05/02Result

3rd quarter final, Ranji Trophy at Kalyani, Feb 6-10 2026

AndhraAndhraAP
295 & 244 (72.2 ov)
BengalBengalBENG
629

Bengal won by an inns & 90 runs

Player of the Match

Sudip Kumar GharamiBengal

Andhra 1st Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
4s
6s
SR
AM Reddy
c †Habib Gandhi b Akash Deep
18
47
2
0
38.29
KS Bharat †
c Mohammed Shami b Mukesh Kumar
47
57
9
0
82.45
SK Rasheed
c Chatterjee b Mukesh Kumar
46
75
9
0
61.33
RK Bhui (c)
c Shahbaz Ahmed b Akash Deep
83
174
8
2
47.7
CR Gnaneshwar
c Shahbaz Ahmed b Mohammed Shami
7
20
1
0
35
K Nitish Kumar Reddy
c Akash Deep b Mukesh Kumar
33
99
3
0
33.33
T Vijay
c Majumdar b Akash Deep
3
13
0
0
23.07
KV Sasikanth
c Shahbaz Ahmed b Mukesh Kumar
13
23
1
0
56.52
Saurabh Kumar
b Akash Deep
18
23
3
0
78.26
KSN Raju
c Mohammed Shami b Mukesh Kumar
1
2
0
0
50
K Saiteja
not out
4
7
1
0
57.14
Extras
22 (b 9, lb 5, nb 8)
TOTAL
295 all out (88.4 Overs, RR: 3.32)
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Abhishek Reddy, 14.6 ov), 2-89 (Srikar Bharat, 21.4 ov), 3-129 (Shaik Rasheed, 36.5 ov), 4-147 (CR Gnaneshwar, 42.4 ov), 5-255 (Ricky Bhui, 76.6 ov), 6-257 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 77.3 ov), 7-271 (Tripurana Vijay, 82.2 ov), 8-283 (KV Sasikanth, 85.2 ov), 9-285 (KS Narasimha Raju, 85.5 ov), 10-295 (Saurabh Kumar, 88.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
Mohammed Shami 17 4 38 1 2.23 0 0
Mukesh Kumar 22 5 66 5 3 0 0
SS Jaiswal 14 3 53 0 3.78 0 4
Akash Deep 21.4 3 79 4 3.64 0 2
Shahbaz Ahmed 14 1 45 0 3.21 0 2

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	NB
Mohammed Shami	17	4	38	1	2.23	0
Mukesh Kumar	22	5	66	5	3	0
SS Jaiswal	14	3	53	0	3.78	4
Akash Deep	21.4	3	79	4	3.64	2
Shahbaz Ahmed	14	1	45	0	3.21	2

Bengal 1st Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
4s
6s
SR
AR Easwaran (c)
c Rasheed b Nitish Kumar Reddy
1
9
0
0
11.11
SD Chatterjee
b Sasikanth
13
42
3
0
30.95
SK Gharami
b Rasheed
299
596
31
6
50.16
AP Majumdar
c sub (K Revanth Reddy) b Sasikanth
9
9
1
0
100
SS Jaiswal
b Vijay
20
79
0
1
25.31
Shahbaz Ahmed
b Saurabh Kumar
5
11
0
0
45.45
SA Gupta
c Gnaneshwar b Saurabh Kumar
81
167
9
1
48.5
S Habib Gandhi †
lbw b Rasheed
95
229
8
1
41.48
Akash Deep
c Raju b Rasheed
12
19
1
0
63.15
Mohammed Shami
c Vijay b Rasheed
53
33
7
3
160.6
Mukesh Kumar
not out
6
7
1
0
85.71
Extras
35 (b 16, lb 8, nb 6, w 5)
TOTAL
629 all out (199.1 Overs, RR: 3.15)
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Abhimanyu Easwaran, 4.3 ov), 2-27 (Sudip Chatterjee, 10.5 ov), 3-43 (Anustup Majumdar, 14.5 ov), 4-123 (Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, 42.4 ov), 5-153 (Shahbaz Ahmed, 48.4 ov), 6-318 (Sumanta Gupta, 104.5 ov), 7-539 (Habib Gandhi, 185.3 ov), 8-569 (Akash Deep, 191.2 ov), 9-574 (Sudip Kumar Gharami, 193.2 ov), 10-629 (Mohammed Shami, 199.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
K Nitish Kumar Reddy 25 4 65 1 2.6 1 0
K Saiteja 24 4 66 0 2.75 2 4
KV Sasikanth 20 4 59 2 2.95 1 1
KSN Raju 26 4 70 0 2.69 0 1
Saurabh Kumar 55 13 124 2 2.25 1 0
T Vijay 36 3 155 1 4.3 0 0
SK Rasheed 12.1 1 63 4 5.17 0 0
RK Bhui 1 0 3 0 3 0 0

