KER vs CHN Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 94th TEST Match

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KER vs CHN Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Kerala vs Chandigarh Cricket Match Previews

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26

KER 139/10 (56)

CDG 416/10 (115.4)

KER 185/10 (48)

Chandigarh won by an innings and 92 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Eden Apple Tom* 14382036.84
BowlersOMRWECO
Jagjit Singh* 922512.78
Vishu Kashyap1224133.42
Kerala Confirmed Playing11:
1- Mohammed Azharuddeen(w/c), 2- Vishnu Vinod, 3- Sachin Baby, 4- Baba Aparajith, 5- Ankit Sharma, 6- Salman Nizar, 7- Abhishek Nair, 8- Akarsh AK, 9- Sreehari S Nair, 10- Eden Apple Tom, 11- MD Nidheesh
Chandigarh Confirmed Playing11:
1- Shivam Bhambri, 2- Arjun Azad, 3- Vishu Kashyap, 4- Manan Vohra(c), 5- Nikhil Thakur, 6- Nishunk Birla, 7- Arjit Singh Pannu(w), 8- Taranpreet Singh, 9- Jagjit Singh, 10- Karthik Sandil, 11- Rohit Dhanda

Today's Match Live Score

Kerala vs Chandigarh

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 — TEST — Elite Group B
Chandigarh won by an innings and 92 runs

Kerala — Innings 1 (139/10 in 56 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Akarsh AK
b Rohit Dhanda
14513027.45
Abhishek Nair
c Vishu Kashyap b Karthik Sandil
120050
Sachin Baby
lbw b Rohit Dhanda
411106037.27
Baba Aparajith
c Arjit Pannu b Nishunk Birla
491077045.79
Vishnu Vinod
lbw b Rohit Dhanda
05000
Salman Nizar
batting
13372035.14
Mohammed Azharuddeen (c) (wk)
c Arjit Pannu b Jagjit Singh
451080
Ankit Sharma
b Nishunk Birla
130033.33
Sreehari S Nair
lbw b Nishunk Birla
01000
Eden Apple Tom
b Jagjit Singh
09000
MD Nidheesh
c Shivam Bhambri b Nishunk Birla
190011.11
ExtrasByes: 5 | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 3 | Wides: 1 | Total: 15
Total13910 wkts, 56 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Jagjit Singh1031721.7
Karthik Sandil612013.3
Vishu Kashyap1132402.2
Rohit Dhanda1242732.2
Nishunk Birla1774042.4

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Akarsh AK & Abhishek Nair00
Sachin Baby & Akarsh AK01
Sachin Baby & Aparajith01
Vishnu Vinod & Aparajith01
Salman Nizar & Aparajith01
Salman Nizar & Azharuddeen01
Salman Nizar & Ankit Sharma01
Salman Nizar & Sreehari S Nair01
Salman Nizar & Eden Apple01
Salman Nizar & Nidheesh01

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Abhishek Nair1.16
2Akarsh AK16.437
3Sachin Baby40.195
4Vishnu Vinod4195
5Baba Aparajith48117
6Mohammed Azharuddeen50.1122
7Ankit Sharma51.1123
8Sreehari S Nair51.2123
9Eden Apple Tom54.1134
10MD Nidheesh56139

Chandigarh — Innings 2 (416/10 in 115.4 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Nikhil Thakur
c Azharuddeen b Nidheesh
11201055
Arjun Azad
b Eden Apple
10212315182.93
Manan Vohra (c)
lbw b Vishnu Vinod
11320611154.85
Shivam Bhambri
c Aparajith b Vishnu Vinod
41653263.08
Arjit Singh Pannu (wk)
st Azharuddeen b Aparajith
52988053.06
Taranpreet Singh
b Sreehari S Nair
25552145.45
Vishu Kashyap
c Azharuddeen b Eden Apple
31633149.21
Nishunk Birla
c Abhishek Nair b Eden Apple
6220027.27
Jagjit Singh
b Eden Apple
15283053.57
Rohit Dhanda
not out
114007.14
Karthik Sandil
b Ankit Sharma
02000
ExtrasByes: 16 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 19
Total41610 wkts, 115.4 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
MD Nidheesh1907113.7
Baba Aparajith1516514.3
Sreehari S Nair2559313.7
Ankit Sharma34.468312.4
Eden Apple Tom1546144.1
Vishnu Vinod702623.7

