Ranji Trophy Final 2026: Jammu and Kashmir’s dominance, J&K made 380/4 till lunch on the second day, captain Paras Dogra hit headbutt to Karnataka player.

News India Live, Digital Desk: The second day (25 February 2026) of the final match of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 being played at the KSCA Cricket Ground in Hubli was very dramatic. While Jammu and Kashmir have maintained a strong hold in their first innings, a violent incident on the field has shocked the sports lovers.Match Update: Scorecard (till lunch break)Team ScoreStatusJammu-Kashmir (1st innings)380/4 (120 overs)Batting continuesShubham Pundir: 121 runs (out)Yawar Hasan: 88 runs (out)Abdul Samad: 61 runs (Out) At the crease: Captain Paras Dogra and Kanhaiya Wadhawan. Wickets for Karnataka: Prasidh Krishna (3 wickets). Heated atmosphere on the field: Dogra did a headbutt. An unexpected incident happened during the 101st over of the match. A heated argument broke out between Jammu and Kashmir captain Paras Dogra and Karnataka’s substitute fielder KV Anish. Incident: The argument escalated so much that Paras Dogra lost his temper and headbutted Anish with his helmet. Umpire’s intervention: The on-field umpires and Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal immediately intervened. Although Dogra later apologized, the disciplinary committee can take a tough decision on this. Status of the match: Jammu and Kashmir close to making history. The Jammu and Kashmir team, playing its first Ranji final, started playing ahead of yesterday’s score of 284/2. Shubham Pundir’s brilliant innings: Pundir led the team towards a big score by playing an excellent century of 121 runs. He was dismissed by Prasidh Krishna. Karnataka’s comeback: In the first session of the second day, Karnataka bowlers bowled with better line and length and took two important wickets (Pundir and Samad). Pitch behavior: Hubli pitch still remains favorable for batting, although the ball is turning at some places. What is the next target? Jammu and Kashmir will try to take the score to 450-500 by tea break. To put pressure on Karnataka’s strong batting lineup (KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal).