KAR vs MP Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 96th TEST Match

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Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh Cricket Match Previews

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26

MP 323/10 (116.1)

KAR 191/10 (64.1)

MP 229/8 (75.1)

KAR 144/10 (67.5)

Madhya Pradesh won by 217 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Vidyadhar Patil* 26695037.68
BowlersOMRWECO
Saransh Jain* 19.543731.87
Kumar Kartikeya1864212.33

Today's Match Live Score

Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 — TEST — Elite Group B
Madhya Pradesh won by 217 runs

Madhya Pradesh — Innings 1 (323/10 in 116.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Yash Dubey
c Vidyadhar Patil b Shikhar Shetty
29576050.88
Himanshu Mantri (wk)
lbw b Vijaykumar Vyshak
391144034.21
Shubham Sharma
c (sub)Kruthik Krishna b Shreyas Gopal
331512021.85
Venkatesh Iyer
c Vidhwath Kaverappa b Vijaykumar Vyshak
8713512064.44
Rajat Patidar (c)
c Aneesh KV b Shreyas Gopal
30484062.5
Saransh Jain
lbw b Vidhwath Kaverappa
32466069.57
Aryan Pandey
c (sub)Kruthik Krishna b Vidhwath Kaverappa
5251020
Akshat Raghuwanshi
b Vidyadhar Patil
22761028.95
Sagar Solanki
c (sub)Kruthik Krishna b Vidyadhar Patil
20392051.28
Kumar Kartikeya
b Vidyadhar Patil
02000
Kuldeep Sen
not out
04000
ExtrasByes: 9 | LegByes: 10 | Wides: 7 | Total: 26
Total32310 wkts, 116.1 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Vidhwath Kaverappa2065022.5
Vidyadhar Patil22.145632.5
Vijaykumar Vyshak2257123.2
Shikhar Shetty2747012.6
Shreyas Gopal2475622.3
Karun Nair10101

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Yash Dubey & Mantri53111
Shubham Sharma & Mantri36115
Shubham Sharma & Venkatesh Iyer75170
Rajat Patidar & Venkatesh Iyer69102
Rajat Patidar & Saransh Jain013
Aryan Pandey & Saransh Jain2344
Raghuwanshi & Saransh Jain2546
Raghuwanshi & Sagar Solanki4184
Raghuwanshi & Kartikeya02
Raghuwanshi & Kuldeep Sen110

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Yash Dubey18.353
2Himanshu Mantri37.489
3Shubham Sharma66164
4Venkatesh Iyer83233
5Rajat Patidar85.1233
6Aryan Pandey92.3256
7Saransh Jain100.1281
8Sagar Solanki114.1322
9Kumar Kartikeya114.3322
10Akshat Raghuwanshi116.1323

Karnataka — Innings 2 (191/10 in 64.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Aneesh KV
c Rajat Patidar b Saransh Jain
921719153.8
Mayank Agarwal (c)
c Sagar Solanki b Aryan Pandey
07000
Devdutt Padikkal
lbw b Saransh Jain
01000
Karun Nair
run out (Rajat Patidar)
12191063.16
Krishnan Shrijith (wk)
c Himanshu Mantri b Kuldeep Sen
7171041.18
Abhinav Manohar
st Himanshu Mantri b Saransh Jain
14222063.64
Shreyas Gopal
lbw b Saransh Jain
41765053.95
Shikhar Shetty
lbw b Aryan Pandey
5310016.13
Vidyadhar Patil
b Sagar Solanki
4121033.33
Vijaykumar Vyshak
b Kuldeep Sen
5140035.71
Vidhwath Kaverappa
not out
8152053.33
ExtrasLegByes: 3 | Total: 3
Total19110 wkts, 64.1 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Kumar Kartikeya1014504.5
Aryan Pandey1213522.9
Saransh Jain20.144242.1
Kuldeep Sen1214523.8
Sagar Solanki1032112.1

