Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 | 08-Nov-2025 09:30 AM | KCA Cricket Ground
KER 154/3 (63)
SAUR 402/8 (98)
KER 233/10 (74.5)
SAUR 160/10 (55.2)
Match drawn
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahammed Imran* | 42 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 91.3 |
| Varun Nayanar | 66 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 41.25 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dharmendrasinh Jadeja* | 27 | 7 | 52 | 2 | 1.93 |
| Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | 13 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2.54 |
Kerala vs Saurashtra
Saurashtra — Innings 1 (160/10 in 55.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvik Desai (wk) c Kunnummal b Nidheesh | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chirag Jani c Akarsh AK b Nidheesh | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25 | |
| Jay Gohil c Akarsh AK b Eden Apple | 84 | 123 | 11 | 2 | 68.29 | |
| Vasavada c Aparajith b Nidheesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Prerak Mankad c Azharuddeen b Nidheesh | 13 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 27.66 | |
| Ansh Gosai c Azharuddeen b Nidheesh | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Sammar Gajjar c Azharuddeen b Aparajith | 23 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 41.07 | |
| DA Jadeja lbw b Aparajith | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 | |
| Jaydev Unadkat (c) b Nidheesh | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |
| Yuvrajsinh Dodiya not out | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 | |
| Hiten Kanbi c Azharuddeen b Aparajith | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Extras | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 2 | |||||
| Total | 160 | 10 wkts, 55.2 overs | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nidheesh | 13 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Nedumankuzhy Basil | 14 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 3 |
| Eden Apple | 12 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Ankit Sharma | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Aparajith | 9.2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Harvik Desai & Chirag Jani | 0 | 5 |
| Jay Gohil & Chirag Jani | 7 | 36 |
| Jay Gohil & Vasavada | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Gohil & Prerak Mankad | 69 | 108 |
| Ansh Gosai & Jay Gohil | 6 | 10 |
| Sammar Gajjar & Jay Gohil | 41 | 81 |
| Sammar Gajjar & Dharmendrasinh Jadeja | 16 | 27 |
| Unadkat & Dharmendrasinh Jadeja | 1 | 3 |
| Unadkat & Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | 19 | 56 |
| Hiten Kanbi & Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | 1 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvik Desai | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Chirag Jani | 6.5 | 7 |
| 3 | Vasavada | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Prerak Mankad | 24.5 | 76 |
| 5 | Ansh Gosai | 26.3 | 82 |
| 6 | Jay Gohil | 40 | 123 |
| 7 | Sammar Gajjar | 44.3 | 139 |
| 8 | DA Jadeja | 45 | 140 |
| 9 | Jaydev Unadkat | 54.2 | 159 |
| 10 | Hiten Kanbi | 55.2 | 160 |
Kerala — Innings 2 (233/10 in 74.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akarsh AK b Hiten Kanbi | 18 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 35.29 | |
| Kunnummal lbw b Chirag Jani | 80 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 83.33 | |
| Sachin Baby c Ansh Gosai b Hiten Kanbi | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 | |
| Ahammed Imran c and b Jaydev Unadkat | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 24.39 | |
| Aparajith c Prerak Mankad b Jaydev Unadkat | 69 | 145 | 6 | 1 | 47.59 | |
| Azharuddeen (c) (wk) c Harvik Desai b Jaydev Unadkat | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ankit Sharma c Ansh Gosai b DA Jadeja | 38 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 56.72 | |
| Varun Nayanar c Vasavada b Prerak Mankad | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nedumankuzhy Basil run out (Jay Gohil) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eden Apple b Jaydev Unadkat | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Nidheesh not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Abhishek P Nair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 12 | |||||
| Total | 233 | 10 wkts, 74.5 overs | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydev Unadkat | 16.5 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Hiten Kanbi | 13 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Chirag Jani | 14 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Prerak Mankad | 12 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3.1 |
| DA Jadeja | 16 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Akarsh AK & Kunnummal | 61 | 91 |
| Kunnummal & Sachin Baby | 14 | 22 |
| Ahammed Imran & Kunnummal | 28 | 61 |
| Aparajith & Kunnummal | 25 | 69 |
| Aparajith & Azharuddeen | 8 | 26 |
| Aparajith & Ankit Sharma | 78 | 129 |
| Aparajith & Varun Nayanar | 5 | 17 |
| Aparajith & NP Basil | 2 | 8 |
| Aparajith & Eden Apple | 11 | 17 |
| Aparajith & Nidheesh | 1 | 11 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akarsh AK | 15 | 61 |
| 2 | Sachin Baby | 18.4 | 75 |
| 3 | Ahammed Imran | 28.5 | 103 |
| 4 | Kunnummal | 40.2 | 128 |
| 5 | Azharuddeen | 44.4 | 136 |
| 6 | Ankit Sharma | 66 | 214 |
| 7 | Varun Nayanar | 68.5 | 219 |
| 8 | Nedumankuzhy Basil | 70.1 | 221 |
| 9 | Eden Apple | 73 | 232 |
| 10 | Aparajith | 74.5 | 233 |
Saurashtra — Innings 3 (402/8 in 98 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvik Desai (wk) c Kunnummal b Nidheesh | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23.81 | |
