Chhattisgarh is facing Saurashtra in the first round of Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season. In this match being played at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Chhattisgarh's young fast bowler Dev Aditya Singh has created a sensation with his sharp bowling. 22-year-old Dev Aditya took 6 wickets for 67 runs in 25 overs, as Chhattisgarh bowled out Saurashtra's first innings for 392.
Saurashtra had scored 308 runs at the loss of 4 wickets at stumps on the first day. Ravindra Jadeja (72) and Prerak Mankad (92) both were close to centuries. Mankad continued his innings with ease on Monday and completed his century. He and Jadeja took Saurashtra past 350 in the first hour of play. The host team had moved towards a huge score, when Rudra Dehari gave a big success to Chhattisgarh by dismissing Mankad (129). In his next over, he showed Sammar Gajjar (1) the way to the pavilion.
After this, Dev Aditya wreaked havoc and took 3 wickets in 3 consecutive overs making Saurashtra's score 375/9. Jadeja was stuck at one end but as soon as he completed his century, Dharmendra Singh became Jadeja's victim. In this way, Saurashtra team was reduced to below 400 with the score of 356/4. Jadeja was out after scoring 102 runs. Even on the first day of the match, Dev Aditya bowled brilliantly and sent 3 top order batsmen of Saurashtra to the pavilion.
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Who is Dev Aditya Singh?
Right-arm fast bowler Dev Aditya has debuted for Chhattisgarh in all three formats. Born on November 6, 2003 in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, this player made his debut in Ranji Trophy this year. He started his first class career against Delhi in January and took 3 wickets. Also, he contributed 29 runs in the first innings and 15 runs in the second innings. In the next match against Hyderabad, he took 2 wickets and then saved Chhattisgarh from defeat by playing an unbeaten 79 runs in the second innings.
Dev Aditya was selected as a full-time trainee at the Chennai-based MRF Pace Bowling Foundation last year. His ability to consistently bowl at a speed of 140 kmph had earned him a place among the 12 bowlers shortlisted out of 40 candidates.
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Before the start of the current season of Ranji Trophy, Dev Aditya had 5 wickets and 139 runs in 2 first class matches. After taking 6 wickets against Saurashtra, his number of wickets in first class cricket has reached 11. Dev Aditya's white ball figures are also tremendous. He has taken 10 wickets in just 4 List-A matches. He has played 2 T20 matches for Chhattisgarh, in which he has 2 wickets in his name.