GOA vs KER Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 108th TEST Match

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GOA vs KER Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Goa vs Kerala Cricket Match Previews

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26

GOA 355/10 (110.4)

KER 526/9 (135)

GOA 199/10 (53.3)

KER 29/1 (5.5)

Kerala won by 9 wkts

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Salman Nizar* 9901100
Abhishek Nair19242179.17
BowlersOMRWECO
Vasuki Koushik* 31311
Amulya Pandrekar2.502609.18

Today's Match Live Score

Goa vs Kerala

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 — TEST — Elite Group B
Kerala won by 9 wkts

Goa — Innings 1 (355/10 in 110.4 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Suyash Prabhudessai
c Ahammed Imran b Ankit Sharma
8617210050
Kashyap Bakhale
lbw b Ankit Sharma
12352034.29
Abhinav Tejrana
c Nidheesh b Ankit Sharma
160016.67
Snehal Kauthankar (c)
c Sachin Baby b Nedumankuzhy Basil
29504058
Lalit Yadav
c Manav Krishna b Nedumankuzhy Basil
21313067.74
Yash Kasvankar
b Ankit Sharma
50975151.55
Darshan Misal
c Kunnummal b Sachin Baby
22502044
Arjun Tendulkar
c Manav Krishna b Ankit Sharma
36395092.31
Samar Shravan Dubhashi (wk)
not out
551094050.46
Amulya Pandrekar
c Sachin Baby b Ankit Sharma
10361027.78
Vasuki Koushik
c Manav Krishna b Nidheesh
21432148.84
ExtrasLegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 4 | Wides: 2 | Total: 12
Total35510 wkts, 110.4 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
MD Nidheesh20.417313.5
Nedumankuzhy Basil2257323.3
Ankit Sharma46411562.5
Sreehari S Nair903503.9
Sachin Baby1013713.7
Vishnu Vinod301605.3

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Prabhudessai & Kashyap Bakhale3074
Prabhudessai & Abhinav Tejrana714
Snehal Kauthankar & Prabhudessai5593
Prabhudessai & Lalit Yadav3158
Prabhudessai & Yash Kasvankar60115
Darshan Misal & Yash Kasvankar3873
Darshan Misal & Arjun Tendulkar2330
Samar Dubhashi & Arjun Tendulkar3549
Samar Dubhashi & Amulya Pandrekar2567
Samar Dubhashi & V Koushik5195

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Kashyap Bakhale12.130
2Abhinav Tejrana14.237
3Snehal Kauthankar29.592
4Lalit Yadav39.2123
5Suyash Prabhudessai58.3183
6Yash Kasvankar70.3221
7Darshan Misal75.3244
8Arjun Tendulkar83.4279
9Amulya Pandrekar94.5304
10Vasuki Koushik110.4355

Kerala — Innings 2 (526/9 in 135 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Rohan Kunnummal
c Yash Kasvankar b Arjun Tendulkar
15321314571.83
Abhishek Nair
lbw b Amulya Pandrekar
32683147.06
Sachin Baby
c Snehal Kauthankar b Lalit Yadav
37735050.68
Salman Nizar
c and b Lalit Yadav
521363038.24
Vishnu Vinod (c)
lbw b Amulya Pandrekar
11312814288.28
Ahammed Imran
run out (Kashyap Bakhale)
31623150
Manav Krishna (wk)
c Darshan Misal b Arjun Tendulkar
12212057.14
Ankit Sharma
b Lalit Yadav
363442105.88
Sreehari S Nair
c Snehal Kauthankar b Amulya Pandrekar
4160025
Nedumankuzhy Basil
not out
13401032.5
MD Nidheesh
not out
20221190.91
ExtrasByes: 12 | LegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 3 | Wides: 5 | Total: 23
Total5269 wkts, 135 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Arjun Tendulkar28610923.9
Vasuki Koushik2676702.6
Darshan Misal2219304.2
Lalit Yadav31311233.6
Amulya Pandrekar2108534
Yash Kasvankar603606
Abhinav Tejrana10909

