Ranji Trophy Final: J&K dominate Karnataka, lead by 477 on Day 4

Jammu and Kashmir are poised for a historic Ranji Trophy win, ending Day 4 of the final against Karnataka with a massive 477-run lead. Mayank Agarwal's 160 was a lone fight as Karnataka folded for 293. Qamran Iqbal's 94* has put J&K on top.

Jammu and Kashmir are on the cusp of glory after ending the day 4 of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 title decider match with a big lead of 477 runs at Hubballi on Friday.

Agarwal's Ton in Vain as Karnataka Fold

Karnataka started with their overnight score of 220/5 against Jammu and Kashmir's 584 in the first innings. Mayank Agarwal added 30 runs in his overnight score of 130 runs and kept his team in the game, but Sahil Lotra dismissed Kruthik Krishna at the score of 36 runs, breaking a 79-run partnership. Vidhyadhar Patil spent some time on the crease but lost his wicket to Sunil Kumar in the 84th over. Vijaykumar Vyshak added 22 runs with Agarwal, but the man of the moment, Auquib Nabi Dar, found Agarwal in front of the wickets to get the most important wicket of the match. Mayank made 160 runs off 266 balls with the help of 21 fours. Nabi Dar got rid of Shikhar Shetty (0) and Yudhvir Singh Charak got the final wicket of Prasidh Krishna (4) to bundle them out for 293 runs in 93.3 overs. Jammu and Kashmir took a big lead of 291 runs, which may play a big role in the match.

Jammu and Kashmir Build Mammoth Lead

J-K started their second innings with Yawer Hassan and Qamran Iqbal. Krishna dismissed Hassan (1), and Vyshak dismissed the centurion in the first innings, Shubham Pundir (4) early. Captain Paras Dogra lost his wicket on a beautiful delivery from Krishna after making 16 runs. Abdul Samad (32 off 70 balls) added 73 runs for the fourth wicket with Iqbal before losing his wicket to Shreyas Gopal. Sahil Lotra (16 not out off 41 balls) and Iqbal (94 not out off 160 balls) were unbeaten at the time of stumps on Day 4 as Jammu and Kashmir strengthened their lead to 477 runs. They need to bat well on the fifth and final day of the match, and the Paras Dogra-led side can win their first-ever Ranji Trophy title on Saturday.

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