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Aneesh KV & Mayank Agarwal212
Aneesh KV & Padikkal313
Aneesh KV & Karun Nair1428
Aneesh KV & KL Shrijith2040
Aneesh KV & Abhinav Manohar2140
Aneesh KV & Shreyas Gopal82135
Aneesh KV & Shikhar Shetty1341
Aneesh KV & Vidyadhar Patil718
Vijaykumar Vyshak & Aneesh KV1026
Kaverappa & Aneesh KV1932

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Mayank Agarwal22
2Devdutt Padikkal4.15
3Karun Nair8.519
4Krishnan Shrijith15.339
5Abhinav Manohar22.160
6Shreyas Gopal44.4142
7Shikhar Shetty51.3155
8Vidyadhar Patil54.3162
9Aneesh KV58.5172
10Vijaykumar Vyshak64.1191

Madhya Pradesh — Innings 3 (229/8 in 75.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Yash Dubey
lbw b Shikhar Shetty
17542031.48
Himanshu Mantri (wk)
b Shreyas Gopal
962144044.86
Shubham Sharma
b Vidyadhar Patil
32493065.31
Rajat Patidar (c)
b Vidyadhar Patil
02000
Venkatesh Iyer
b Shreyas Gopal
130033.33
Akshat Raghuwanshi
b Shikhar Shetty
13281046.43
Saransh Jain
retd hurt
15311148.39
Sagar Solanki
lbw b Vidyadhar Patil
13322040.62
Aryan Pandey
c Mayank Agarwal b Vidyadhar Patil
18282064.29
Kumar Kartikeya
not out
111020110
ExtrasByes: 5 | Wides: 8 | Total: 13
Total2298 wkts, 75.1 overs
Yet to BatKuldeep Sen
BowlerOMRWEcon
Vidhwath Kaverappa1443202.3
Vidyadhar Patil1855443
Vijaykumar Vyshak1113903.5
Shikhar Shetty1104123.7
Shreyas Gopal21.135822.7

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Yash Dubey & Mantri38114
Mantri & Shubham Sharma5893
Rajat Patidar & Mantri02
Venkatesh Iyer & Mantri37
Raghuwanshi & Mantri2456
Saransh Jain & Mantri3056
Mantri & Sagar Solanki2660
Aryan Pandey & Mantri2539
Kartikeya & Mantri3347

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Yash Dubey1938
2Shubham Sharma34.396
3Rajat Patidar34.596
4Venkatesh Iyer3699
5Akshat Raghuwanshi45.2123
6Sagar Solanki64.4179
7Aryan Pandey72.3212
8Himanshu Mantri75.1229

Karnataka — Innings 4 (144/10 in 67.5 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Aneesh KV
c Himanshu Mantri b Kuldeep Sen
571427040.14
Mayank Agarwal (c)
c Akshat Raghuwanshi b Aryan Pandey
7211033.33
Devdutt Padikkal
b Aryan Pandey
02000
Nikin Jose
lbw b Saransh Jain
261012025.74
Shreyas Gopal
b Sagar Solanki
130033.33
Abhinav Manohar
lbw b Sagar Solanki
6371016.22
Krishnan Shrijith (wk)
c and b Sagar Solanki
01000
Vidyadhar Patil
not out
26695037.68
Vijaykumar Vyshak
c and b Kumar Kartikeya
8211038.1
Shikhar Shetty
b Saransh Jain
111009.09
Vidhwath Kaverappa
b Saransh Jain
01000
ExtrasByes: 5 | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 1 | Total: 12
Total14410 wkts, 67.5 overs
Yet to BatKarun Nair
BowlerOMRWEcon
Aryan Pandey74921.3
Saransh Jain19.543731.9
Kumar Kartikeya1864212.3
Kuldeep Sen912713
Sagar Solanki1452031.4

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Aneesh KV & Mayank Agarwal1550
Aneesh KV & Padikkal01
Aneesh KV & Nikin Jose61163
Aneesh KV & Shreyas Gopal14
Aneesh KV & Abhinav Manohar1448
Aneesh KV & KL Shrijith01
Aneesh KV & Vidyadhar Patil2366
Vijaykumar Vyshak & Vidyadhar Patil1942
Shikhar Shetty & Vidyadhar Patil1132
Kaverappa & Vidyadhar Patil01

