then Shami has been out of the team. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar had once said ‘no update’ when asked about Shami’s injury during a press conference. Shami, while talking to the media in response to this, said, ‘I am there to play, if I was not fit, then how would I have been playing Ranji Trophy’. When Ajit Agarkar got this reply from Shami, the Chief Selector said, ‘I think Shami and I need to talk about this’.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal Return From Australia: A three-match ODI series was played between India and Australia. Jaiswal did not get a place in the playing eleven in all three ODIs against Australia. Jaiswal plays as an opening batsman in the Indian team. Before the Australia tour, the command of India’s ODI team was handed over to Shubman Gill. Rohit Sharma came to open with Gill. Virat Kohli came to bat at number three. Jaiswal could not find a place in India’s ODI team. During this entire series, Yashasvi Jaiswal was seen sitting on the bench. Jaiswal has not even been selected for the T20 series. In such a situation, Jaiswal is now going to play for some other team instead of India.

Which team will Yashasvi Jaiswal play for?

The T20 series between India and Australia is going to start from 29th October. Captain Suryakumar Yadav and all the players including Abhishek Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh have reached Australia for this series. India’s powerful opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has returned from Australia and now he will be seen playing for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy. Due to not getting a place in India’s T20 team, Jaiswal is going to return to play Ranji. Mumbai team has won Ranji Trophy 42 times so far.

According to the report of Indian Express, Yashasvi Jaiswal has informed Mumbai Cricket Association that he is ready to play in Ranji Trophy. Jaiswal is going to play for Ranji Trophy 2025-26 from the third round. Jaiswal can play for Mumbai in the match against Rajasthan.

When will Yashasvi play for India?

Yashasvi Jaiswal is continuously associated with the Indian Test team and is also performing well in Test matches for the team. India has to play a Test series with South Africa after the T20 series with Australia. Jaiswal can make a comeback in Team India in this Test series.

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The Assam vs Services match played in the group stage of Ranji Trophy 2025 was recorded in the pages of history. The match ended in 90 overs, making it the shortest match in India’s biggest red-ball cricket tournament. In this match, Services registered its second win by defeating Assam by 8 wickets. Both the teams are in Group ‘C’.

The entire match ended in 90 overs, history was made

The special thing about this match (Assam vs Services) was that the entire match ended in just 90 overs, which is the shortest match in the history of Ranji Trophy in terms of overs. A total of 540 balls were bowled in this match, whereas the shortest match before this was played in 1962. That match between Delhi and Railways was over in 547 balls, that match was also over in 2 days.

2 bowlers took hat-trick in one innings

Assam won the toss and decided to bat first, but the bowlers of the Services team all out Assam in 17.2 overs. This was the first time in a first class cricket match that two bowlers took hat-tricks in the same innings. Assam’s innings was all out for 103 runs. Services bowler Arjun Sharma took a hat-trick in the 12th over. After this, Mohit Jangra took 3 wickets in his 3 consecutive balls, he took the first wicket on the last ball of the 15th over and then on the first and second ball of the 17th over.

Although Assam’s bowling was also good in the first innings, they had bowled out the Services team for 108 runs. In this innings, Irfan Khan of Services had scored a half-century (51). Riyan Parag took 5 wickets and Rahul Singh took 4 wickets.

Assam batsmen flopped in the second innings also

Even in the second innings of Assam, the batsmen could not do anything special, the entire team was limited to 75 runs. Arjun Sharma took 4 wickets in this innings, while except Danish Das (10), Riyan Parag (12), Sumit (25), no Assam batsman could even touch double figures.

The Services team had a target of 71 runs to win, which was achieved in 13.5 overs and the team won by 8 wickets. Services team bowler Arjun Sharma, who took 5 wickets in the first innings and 4 wickets in the second innings, was chosen as the player of the match.

Ajinkya Rahane is still hoping to make a comeback in the Indian Test team. He has sent a strong message to the selection committee of Team India by scoring the 42nd century of his first-class career in the Ranji Trophy match against Chhattisgarh. He says that age should not be a criterion for team selection. He also said that he was ready to play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but no one contacted him for selection.

My team needs…

After the end of the second day’s play in the Mumbai vs Chhattisgarh Ranji Trophy match, Ajinkya Rahane said, “I believe that experienced players like me should be given more opportunities. I was not approached. I can only focus on the things which are under my control, that’s what I am doing at the moment. Team India needed me in Australia, I was fully prepared to play there.”

The question is whether Rahane was really ready to play against Australia? Last Ranji season, Rahane was not even among the top-4 batsmen of Mumbai. His average in 9 matches was 35.92. On the basis of these figures, Rahane is claiming to be selected in the BGT series. India lost 1-3 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Selection should not be done according to age

There was also speculation about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma that due to their increasing age, the pressure of retirement may increase on them. Rohit scored 202 runs in the series and Virat scored 74 runs in Sydney, putting all those speculations to rest.

Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane said, “Age should not be a criterion for selection, it all depends on passion. How much passion do you have for playing red ball cricket? Michael Hussey made his debut after the age of 30, yet he scored runs. Experience matters in red ball cricket. Personally, I believe that Team India needed me in Australia.”

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