- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras22 (b 9, lb 5, nb 8)TOTAL295 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
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras35 (b 16, lb 8, nb 6, w 5)TOTAL629 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
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras19 (b 4, lb 5, nb 9, w 1)TOTAL244 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
Match Details
Series
Toss
Bengal , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Bengal advanced
Season
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)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 NewsBengal 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
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 |

