At a momentous occasion for Indian domestic cricket, the eight-time Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka Will compete with the finalists for the first time Jammu and Kashmir In the summit clash of the 2025-26 season at the KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground. The five-day encounter, starting on Tuesday (February 24), represents a fairy-tale journey for the Jammu and Kashmir side and a return to the glory days for the star-studded Karnataka lineup.
Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Final: Match Details
- date: 24-28 February (Tuesday to Saturday)
- Match start time: 9:30 am IST
- Toss time: 9:00 AM IST
- venue: KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli
Broadcast and Live Streaming Details
Cricket fans across India can watch all the action of this historic final through multiple platforms.
television broadcast
The Ranji Trophy final will be telecast live on Star Sports Network in India. Fans can tune in to dedicated sports channels to watch the five-day competition.
live streaming
For those who prefer to watch online, the match will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website. Viewers can access the stream with a valid subscription on the platform.
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Road to the final: Contrasting journeys of both teams
Karnataka’s dominance
The eight-time champions made it to the Ranji Trophy final for the first time since the 2014–15 season with a dominant performance against Uttarakhand in the semi-finals. captain Devdutt Padikkal Leading from the front, he scored a mammoth inning of 232 runs, while KL Rahul made a brilliant contribution of 141 runs. The emergence of Smaran Ravichandran, who hit two centuries (135 and 127), highlighted Karnataka’s batting depth as they posted a mammoth score of 736 in the first innings.
Squad: Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal (captain), Karun Nair, Smaran R, Shreyas Gopal, Kruthik Krishna, Vidwath Kawerappa, Vidyadhar Patil, Prasidh Krishna, Mohsin Khan, Shikhar Shetty, Srijit KL, Visak V.
Historical achievement of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir’s journey to its first Ranji Trophy final in 67 years since gaining affiliation from the BCCI has been nothing short of remarkable. After defeating former champions Madhya Pradesh in the quarter-finals, they made a spectacular comeback against Bengal in the semi-finals. Despite gaining the lead in the first innings, fast bowler Auqib Nabi’s match figures of 9/123 turned the tables, with Sunil Kumar’s lethal second-innings magic bowling out Bengal for just 99 runs. Captain Paras Dogra and explosive batsman Abdul Samad Then gave the team a historic victory by six wickets.
Squad: Jammu and Kashmir: Paras Dogra (captain), Abdul Samad, Shubham Khajuria, Qamran Iqbal, Abid Mushtaq, Vivant Sharma, Umran Malik, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Oqib Nabi Dar, Sunil Kumar, Lone Nasir Muzaffar, Mujtaba Yousuf, Musaif Azaz, Sahil Lotra, Umar Nazir Mir, Vansh Sharma, Kanhaiya Wadhawan, Yawar Hasan, Rohit K Sharma, Shubham Pundir, Dikshant Kundal.