| Sammar Gajjar b Nedumankuzhy Basil | 31 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 37.35 | |
| Jay Gohil lbw b Nidheesh | 24 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 92.31 | |
| Vasavada c Azharuddeen b Aparajith | 74 | 147 | 6 | 0 | 50.34 | |
| Chirag Jani b Nedumankuzhy Basil | 152 | 204 | 14 | 4 | 74.51 | |
| Prerak Mankad b Nidheesh | 62 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 88.57 | |
| Ansh Gosai c Nedumankuzhy Basil b Nidheesh | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| DA Jadeja c Azharuddeen b Nedumankuzhy Basil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | |
| Yuvrajsinh Dodiya not out | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.31 | |
| Jaydev Unadkat (c) not out | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 110 | |
| Hiten Kanbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 3 | Wides: 6 | Total: 16 | |||||
| Total | 402 | 8 wkts, 98 overs | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nidheesh | 23 | 2 | 83 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Nedumankuzhy Basil | 18 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Eden Apple | 15 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Aparajith | 20 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Ankit Sharma | 19 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Ahammed Imran | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Harvik Desai & Sammar Gajjar | 20 | 62 |
| Jay Gohil & Sammar Gajjar | 30 | 47 |
| Vasavada & Sammar Gajjar | 19 | 40 |
| Vasavada & Chirag Jani | 174 | 285 |
| Prerak Mankad & Chirag Jani | 105 | 106 |
| Ansh Gosai & Prerak Mankad | 18 | 18 |
| Dharmendrasinh Jadeja & Ansh Gosai | 7 | 6 |
| Yuvrajsinh Dodiya & Ansh Gosai | 5 | 6 |
| Unadkat & Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | 24 | 21 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvik Desai | 10.2 | 20 |
| 2 | Jay Gohil | 18.1 | 50 |
| 3 | Sammar Gajjar | 24.5 | 69 |
| 4 | Vasavada | 72.1 | 243 |
| 5 | Chirag Jani | 89.3 | 348 |
| 6 | Prerak Mankad | 92.3 | 366 |
| 7 | DA Jadeja | 93.3 | 373 |
| 8 | Ansh Gosai | 94.3 | 378 |
Kerala — Innings 4 (154/3 in 63 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akarsh AK retd hurt | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20.83 | |
| Rohan Kunnummal lbw b DA Jadeja | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Sachin Baby c Ansh Gosai b Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | 16 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 34.78 | |
| Varun Nayanar not out | 66 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 41.25 | |
| Abhishek P Nair b DA Jadeja | 19 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 21.84 | |
| Ahammed Imran not out | 42 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 91.3 | |
| Mohammed Azharuddeen (c) (wk) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baba Aparajith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ankit Sharma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MD Nidheesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nedumankuzhy Basil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eden Apple Tom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | Total: 1 | |||||
| Total | 154 | 3 wkts, 63 overs | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydev Unadkat | 11.4 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Dharmendrasinh Jadeja | 27 | 7 | 52 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Chirag Jani | 5.2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Hiten Kanbi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | 13 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Prerak Mankad | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammar Gajjar | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Akarsh AK & Kunnummal | 8 | 35 |
| Sachin Baby & Akarsh AK | 2 | 5 |
| Varun Nayanar & Sachin Baby | 27 | 83 |
| Abhishek P Nair & Varun Nayanar | 59 | 172 |
| Ahammed Imran & Varun Nayanar | 58 | 83 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohan Kunnummal | 5.5 | 8 |
| 2 | Sachin Baby | 20.3 | 37 |
| 3 | Abhishek P Nair | 49.1 | 96 |
Match Info
| Match | Kerala vs Saurashtra |
|---|---|
| Series | Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 |
| Time | 08-Nov-2025 09:30 AM |
| Venue | KCA Cricket Ground |
| Live Telecast | FanCode,Star Sports |
Match Preview: Kerala vs Saurashtra (KER vs SAU)
Kerala will face Saurashtra in a thrilling match on 08-Nov-2025 in Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26. The match will be played at KCA Cricket Ground at 09:30 AM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on FanCode,Star Sports.
Match Overview
Kerala is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Saurashtra remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26.
The pitch at KCA Cricket Ground is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Kerala will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Saurashtra will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Kerala batting and Saurashtra bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Kerala showcase its strengths, or will Saurashtra pull off a major upset? Join us live on FanCode,Star Sports on 08-Nov-2025 to find out the answer!
Kerala Squad
Akshay Chandran, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Salman Nizar, MD Nidheesh, Rohan Kunnummal, Munna Ahammed, Ankit Sharma, Nedumankuzhy Basil, Vathsal Govind Sharma, Eden Apple Tom, Shoun Roger, Baba Aparajith, Ahamed Imran
Saurashtra Squad
Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Jaydev Unadkat (C), Harvik Desai, Chetan Sakariya, Arpit Vasavada, Kevin Jivrajani, Parth Bhut, Ansh Gosai, Jay Gohil, Yurajsinh Dodiya, Tarang Gohel, Samar Gajjar, Hetvik Kotak, Ankur Panwar