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
K Nitish Kumar Reddy	25	4	65	1	2.6	1	0
K Saiteja	24	4	66	0	2.75	2	4
KV Sasikanth	20	4	59	2	2.95	1	1
KSN Raju	26	4	70	0	2.69	0	1
Saurabh Kumar	55	13	124	2	2.25	1	0
T Vijay	36	3	155	1	4.3	0	0
SK Rasheed	12.1	1	63	4	5.17	0	0
RK Bhui	1	0	3	0	3	0	0

Andhra 2nd Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
4s
6s
SR
CR Gnaneshwar
b Jaiswal
20
51
2
0
39.21
AM Reddy
b Akash Deep
5
18
1
0
27.77
SK Rasheed
st †Habib Gandhi b Shahbaz Ahmed
8
37
0
0
21.62
RK Bhui (c)
c sub (SM Chatterjee) b Shahbaz Ahmed
30
51
3
0
58.82
K Nitish Kumar Reddy
c & b Shahbaz Ahmed
90
144
7
2
62.5
KV Sasikanth
lbw b Jaiswal
0
4
0
0
0
Saurabh Kumar
c Easwaran b Shahbaz Ahmed
1
5
0
0
20
KSN Raju
c Chatterjee b Majumdar
25
67
4
0
37.31
T Vijay
c sub (RH Prasad) b Gupta
46
61
6
2
75.4
K Saiteja
not out
0
5
0
0
0
KS Bharat †
absent hurt
-
Extras
19 (b 4, lb 5, nb 9, w 1)
TOTAL
244 all out (72.2 Overs, RR: 3.37)
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Abhishek Reddy, 5.2 ov), 2-43 (CR Gnaneshwar, 16.6 ov), 3-45 (Shaik Rasheed, 17.3 ov), 4-92 (Ricky Bhui, 33.4 ov), 5-93 (KV Sasikanth, 34.4 ov), 6-96 (Saurabh Kumar, 35.6 ov), 7-153 (KS Narasimha Raju, 53.1 ov), 8-238 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 71.1 ov), 9-244 (Tripurana Vijay, 72.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
Mukesh Kumar 9 2 23 0 2.55 1 1
Akash Deep 8 2 13 1 1.62 0 0
SS Jaiswal 15 3 42 2 2.8 0 3
Mohammed Shami 3 1 7 0 2.33 0 0
Shahbaz Ahmed 24 3 72 4 3 0 0
SA Gupta 5.2 0 35 1 6.56 0 0
AP Majumdar 8 1 43 1 5.37 0 5

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
Mukesh Kumar	9	2	23	0	2.55	1	1
Akash Deep	8	2	13	1	1.62	0	0
SS Jaiswal	15	3	42	2	2.8	0	3
Mohammed Shami	3	1	7	0	2.33	0	0
Shahbaz Ahmed	24	3	72	4	3	0	0
SA Gupta	5.2	0	35	1	6.56	0	0
AP Majumdar	8	1	43	1	5.37	0	5

Match Details

Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani

Series

Ranji Trophy 2025

Toss

Bengal , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Sudip Kumar Gharami

Series result

Bengal advanced

Season

2025/26

Hours of play (local time)

09.00 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.00

Match days

6,7,8,9,10 February 2026 (5-day match)

Close of Play

Fri, 6 Feb - day 1 - Andhra 1st innings 264/6 (T Vijay 1*, KV Sasikanth 7*, 80 ov)
Sat, 7 Feb - day 2 - Bengal 1st innings 199/5 (SK Gharami 112*, SA Gupta 22*, 63 ov)
Sun, 8 Feb - day 3 - Bengal 1st innings 418/6 (SK Gharami 216*, S Habib Gandhi 45*, 146 ov)
Mon, 9 Feb - day 4 - Andhra 2nd innings 64/3 (RK Bhui 18*, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 1*, 24 ov)
Tue, 10 Feb - day 5 - Andhra 2nd innings 244 (72.2 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