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Nikhil Thakur & Arjun Azad2539
Vohra & Arjun Azad161225
Vohra & Shivam Bhambri82143
Vohra & Arjit Pannu514
Taranpreet Singh & Arjit Pannu65127
Vishu Kashyap & Arjit Pannu3249
Vishu Kashyap & Nishunk Birla2546
Vishu Kashyap & Jagjit Singh724
Rohit Dhanda & Jagjit Singh1325
Rohit Dhanda & Karthik Sandil14

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Nikhil Thakur6.225
2Arjun Azad43.4186
3Shivam Bhambri67.3268
4Manan Vohra69.5273
5Taranpreet Singh91338
6Arjit Singh Pannu99.1370
7Nishunk Birla106.5395
8Vishu Kashyap110.5402
9Jagjit Singh115415
10Karthik Sandil115.4416

Kerala — Innings 3 (185/10 in 48 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Abhishek Nair
c Arjit Pannu b Karthik Sandil
4410100
Rohan Kunnummal
lbw b Vishu Kashyap
11131184.62
Sachin Baby
b Rohit Dhanda
6350017.14
Baba Aparajith
c Nikhil Thakur b Jagjit Singh
17201185
Vishnu Vinod
c and b Rohit Dhanda
5643120130.23
Salman Nizar
b Vishu Kashyap
53854462.35
Mohammed Azharuddeen (c) (wk)
c Nishunk Birla b Rohit Dhanda
03000
Ankit Sharma
lbw b Rohit Dhanda
01000
Sreehari S Nair
lbw b Arjun Azad
233006.06
Eden Apple Tom
not out
14382036.84
MD Nidheesh
c Jagjit Singh b Vishu Kashyap
12133092.31
ExtrasByes: 8 | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 10
Total18510 wkts, 48 overs
Yet to BatAkarsh AK
BowlerOMRWEcon
Karthik Sandil20512.5
Nishunk Birla826107.6
Rohit Dhanda1433842.7
Vishu Kashyap1224133.4
Jagjit Singh922512.8
Taranpreet Singh11000
Arjun Azad20613

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Abhishek Nair & Kunnummal44
Sachin Baby & Kunnummal1731
Vishnu Vinod & Sachin Baby1935
Vishnu Vinod & Aparajith44
Vishnu Vinod & Salman Nizar6371
Azharuddeen & Salman Nizar03
Ankit Sharma & Salman Nizar01
Sreehari S Nair & Salman Nizar3469
Eden Apple & Salman Nizar2653
Eden Apple & Nidheesh1817

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Abhishek Nair0.44
2Rohan Kunnummal5.521
3Sachin Baby11.440
4Baba Aparajith12.244
5Vishnu Vinod24.1107
6Mohammed Azharuddeen24.4107
7Ankit Sharma24.5107
8Sreehari S Nair36.2141
9Salman Nizar45.1167
10MD Nidheesh48185

KER vs CHN Match Prediction, Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26, Kerala vs Chandigarh Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

KER vs CHN (Kerala vs Chandigarh) Match Details

Match Kerala vs Chandigarh (KER vs CHN)
League Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26
Date Thursday, 22nd January 2026
Time 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT)

KER vs CHN Venue: Thiruvananthapuram, KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram

KER vs CHN Pitch Report: Pitch is decent and sporting one, dew does not play a big role here.

KER vs CHN Weather Report: The weather will be clean and there are no chances of rain.

KER vs CHN (Kerala vs Chandigarh) Playing 11

Kerala (KER) Possible Playing XI: 1. Rohan Kunnummel(C), 2. Abhishek R-Nair, 3. Baba Aparajith, 4. Vishnu Vinod, 5. Mohammed Azharuddeen(WK), 6. Ankit Sharma, 7. MD Nidheesh, 8. Biju Narayanan, 9. Eden Apple Tom, 10. Salman Nizar, 11. Sharafuddeen-NM

Chandigarh (CHN) Possible Playing XI: 1. Arslan Khan, 2. Manan Vohra(C), 3. Arjun Azad, 4. Tushar Joshi(WK), 5. Ankit Kaushik, 6. Sanyam Saini, 7. Taranpreet Singh, 8. Jagjit Singh Sandhu, 9. Nishunk Birla, 10. Rohit Dhanda, 11. Sandeep Sharma

Kerala vs Chandigarh (KER vs CHN) Match Preview

KER vs CHN Match Preview: Kerala will lock horns against Chandigarh in Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 on Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 09:30 AM IST.

