{"id":42120,"date":"2026-02-28T12:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T12:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42120"},"modified":"2026-02-28T12:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T12:04:37","slug":"jammu-and-kashmir-win-maiden-ranji-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42120","title":{"rendered":"Jammu and Kashmir win maiden Ranji Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jammu and Kashmir claimed their maiden Ranji Trophy on Saturday after a draw with eight-times champions Karnataka in the final of India’s premier domestic first-class competition, securing the win on the basis of their first-innings lead.<\/p>\n

It was the first title in 67 years for Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian state that shares a border with neighbouring Pakistan. The two countries, who both control parts of the region, have fought two wars over it.<\/p>\n

“I cannot explain and I don’t have any words. It is the biggest thing in my life,” Jammu and Kashmir captain Paras Dogra said.<\/p>\n

“I have been lucky to be with JKCA (Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association). The guys have been phenomenal and excellent.<\/p>\n

“From the beginning, they were 100% sure we would win this Ranji Trophy.”<\/p>\n

Opening batter Shubham Pundir, who was named man of the match, scored 121 and Dogra (70) guided Jammu and Kashmir to a mammoth first-innings total of 584.<\/p>\n

Right-arm pacer Aaquib Nabi Dar, who was named player of the series, finished with 5-54 to bowl out Karnataka for 293, securing a 291-run lead for his side despite opener Mayank Agarwal’s fighting 160-run knock for the home team.<\/p>\n

Choosing not to enforce the follow-on, Qamran Iqbal (160 not out) and Sahil Dogra (101 not out) smashed centuries on the final day before declaring on 342-4 after which the captains agreed to a draw.<\/p>\n

Indian Cricket Board President Mithun Manhas, a former Jammu and Kashmir player, watched the final day along with the state’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and dedicated the win to the people of the state.<\/p>\n

“I think the best part that has happened in the last four years is they started believing in themselves and the rest is history,” Manhas said.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jammu and Kashmir claimed their maiden Ranji Trophy on Saturday after a draw with eight-times champions Karnataka in the final of India’s premier domestic first-class competition, securing the win on the basis of their first-innings lead. It was the first title in 67 years for Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian state that shares a border […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42120\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}