Jammu and Kashmir defeated Bengal by 6 wickets and confirmed their place in the final for the first time.

JK vs Bengal: Jammu and Kashmir cricket team has achieved a memorable achievement. They entered the final for the first time by defeating the strong Bengal team by 6 wickets in the semi-finals of Ranji Trophy 2025-26. This match was played at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground in Calcutta, where Jammu and Kashmir created history with its brilliant performance. This is the biggest milestone for him in his journey of 67 years.

struggle in the first innings

Bengal won the toss and batted first and scored 328 runs with the help of Sudeep Kumar Gharami’s brilliant inning of 146 runs. Auqib Nabi from Jammu and Kashmir gave the team a chance to make a comeback by taking 5 wickets. In reply, Jammu and Kashmir scored 302 runs with Abdul Samad’s inning of 82 runs and Auqib Nabi’s 42 runs. Mohammed Shami gave a career best performance for Bengal by taking 8 wickets and gave the team a lead of 26 runs.

Amazing work of the bowlers in the second innings

In the second innings, the fast bowlers of Jammu and Kashmir showed wonders. Auqib Nabi took 4 wickets and Sunil Kumar also took 4 wickets, reducing Bengal to just 99 runs. Bengal’s batsmen completely faltered and the team got a small target of only 126 runs.

Amazing innings of Sharma and Samad

The target of 126 runs was not easy, but the Jammu and Kashmir batsmen showed patience. On the morning of the fourth day the score was 71/4 and 55 runs were needed. In such difficult conditions, Abdul Samad scored unbeaten 30 runs (1 four, 3 sixes in 27 balls). Vanshaj Sharma remained at the crease scoring unbeaten 43 runs and led the team to victory with 6 wickets remaining.

Auqib Nabi became the hero of the match

Auqib Nabi was the real hero of this match. He took a total of 9 wickets (5 in the first innings, 4 in the second) and also contributed with the bat. He was chosen man of the match. Abdul Samad’s all-round role was also important.