Jamshedpur, February 9: Uttarakhand has secured a spot in the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 by defeating Jharkhand in the quarterfinals. The match, held at Keenan Stadium, saw Uttarakhand triumph by an innings and 6 runs. They will face Karnataka in the semifinals, scheduled to begin on February 15.
In the first innings of Quarterfinal-1, Jharkhand, batting first after losing the toss, managed to score 235 runs. Aditya Singh was the standout performer, scoring 83 runs with 11 boundaries, while captain Virat Singh contributed 47 runs with 5 boundaries.
For Uttarakhand, Janmejay Joshi was the star bowler, claiming 4 wickets, while Aditya Rawat and Mayank Mishra each took 3 wickets.
Uttarakhand responded strongly in their first innings, amassing 371 runs. Jagdish Suchit led the charge with a solid 70 runs, including 6 fours. Captain Kunal Chandel added 68 runs, and Avneesh Sudha chipped in with 64 runs. From the Jharkhand side, Jatin Pandey, Sahil Raj, Saurabh Shekhar, and Aditya Singh each took 2 wickets.
With a first-innings lead of 136 runs, Uttarakhand put Jharkhand under pressure in their second innings. Jharkhand was bowled out for just 130 runs in 41.1 overs. Captain Virat Singh scored 55 runs off 87 balls, hitting 1 six and 6 fours, while Kumar Kushagra added 34 runs. Unfortunately, the rest of the batting lineup failed to reach double digits.
Mayank Mishra was the standout bowler for Uttarakhand in the second innings, taking 5 wickets for just 22 runs. Abhay Negi also impressed with 4 wickets, and Aditya Rawat claimed 1 wicket.
In other quarterfinal matches, Jammu and Kashmir defeated Madhya Pradesh by 56 runs and will face either Andhra Pradesh or Bengal in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Karnataka advanced by beating Mumbai by 4 wickets.
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