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Kunnummal & Abhishek Nair97133
Kunnummal & Sachin Baby86124
Kunnummal & Salman Nizar98216
Vishnu Vinod & Salman Nizar1833
Vishnu Vinod & Ahammed Imran93112
Vishnu Vinod & Manav Krishna1833
Vishnu Vinod & Ankit Sharma6063
Vishnu Vinod & Sreehari S Nair1531
Vishnu Vinod & NP Basil714
Nidheesh & NP Basil3454

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Abhishek Nair2297
2Sachin Baby42.3183
3Rohan Kunnummal78.2281
4Salman Nizar83.5299
5Ahammed Imran102.3392
6Manav Krishna108410
7Ankit Sharma118.3470
8Sreehari S Nair123.4485
9Vishnu Vinod126492

Goa — Innings 3 (199/10 in 53.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Suyash Prabhudessai
c Manav Krishna b Nidheesh
14183077.78
Kashyap Bakhale
b Nidheesh
15191078.95
Abhinav Tejrana
c Ahammed Imran b Nidheesh
17223077.27
Snehal Kauthankar (c)
b Nedumankuzhy Basil
07000
Lalit Yadav
st Manav Krishna b Ankit Sharma
27365075
Amulya Pandrekar
c Sachin Baby b Ankit Sharma
32685047.06
Yash Kasvankar
b Ahammed Imran
6180033.33
Darshan Misal
c Abhishek Nair b Nidheesh
55824267.07
Samar Shravan Dubhashi (wk)
c Salman Nizar b Nidheesh
6121050
Arjun Tendulkar
c Sachin Baby b Ankit Sharma
24363066.67
Vasuki Koushik
not out
05000
ExtrasNoBalls: 2 | Wides: 1 | Total: 3
Total19910 wkts, 53.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Ankit Sharma1825633.1
Sreehari S Nair713404.9
MD Nidheesh13.324753.5
Nedumankuzhy Basil703715.3
Ahammed Imran612113.5
Sachin Baby11000
Vishnu Vinod10404

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Prabhudessai & Kashyap Bakhale1825
Abhinav Tejrana & Kashyap Bakhale2325
Abhinav Tejrana & Amulya Pandrekar110
Snehal Kauthankar & Amulya Pandrekar46
Yash Kasvankar & Amulya Pandrekar4469
Lalit Yadav & Amulya Pandrekar1332
Darshan Misal & Amulya Pandrekar1334
Darshan Misal & Samar Dubhashi1318
Darshan Misal & Arjun Tendulkar6084
Darshan Misal & V Koushik1020

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Suyash Prabhudessai4.118
2Kashyap Bakhale8.241
3Snehal Kauthankar1042
4Abhinav Tejrana1146
5Lalit Yadav22.290
6Yash Kasvankar27.4103
7Amulya Pandrekar33.2116
8Samar Shravan Dubhashi36.2129
9Arjun Tendulkar50.1189
10Darshan Misal53.3199

Kerala — Innings 4 (29/1 in 5.5 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Abhishek Nair
not out
19242179.17
Sachin Baby
c Samar Dubhashi b V Koushik
120050
Salman Nizar
not out
9901100
Extras
Total291 wkts, 5.5 overs
Yet to BatVishnu Vinod (c), Rohan Kunnummal, Ahammed Imran, Manav Krishna (wk), Ankit Sharma, Sreehari S Nair, MD Nidheesh, Nedumankuzhy Basil
BowlerOMRWEcon
Vasuki Koushik31311
Amulya Pandrekar2.502609.2

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Abhishek Nair & Sachin Baby713
Abhishek Nair & Salman Nizar2222

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Sachin Baby2.17

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

GOA vs KER (Goa vs Kerala) Match Details

Match Goa vs Kerala (GOA vs KER)
League Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26
Date Thursday, 29th January 2026
Time 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT)

GOA vs KER Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

GOA vs KER Match Venue: Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim, India

GOA vs KER Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.