Kerala (KER) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Rohan Kunnummel and Abhishek R-Nair will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

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

Middle-Order Batters

  • Vishnu Vinod and Mohammed Azharuddeen will strengthen the middle order for Kerala.
  • Rohan Kunnummel will lead the Kerala as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Mohammed Azharuddeen will do the Wicket Keeping for Kerala.

Pace Bowlers

  • KM Asif and Biju Narayanan will lead the pace attack of his team.

Chandigarh (CHN) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Arslan Khan and Manan Vohra will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

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

Middle-Order Batters

  • Tushar Joshi and Ankit Kaushik will strengthen the middle order for Chandigarh.
  • Manan Vohra will lead the Chandigarh as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Nikhil Thakur will do the Wicket Keeping for Chandigarh.

Pace Bowlers

  • Rohit Dhanda and Vishu Kashyap will lead the pace attack of his team.

Kerala vs Chandigarh (KER vs CHN) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

KER vs CHN Match Prediction: Kerala 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, CHN will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

KER vs CHN Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Ankit Sharma will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Baba Aparajith will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

KER vs CHN Head to Head

KER vs CHN Head to Head Records: Kerala vs Chandigarh have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Kerala have won 0 whereas Chandigarh have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
KER0 Won
CHN0 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, KER vs CHN

KER - W L D D L
CHN - L W L L D

KER vs CHN 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, both are good. However Nikhil Thakur will be the better option.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

KER vs CHN Winning Prediction

  1. Kerala team has the upper hand over Chandigarh team. So try to pick more players from Kerala

KER vs CHN Small League Must Picks:

KER - Ankit Sharma [881 points], Baba Aparajith [741 points]
CHN - Taranpreet Singh [804 points], Arjun Azad [653 points]

KER vs CHN Grand League Risky Picks:

KER - Munna Ahammed [39 points], Abhishek R-Nair [132 points]
CHN - Arslan Khan [0 points], Jagjit Singh Sandhu [191 points]

KER vs CHN Death Over Bowlers:

KER - Biju Narayanan
CHN -

Kerala (KER) Key Players

  • Eden Apple Tom [PTs: 239, CR: 7]
  • MD Nidheesh [PTs: 305, CR: 9]
  • Rohan Kunnummel [PTs: 413, CR: 8]
  • Sharafuddeen-NM [PTs: 713, CR: 9]
  • Baba Aparajith [PTs: 741, CR: 6.5]
  • Ankit Sharma [PTs: 881, CR: 9]

Chandigarh (CHN) Key Players

  • Manan Vohra [7, 14, 9, 12]
  • Sandeep Sharma [PTs: 351, CR: 8.5]
  • Sanyam Saini [PTs: 388, CR: 8]
  • Rohit Dhanda [PTs: 557, CR: 8.5]
  • Ankit Kaushik [PTs: 607, CR: 9]
  • Taranpreet Singh [PTs: 804, CR: 8.5]

KER vs CHN Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Manan Vohra [PTs: 340, CR: 8.5]
  • Sanyam Saini [PTs: 388, CR: 8]
  • Rohan Kunnummel [PTs: 413, CR: 8]
  • Baba Aparajith [PTs: 741, CR: 6.5]
  • Taranpreet Singh [PTs: 804, CR: 8.5]
  • Ankit Sharma [PTs: 881, CR: 9]

KER vs CHN Injury / Unavailability

Kerala Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Chandigarh Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

KER vs CHN Live Stream

Where can I see KER vs CHN Live Score?

You can see KER vs CHN Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

KER vs CHN match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

Kerala vs Chandigarh (KER vs CHN) Squads

Kerala (KER) Squad: Baba Aparajith, Vishnu Vinod, Mohammed Azharuddeen(WK), Salman Nizar, MD Nidheesh, KM Asif, Rohan Kunnummel(C), Munna Ahammed, Ankit Sharma, Akhil Scaria, Krishna Prasad, Abhishek R-Nair, Sharafuddeen-NM, Biju Narayanan, Eden Apple Tom, Abhijth Praveen

Chandigarh (CHN) Squad: Sandeep Sharma, Manan Vohra(C), Arslan Khan, Jagjit Singh Sandhu, Ankit Kaushik, Hartejassvi Kapoor, Vishu Kashyap, Taranpreet Singh, Nikhil Thakur(WK), Sanyam Saini, Rohit Dhanda, Hardik Choudhary, Arjun Azad, Tushar Joshi(WK), Nishunk Birla

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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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