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Mayank Agarwal8.215
2Devdutt Padikkal8.415
3Nikin Jose 35.476
4Shreyas Gopal36.277
5Abhinav Manohar44.291
6Krishnan Shrijith44.391
7Aneesh KV55.2114
8Vijaykumar Vyshak62.2133
9Shikhar Shetty67.4144
10Vidhwath Kaverappa67.5144

KAR vs MP Match Prediction, Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26, Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

KAR vs MP (Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh) Match Details

Match Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh (KAR vs MP)
League Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26
Date Thursday, 22nd January 2026
Time 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT)

KAR vs MP Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

KAR vs MP Match Venue: KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur, India

KAR vs MP Pitch Report: The pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of fast bowlers

KAR vs MP Weather Report: Weather in Alūr, IN is cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 22°C on the match day with 77% humidity and 5.4 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 50% chances of precipitation during the game.

KSCA Cricket Ground Pitch Favour

50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
KSCA Cricket Ground Pitch Favour 50%
Batting Pitch
50%
Bowling Pitch

KAR vs MP (Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh) Playing 11

Karnataka (KAR) Possible Playing XI: 1. Mayank Agarwal(C), 2. Devdutt Padikkal, 3. Karun Nair, 4. Smaran Ravichandran, 5. KL Shrijith(WK), 6. Abhinav Manohar, 7. Shreyas Gopal, 8. Dhruv Prabhakar, 9. Vidyadhar Patil, 10. Vyshak Vijaykumar, 11. Abhilash Shetty

Madhya Pradesh (MP) Possible Playing XI: 1. Yash Dubey(WK), 2. Himanshu Mantri(WK), 3. Venkatesh Iyer(C), 4. Akshat Raghuwanshi, 5. Tripuresh Singh, 6. Shubham Sharma, 7. Rajat Patidar, 8. Saransh Jain, 9. Shivang Kumar, 10. Mangesh Yadav, 11. Kumar Kartikeya

Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh (KAR vs MP) Match Preview

KAR vs MP Match Preview: Karnataka will lock horns against Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 on Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 09:00 AM IST.

Karnataka (KAR) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Karun Nair will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Smaran Ravichandran and KL Shrijith will strengthen the middle order for Karnataka.
  • Mayank Agarwal will lead the Karnataka as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • KL Shrijith will do the Wicket Keeping for Karnataka.

Spin Bowlers

  • Shreyas Gopal will take care of the spin bowling of the team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Pace Bowlers

  • Vyshak Vijaykumar and Vidyadhar Patil will lead the pace attack of his team.

Madhya Pradesh (MP) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.

One-Down Batter

  • Venkatesh Iyer will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Akshat Raghuwanshi and Tripuresh Singh will strengthen the middle order for Madhya Pradesh.
  • Venkatesh Iyer will lead the Madhya Pradesh as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Yash Dubey will do the Wicket Keeping for Madhya Pradesh.

Spin Bowlers

  • Tripuresh Singh and Kumar Kartikeya will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Aryan Pandey and Rahul Batham will lead the pace attack of his team.

Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh (KAR vs MP) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

KAR vs MP Match Prediction: Madhya Pradesh looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, KAR will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

KAR vs MP Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Shreyas Gopal will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Abhinav Manohar will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

KAR vs MP Head to Head

KAR vs MP Head to Head Records: Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Karnataka have won 0 whereas Madhya Pradesh have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
KAR0 Won
MP0 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Star Sports.

