Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Round 2, Day 1: Ajinkya Rahane Hits Hundred; Delhi In Command Against HP

The second-round matches of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 got underway across venues in the country on Saturday (October 25, 2025). In New Delhi, openers Sanat Sangwan, Arpit Rana and vice-captain Yash Dhull scored contrasting fifties but failed to convert them into hundreds as Delhi ended the opening day's play against Himachal Pradesh on 306 for 4 in Group D. In Mumbai, Ajikya Rahane retired hurt after hitting a century as Mumbai were batting at 251 for five at stumps against Chhattisgarh. And 25 wickets fell on a single day in Tinsukia, Assam where the hosts were batting at 56 for five against Services, after being dismissed for 103 and bowling them out for 108 in reply.

Updated on: 26 October 2025 11:55 am

Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Cricket match Mumbai vs Chhattisgarh-Day 1_Ajinkya Rahane

Mumbai’s Ajinkya Rahane celebrates his century on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Mumbai and Chhattisgarh, at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal vs Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_ Abhimanyu Easwaran

Bengal's Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sudip Chatterjee run between the wickets during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal vs Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_Sudip Chatterjee

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal vs Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_Arzan Nagwaswalla

Gujarat's Arzan Nagwaswalla bowls during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal vs Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_Sudip Kumar Gharami

Bengal's Sudip Kumar Gharami plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Bengal's Sudip Kumar Gharami plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Bengal's Sudip Kumar Gharami celebrates his half-century during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal vs Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_Abishek Porel

Bengal's Abishek Porel plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal vs Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_Sumanta Gupta

Bengal's Sumanta Gupta plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Saurashtra vs Madhya Pradesh Ranji Cricket Day 1_Chirag Jani

Saurashtra's Chirag Jani and Harvik Desai run between the wickets during the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI

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Saurashtra's Chirag Jani plays a shot during the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Saurashtra vs Madhya Pradesh Ranji Cricket Day 1_Harvik Desai

Saurashtra's Harvik Desai plays a shot during the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal and Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_

Gujarat's Siddharth Desai bowls a delivery on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Vidarbha and Jharkhand Ranji Trophy match in Nagpur

Vidarbha's Akshay Karnewar, left, Shubham Kapse, center, and Darshan Nalkande walk on the field as rain and bad light delay the start of the Ranji Trophy match against Jharkhand at VCA Stadium, in Nagpur, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal and Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_Sumanta Gupta

Bengal's Sumanta Gupta celebrates his half century on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Bengal vs Gujarat Ranji Cricket Day 1_Chintan Gaja

Gujarat's Chintan Gaja celebrates after dismissing Bengal's Sudip Chatterjee during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Cricket match Vidarbha vs Jharkhand-Day 1_Parth Rekhade

Vidarbha's Parth Rekhade makes an appeal on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Vidarbha and Jharkhand, at VCA Stadium, in Nagpur. | Photo: PTI

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Cricket match Vidarbha vs Jharkhand-Day 1_Shikhar Mohan

Jharkhand’s Shikhar Mohan celebrates his half century on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Vidarbha and Jharkhand, at VCA Stadium, in Nagpur. | Photo: PTI

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Mumbai’s Ajinkya Rahane and Siddhesh Lad run between the wickets on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Mumbai and Chhattisgarh, at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Cricket match Saurashtra vs MP-Day 1_Ravindra Jadeja

Saurashtra’s Ravindra Jadeja and Ansh Gosai run between the wickets on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot. | Photo: PTI

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Saurashtra’s Ravindra Jadeja being stumped by Madhya Pradesh’s wicketkeeper Himanshu Mantri on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot. | Photo: PTI

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Saurashtra’s Ravindra Jadeja being greeted by fans in the stands as he returns to pavilion after his dismissal on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot. | Photo: PTI

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Cricket match Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh Day 1_Sanat Sangwan

Delhi's Sanat Sangwan plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Cricket match Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh Day 1_Ayush Doseja

Delhi's Ayush Doseja plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Cricket match Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh Day 1_Ayush Badoni

Delhi's captain Ayush Badoni plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia

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