GOA vs KER Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Goa, IN will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 32°C on the match day with 48% humidity and 5.7 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 66% chances of precipitation during the game.

Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground Pitch Favour

50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground Pitch Favour 50%
Batting Pitch
50%
Bowling Pitch

GOA vs KER (Goa vs Kerala) Playing 11

Goa (GOA) Possible Playing XI: 1. Arjun Tendulkar, 2. Kashyap Bakle, 3. Snehal Kauthankar, 4. Suyash Prabhudessai, 5. Lalit Yadav, 6. Abhinav Tejrana, 7. Deepraj Gaonkar(C), 8. Vikash Kanwar Singh, 9. Rajashekhar Harikant(WK), 10. Vasuki Koushik, 11. Shubham Tari

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

Goa vs Kerala (GOA vs KER) Match Preview

GOA vs KER Match Preview: Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 will see Goa facing off against Kerala on Thursday, 29 January 2026 at 09:30 AM IST.

Goa (GOA) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Arjun Tendulkar and Kashyap Bakle will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.

One-Down Batter

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

Middle-Order Batters

  • Suyash Prabhudessai and Lalit Yadav will strengthen the middle order for Goa.
  • Deepraj Gaonkar will lead the Goa as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Rajashekhar Harikant will do the Wicket Keeping for Goa.

Spin Bowlers

  • Shubham Desai will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Arjun Tendulkar and Shubham Tari will lead the pace attack of his team.

Kerala (KER) Team Updates

Opening Batters

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

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.

Goa vs Kerala (GOA vs KER) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

GOA vs KER 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, KER will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

GOA vs KER Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Lalit Yadav will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Darshan Misal will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

GOA vs KER Head to Head

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

TeamMatch Win
GOA0 Won
KER0 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:

KER - W L D D L
GOA - L L L L D

GOA vs KER 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. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

GOA vs KER Winning Prediction

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

GOA vs KER Small League Must Picks:

GOA - Lalit Yadav [535 points], Darshan Misal [123 points]
KER - Ankit Sharma [881 points], Baba Aparajith [741 points]

GOA vs KER Grand League Risky Picks:

GOA - Vasuki Koushik [0 points], Abhinav Tejrana [0 points]
KER - Munna Ahammed [39 points], Abhishek R-Nair [132 points]

GOA vs KER Death Over Bowlers:

GOA - Shubham Tari
KER - Biju Narayanan

Goa (GOA) Key Players

  • Snehal Kauthankar [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Shubham Tari [PTs: 56, CR: 8]
  • Vikash Kanwar Singh [PTs: 65, CR: 6]
  • Deepraj Gaonkar [12,]
  • Suyash Prabhudessai [PTs: 89, CR: 8]
  • Arjun Tendulkar [PTs: 120, CR: 7.5]
  • Lalit Yadav [7, 0W]

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]

GOA vs KER Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Snehal Kauthankar [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Vikash Kanwar Singh [PTs: 65, CR: 6]
  • Deepraj Gaonkar [PTs: 67, CR: 7]
  • Arjun Tendulkar [PTs: 120, CR: 7.5]
  • Rohan Kunnummel [PTs: 413, CR: 8]
  • Lalit Yadav [PTs: 535, CR: 8.5]
  • Baba Aparajith [PTs: 741, CR: 6.5]
  • Ankit Sharma [PTs: 881, CR: 9]

GOA vs KER Injury / Unavailability

Goa Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Kerala Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

GOA vs KER Live Stream

Where can I see GOA vs KER Live Score?

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

Goa vs Kerala (GOA vs KER) Squads

Goa (GOA) Squad: Abhinav Tejrana, Arjun Tendulkar, Deepraj Gaonkar(C), Shubham Desai, Suyash Prabhudessai, Snehal Kauthankar, Darshan Misal, Amulaya Pandrekar, Lalit Yadav, Rajashekhar Harikant(WK), Kashyap Bakle, Shubham Tari, Vikash Kanwar Singh, Azaan Thota, Vasuki Koushik

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

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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