POINTS TABLE - Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
Group A
1Jharkhand74120+0.93431
WWLDW
2Andhra74030+0.86231
DWWWW
3Vidarbha74120+0.51231
WLWWD
4Uttar Pradesh71231+0.32517
LLDWNR
5Baroda72131-0.08917
DWLDNR
6Tamil Nadu71240-0.33614
DWDLD
7Odisha71510-0.2487
LLWLL
8Nagaland70520-1.2074
DLLLL
Group B
1Madhya Pradesh73040+0.10828
WWDWD
2Karnataka73130+0.50327
WLWDW
3Saurashtra73040+0.77725
WWWDD
4Maharashtra73130+0.29724
LWWDD
5Kerala71230-0.16114
WLDDL
6Goa71420-0.01411
LLLLD
7Punjab71330-1.18811
LLLWD
8Chandigarh71510-0.2118
LWLLD
Group C
1Bengal75020+0.43436
WWDWD
2Uttarakhand74210+0.33729
WWLWW
3Haryana74300+0.20324
LWLLW
4Railways73220-0.32723
WWWLD
5Services73400-0.21819
LLWLL
6Gujarat72410+0.30515
LLWWL
7Tripura71420+0.17612
WLLDD
8Assam70340-1.3684
LLDDD
Group D
1Mumbai74030+0.24333
DWWWD
2Jammu and kashmir73130+0.73424
DDWWD
3Chhattisgarh71150-0.72417
DDDWD
4Hyderabad71240+0.53616
DLLDW
5Rajasthan71240+0.02714
LDDDD
6Puducherry71240+0.21712
WDLLD
7Delhi70160-0.2829
DDDLD
8Himachal Pradesh70250-0.4029
DDDLL
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 Schedule

Recent Forms: 521, Cricket, KAR vs MP

MP - W W D W D
KAR - W L W D W

KAR vs MP Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, Yash Dubey is the best choice.
  4. This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.

KAR vs MP Winning Prediction

  1. Madhya Pradesh team has the upper hand over Karnataka team. So try to pick more players from Madhya Pradesh

KAR vs MP Small League Must Picks:

KAR - Shreyas Gopal [817 points], Abhinav Manohar [688 points]
MP - Mangesh Yadav [912 points], Rishabh Chouhan [523 points]

KAR vs MP Grand League Risky Picks:

KAR - Smaran Ravichandran [0 points], Karun Nair [0 points]
MP - Venkatesh Iyer [0 points], Rajat Patidar [0 points]

KAR vs MP Death Over Bowlers:

KAR - Vyshak Vijaykumar
MP - Aryan Pandey, Rahul Batham

Karnataka (KAR) Key Players

  • Karun Nair [[4, 15], [47, ], ]
  • Vyshak Vijaykumar [PTs: 219, CR: 7.5]
  • Mayank Agarwal [33, [26, 23], [60, 4], [150, 62]]
  • Abhinav Manohar [PTs: 688, CR: 8]
  • Shreyas Gopal [[1W, 0W], ]

Madhya Pradesh (MP) Key Players

  • Venkatesh Iyer [25, (29*, 1W), 7, (15, 2W), (1, 1W),]
  • Rajat Patidar [10, 2, 71, 5, 41,]
  • Yash Dubey [28, 4, 16, 0, 3,]
  • Shivang Kumar [PTs: 428, CR: 9]
  • Mangesh Yadav [PTs: 912, CR: 4.5]

KAR vs MP Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Venkatesh Iyer [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Rajat Patidar [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Karun Nair [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
  • Yash Dubey [PTs: 296, CR: 8]
  • Mayank Agarwal [PTs: 587, CR: 6.5]
  • Abhinav Manohar [PTs: 688, CR: 8]
  • Shreyas Gopal [PTs: 817, CR: 6]

KAR vs MP Injury / Unavailability

Karnataka Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Madhya Pradesh Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

KAR vs MP Live Stream

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Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh (KAR vs MP) Squads

Karnataka (KAR) Squad: Mayank Agarwal(C), Karun Nair, BR Sharath(WK), Shreyas Gopal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Abhilash Shetty, Vidyadhar Patil, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Shrijith(WK), Dhruv Prabhakar, Abhinav Manohar, Manvanth Kumar L, Harshil Dharmani, Smaran Ravichandran

Madhya Pradesh (MP) Squad: Venkatesh Iyer(C), Rajat Patidar, Yash Dubey(WK), Kumar Kartikeya, Saransh Jain, Rishabh Chouhan, Rahul Batham, Harpreet-Singh-Bhatia, Shubham Sharma, Himanshu Mantri(WK), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mangesh Yadav, Harsh Gawli(WK), Aryan Pandey, Tripuresh Singh, Madhav Tiwari, Shivang Kumar, Ritik Tada

DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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