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Jammu and Kashmir Beat Bengal To Reach Maiden Ranji Trophy Final

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Jammu and Kashmir Beat Bengal To Reach Maiden Ranji Trophy Final

By IANS News February 18, 2026 • 11:52 AM View: 583

Bengal Cricket Academy: Jammu and Kashmir have stormed into their first-ever Ranji Trophy final with a six-wicket win over Bengal on day four of their semi-final at the Bengal Cricket Academy ground on Wednesday.

Seam-bowling all-rounder Auqib Nabi once again rose to the occasion, bagging four wickets alongside Sunil Kumar as Bengal folded for 99 in their second innings on day three and tilted the contest in J&K’s favour. Set a target of 126 to win, J&K chased it down in 34.4 overs, with Vanshaj Sharma and Abdul Samad hitting an unbeaten 43 and 30 respectively.

TAGS Ranji Trophy Bengal Cricket Academy Auqib Nabi Sunil Kumar Vanshaj Sharma Abdul Samad Mohammed Shami Akash Deep Shubham Pundir Paras Dogra Shahbaz Ahmed Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal Mukesh Kumar Brief Scores Brief Scores

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