Day 5
- Over 27.2: Review by Bengal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Joshi, Batter - RK Bhui (Struck down)
- Over 34.4: Review by Andhra (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - KV Sasikanth (Struck down)
- Drinks: Andhra - 96/6 in 36.0 overs (K Nitish Kumar Reddy 19)
- Andhra: 100 runs in 36.1 overs (221 balls), Extras 13
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (K Nitish Kumar Reddy 28, KSN Raju 20, Ex 2)
- Andhra: 150 runs in 51.6 overs (319 balls), Extras 16
- Lunch: Andhra - 153/7 in 53.1 overs (K Nitish Kumar Reddy 48)
- K Nitish Kumar Reddy: 50 off 98 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Andhra: 200 runs in 66.3 overs (407 balls), Extras 18
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (K Nitish Kumar Reddy 38, T Vijay 10, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Andhra - 218/7 in 69.0 overs (K Nitish Kumar Reddy 87, T Vijay 23)
Day 4
- Bengal: 450 runs in 156.3 overs (944 balls), Extras 29
- S Habib Gandhi: 50 off 153 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Bengal - 462/6 in 163.0 overs (SK Gharami 249, S Habib Gandhi 54)
- SK Gharami: 250 off 516 balls (30 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 150 runs in 371 balls (SK Gharami 85, S Habib Gandhi 62, Ex 6)
- Third new ball taken at 168.1 overs
- Lunch: Bengal - 488/6 in 176.0 overs (SK Gharami 254, S Habib Gandhi 75)
- Bengal: 500 runs in 178.3 overs (1077 balls), Extras 30
- 7th Wicket: 200 runs in 462 balls (SK Gharami 106, S Habib Gandhi 88, Ex 6)
- Over 185.3: Review by Bengal (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Joshi, Batter - S Habib Gandhi (Struck down)
- Drinks: Bengal - 542/7 in 188.0 overs (SK Gharami 281, Akash Deep 2)
- Bengal: 550 runs in 188.4 overs (1138 balls), Extras 35
- Bengal: 600 runs in 196.2 overs (1184 balls), Extras 35
- Mohammed Shami: 50 off 31 balls (7 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (Mohammed Shami 48, Mukesh Kumar 6, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: Bengal - 629/10 in 199.1 overs (Mukesh Kumar 6)
- Tea: Bengal - 629/10 in 199.1 overs (Mukesh Kumar 6)
- Andhra 2nd innings
- Over 4.1: Review by Bengal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - CR Gnaneshwar (Struck down)
- Drinks: Andhra - 33/1 in 12.0 overs (CR Gnaneshwar 13, SK Rasheed 5)
- Andhra: 50 runs in 19.1 overs (117 balls), Extras 11
- End Of Day: Andhra - 64/3 in 24.0 overs (RK Bhui 18, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 1)
Day 3
- Bengal: 200 runs in 63.0 overs (383 balls), Extras 18
- Over 64.1: Review by Andhra (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - SA Gupta (Struck down)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (SK Gharami 20, SA Gupta 22, Ex 9)
- Drinks: Bengal - 240/5 in 79.0 overs (SK Gharami 137, SA Gupta 33)
- Bengal: 250 runs in 84.5 overs (514 balls), Extras 23
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 224 balls (SK Gharami 53, SA Gupta 39, Ex 10)
- New ball taken at 87.3 overs
- SK Gharami: 150 off 270 balls (21 x 4)
- SA Gupta: 50 off 121 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: Bengal - 288/5 in 95.0 overs (SK Gharami 157, SA Gupta 60)
- Over 96.2: Review by Andhra (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - SK Gharami (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Bengal: 300 runs in 98.2 overs (595 balls), Extras 23
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 303 balls (SK Gharami 70, SA Gupta 70, Ex 10)
- Drinks: Bengal - 320/6 in 108.0 overs (SK Gharami 165, S Habib Gandhi 2)
- Tea: Bengal - 342/6 in 119.0 overs (SK Gharami 178, S Habib Gandhi 11)
- Over 120.1: Review by Andhra (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - S Habib Gandhi (Struck down)
- Bengal: 350 runs in 122.1 overs (738 balls), Extras 24
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 142 balls (SK Gharami 17, S Habib Gandhi 30, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Bengal - 379/6 in 132.0 overs (SK Gharami 190, S Habib Gandhi 32)
- SK Gharami: 200 off 415 balls (26 x 4)
- Bengal: 400 runs in 138.6 overs (839 balls), Extras 28
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 241 balls (SK Gharami 51, S Habib Gandhi 45, Ex 4)
- End Of Day: Bengal - 418/6 in 146.0 overs (SK Gharami 216, S Habib Gandhi 45)
Day 2
- Over 83.1: Review by Andhra (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - Saurabh Kumar (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Andhra - 295/10 in 88.4 overs (K Saiteja 4)
- Bengal 1st innings
- Drinks: Bengal - 14/1 in 8.0 overs (SD Chatterjee 5, SK Gharami 4)
- Lunch: Bengal - 43/3 in 14.5 overs (SK Gharami 13)
- Over 14.5: Review by Andhra (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - AP Majumdar (Upheld)
- Bengal: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (102 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Bengal - 82/3 in 27.0 overs (SK Gharami 36, SS Jaiswal 13)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (SK Gharami 31, SS Jaiswal 17, Ex 4)
- Bengal: 100 runs in 34.3 overs (211 balls), Extras 11
- SK Gharami: 50 off 96 balls (8 x 4)
- Tea: Bengal - 110/3 in 39.0 overs (SK Gharami 58, SS Jaiswal 18)
- Bengal: 150 runs in 47.4 overs (290 balls), Extras 13
- Over 48.6: Review by Andhra (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - SA Gupta (Struck down)
- Drinks: Bengal - 155/5 in 50.0 overs (SK Gharami 94, SA Gupta 0)
- SK Gharami: 100 off 157 balls (15 x 4)
- End Of Day: Bengal - 199/5 in 63.0 overs (SK Gharami 112, SA Gupta 22)
Day 1
- Andhra 1st innings
- Over 4.3: Review by Bengal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Joshi, Batter - KS Bharat (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Andhra: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (AM Reddy 11, KS Bharat 38, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Andhra - 58/1 in 15.0 overs (KS Bharat 39)
- Andhra: 100 runs in 29.5 overs (182 balls), Extras 4
- Lunch: Andhra - 102/2 in 30.0 overs (SK Rasheed 29, RK Bhui 4)
- Over 30.1: Review by Andhra (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Joshi, Batter - RK Bhui (Upheld)
- Drinks: Andhra - 147/4 in 42.4 overs (RK Bhui 19)
- Andhra: 150 runs in 43.3 overs (266 balls), Extras 15
- Tea: Andhra - 190/4 in 54.0 overs (RK Bhui 40, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 13)
- Andhra: 200 runs in 59.4 overs (363 balls), Extras 19
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (RK Bhui 28, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 17, Ex 9)
- RK Bhui: 50 off 124 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 63.4: Review by Bengal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - RK Bhui (Struck down)
- Drinks: Andhra - 231/4 in 68.0 overs (RK Bhui 70, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 23)
- Over 68.1: Review by Bengal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Joshi, Batter - RK Bhui (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 192 balls (RK Bhui 62, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 26, Ex 12)
- Andhra: 250 runs in 74.5 overs (457 balls), Extras 22
- End Of Day: Andhra - 264/6 in 80.0 overs (T Vijay 1, KV Sasikanth 7)

Match Coverage

All Match News

Bengal ride on Gharami's 299 to sail into semi-finals
Shahbaz Ahmed was Bengal's best bowler in the second innings, taking four wickets as Andhra were bowled out for 244 despite Nitish Kumar Reddy's fighting 90

Andhra INNINGS		R	B
CR Gnaneshwar	bowled	20	51
AM Reddy	bowled	5	18
SK Rasheed	stumped	8	37
RK Bhui	caught	30	51
K Nitish Kumar Reddy	caught	90	144
KV Sasikanth	lbw	0	4
Saurabh Kumar	caught	1	5
KSN Raju	caught	25	67
T Vijay	caught	46	61
K Saiteja	not out	0	5
KS Bharat	absent hurt
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 9)
TOTAL	244 (all out; 72.2 ovs)

Bengal BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mukesh Kumar	9.0	2	23	0	2.55	(1nb, 1w)
Akash Deep	8.0	2	13	1	1.62
SS Jaiswal	15.0	3	42	2	2.8	(3nb)
Mohammed Shami	3.0	1	7	0	2.33
Shahbaz Ahmed	24.0	3	72	4	3
SA Gupta	5.2	0	35	1	6.56
AP Majumdar	8.0	1	43	1	5.37	(5nb)

Andhra 3rd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	16	AM Reddy	CR Gnaneshwar
2nd	27	CR Gnaneshwar	SK Rasheed
3rd	2	RK Bhui	SK Rasheed
4th	47	RK Bhui	K Nitish Kumar Reddy
5th	1	KV Sasikanth	K Nitish Kumar Reddy
6th	3	Saurabh Kumar	K Nitish Kumar Reddy
7th	57	K Nitish Kumar Reddy	KSN Raju
8th	85	K Nitish Kumar Reddy	T Vijay
9th	6	T Vijay	K Saiteja

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

Andhra 1st Innings

Bengal 1st Innings

Andhra 2nd Innings

Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Series result

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

Umpires

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Bengal ride on Gharami's 299 to sail into semi-finals