Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Final: Karnataka vs Jammu and Kashmir Preview, H2H Record, Squads, Playing 11

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The Ranji Trophy 2025-26 reaches its climax as Karnataka face Jammu & Kashmir in the final at the KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground in Hubballi, scheduled from February 24 to 28, 2026.

The final is set to begin at 9:30 AM IST daily on this five-day contest. Karnataka, chasing their ninth title and first since 2014-15, bring vast experience with 15 previous final appearances.

Jammu & Kashmir, in their maiden final after 67 years in the competition, represent an inspiring underdog story of resilience and growth.

Karnataka qualified convincingly, drawing their semifinal against Uttarakhand in Lucknow but advancing on a commanding first-innings lead. They posted 736 in the first innings, powered by Devdutt Padikkal's 232, KL Rahul's 141, and Ravichandran Smaran's 135. Uttarakhand replied with 233, then Karnataka declared their second innings at 323 for 6 (Smaran 127, Rahul 70*), setting an improbable 827 target. The match ended with Uttarakhand at 260 for 6, giving Karnataka progression by a massive 503-run first-innings margin.

Jammu & Kashmir stunned Bengal in the other semifinal at Kalyani, winning by six wickets despite trailing on first innings. Bengal scored 328, but Auqib Nabi's 5 for 87 restricted Jammu & Kashmir to 302. Bengal collapsed to 99 in their second innings and then the Northern side won the match comfortably by six wickets.

Jammu and Kasmir and Karnataka Squads

Jammu and Kashmir: Shubham Khajuria, Yawer Hassan, Shubham Pundir, Paras Dogra (c), Abdul Samad, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (wk), Abid Mushtaq, Vanshaj Sharma, Auqib Nabi Dar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sunil Kumar, Umar Nazir Mir, Rohit K Sharma, Qamran Iqbal, Musaif Ajaz, Mujtaba Yousuf, Umran Malik, Vivrant Sharma, Lone Nasir Muzaffar, Sahil Lotra, Dikshant Kundal

Karnataka: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal (c), Karun Nair, Smaran Ravichandran, Shreyas Gopal, Kruthik Krishna (wk), Vidyadhar Patil, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Shikhar Shetty, Prasidh Krishna, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Aneesh KV, Mohsin Khan, Muralidhara Venkatesh, Krishnan Shrijith, Dhruv Prabhakar

Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir H2H Record

Played: 4

Karnataka Wins: 4

J&K Wins: 0

Draw: 0

Last Meeting

The last meeting was in 2022 and Karnataka won that match by 117 runs in Chennai.

Karnataka vs Jammu and Kashmir Ranji Final Playing 11

Karnataka: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal (c), Karun Nair, Smaran Ravichandran, Shreyas Gopal, Kruthik Krishna (wk), Vidyadahar Patil, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Shikhar Shetty, Prasidh Krishna

Jammu and Kashmir: Shubham Khajuria, Yawer Hassan, Shubham Pundir, Paras Dogra (c), Abdul Samad, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (wk), Abid Mushtaq, Auqib Nabi, Vanshaj Sharma, Yudhvir Singh, Sunil Kumar