The matches of the first round of Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season are underway across the country. The third day of play took place on Tuesday (October 13), in which the results of three matches were revealed. Uttar Pradesh defeated Bihar by an innings and 267 runs in the Group A match. In the Group B match, Hyderabad won against Tripura by a margin of innings and 40 runs. Mumbai defeated Chandigarh by an innings and 155 runs in the Group D match. All three teams won with bone points.
Many star players were in the field on the third day, out of which the performance of KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw was the most disappointing. Rahul was out after scoring 1 run. He could score only 4 runs in the first innings also. Due to his failure in the second innings also, Karnataka is close to defeat. Against Andhra, Karnataka has scored 176 runs at the loss of 4 wickets till stumps but has a lead of only 32 runs. Karnataka's eyes are on Karun Nair, who is at the crease after scoring 81 runs.
While playing for Maharashtra, Prithvi Shaw scored an aggressive 70 runs in the first innings against Services but he could only add 7 runs in the second innings. Half of Maharashtra team is reduced to 66 runs. It is a matter of relief that Maharashtra had a lead of 106 runs in the first innings, due to which it has a total lead of 172 runs. Arjun Sharma has taken 4 wickets from Services.
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Jadeja shines with the ball too
Experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, after scoring a century against Chhattisgarh in the Group B match, also took 3 wickets, which has strengthened Saurashtra's position. Saurashtra bowled out Chhattisgarh for 312 runs and took a lead of 80 runs and by the end of the day's play had scored 45 runs without any loss. He has a total lead of 125 runs. Jaydev Unadkat and Chetan Sakariya supported Jadeja well and took 2 wickets each.
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Bengal's grip strong against Delhi
In the Group C match, Bengal scored 429 runs and took a lead of 189 runs over Delhi, thanks to the centuries of Sudeep Gharami (133) and Abhishek Porel (149). Ayush Badoni took 5 wickets but he could not stop Bengal from taking a big lead. After this, Bengal gave 3 shocks to Delhi for 101 runs in the second innings. Delhi team is still behind by 88 runs. Mohammed Shami did not get any wicket on the third day but Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar were not left empty handed. Akash Deep uprooted the middle stump of Sarthak Ranjan, while Mukesh Kumar had Ayush Doseja caught at slip.